(1) LUKYANENKO NOT AT WORLDCON. There’s no sign of the Chengdu Worldcon’s Russian GoH Sergey Lukyanenko in social media coverage of the con. And the latest posts to his blog on his official website (devoted to anti-Israel remarks, and a report that his wife rescued a migrating woodcock in the backyard) suggest he’s at home.
A major sought-after production following its 2022 debut, the Shanghainese version of the classic Chinese drama Thunderstorm is set to hit the stage in Shanghai on Friday.