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August, 2008

Sun Aug 31
Podcast Roundup 2: The Vintage Gamer; 2d6 Feet in a Random Direction by Bruce Baugh
Sat Aug 30
Geek Brother, the Power by Jim Henley
Fri Aug 29
Weekend Getaway: Alan Campbell by John Klima
My love-hate relationship with fantasy by Jo Walton
Spellbinding Storytelling Patterns: Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series by Jo Walton
Thu Aug 28
Watchmen, Tintin, and…Drakmar? by Dot Lin
Still Waters Run Deep by James Frenkel
Homeless Moon Review by John Klima
Wed Aug 27
SF/F Book Cover Review: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Pablo Defendini
Kevin Dart: Retro Fresh and Olympic Awesomeness by Irene Gallo
Has Gonzo Gone Dodo? by John Klima
Tue Aug 26
Eric Fortune and Shade by Irene Gallo
Skynet, the Early Years: A Short Vaudeville Career by Pablo Defendini
Jeremy Lassen Wants to Eat Your Brains by John Klima
Shade by Steven Gould
Flee, Puny Humans by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
New SF Ideas from Rudy Rucker by Jo Walton
John Titor by Pablo Defendini
The King of the World, as Far as I Know by Jim Henley
Mon Aug 25
Mur Lafferty’s Playing for Keeps is Available As a Free PDF by David Moldawer
Michael Whelan: Galleries v. Illustration by Irene Gallo
Gordon Van Gelder Asks Some Questions by John Klima
Sun Aug 24
DJ Spooky v. Cory Doctorow: a CBLDF mashup! video by Pablo Defendini
Sat Aug 23
SF Theatre: There Will Come Soft Rains by Liz Gorinsky
Podcast Roundup 1: Have Games, Will Travel; The Instance by Bruce Baugh
Podcast Roundup: Before the Beginning by Bruce Baugh
Interactivity by Irene Gallo
Fri Aug 22
Weekend Getaway: Behind the Wainscot 15 by John Klima
Spooky/Doctorow Preview by Pablo Defendini
Thu Aug 21
Michael Whelan and Scott Fischer exhibit by Irene Gallo
Playing With Your Emotions: The Literary Version by John Scalzi
SF Scene: KGB Fantastic Fiction 8/21/08 by Liz Gorinsky
Judging a book by the cover: Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series by Jo Walton
“The most awesome evil in the history of evil awesomeness” by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
In New York City tonight: Mashing up to defend your rights by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
RPGs + Computer Games: D&D Tiny Adventures by Bruce Baugh
Wed Aug 20
Meet the Stars: Launch Pad 2008 by David Levine
The Weirdest Book in the World by Jo Walton
Farewell! Thou Art Too Dear For My Possessing by John Klima
Steph Laberis by Irene Gallo
The Cool Exec with the Heart of Steel by Jim Henley
Rick Berry Demos by Irene Gallo
Tue Aug 19
Eighties Rewind III by Jim Henley
Eric Freitas by Irene Gallo
The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2008 Results by Steven Padnick
Watchmen Beset by Legal Issues... Release in Doubt? by Pablo Defendini
Mon Aug 18
Eighties Rewind II by Jim Henley
Eighties Rewind I by Jim Henley
Steampunk in the Hamptons by Irene Gallo
Sun Aug 17
Heterotopian Choices: Samuel R. Delany’s Triton by Jo Walton
Sat Aug 16
Just Irresistible: Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle by Jo Walton
Fri Aug 15
Weekend Getaway: Mary Robinette Kowal by John Klima
Tor.com Exclusive Interview: Mary Robinette Kowal, Campbell Winner by Liz Gorinsky
Erwin Madrid by Irene Gallo
Manga and comics news by Melissa Ann Singer
Reading Location by John Klima
Late Evening, After the Hugos by David Hartwell
Thu Aug 14
Happiness, Meaning and Significance: Karl Schroeder’s Lady of Mazes by Jo Walton
On Immortality by Pablo Defendini
Has Queen Amalasuntha Been Assassinated Yet? L. Sprague de Camp’s Lest Darkness Fall by Jo Walton
We wuz hacked by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Prologue to Comments on Facebook Games by Bruce Baugh
Tue Aug 12
I think we define “practical” differently.... by Melissa Ann Singer
Clearsighted utopia: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed by Jo Walton
Mon Aug 11
Mile High Worldcon...and old Worldcon memories by James Frenkel
The Dying Earth by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Sun Aug 10
Hugo Awards: The Details by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Lana Crooks: Because sci-fi and cephalopods go hand in tentacle by Irene Gallo
Subverting Cliche at Shared Worlds: The Scaly Ones Are Always Evil by Jeff VanderMeer
Hugo Award Winners by Pablo Defendini
Sat Aug 9
Howdy from the West Coast by David Moldawer
Man in the Mirror by Steven Padnick
Fri Aug 8
Worldcon: Conversation by Jo Walton
Review: Monopoly, by Gamehouse by Bruce Baugh
Superhero Blogging Goes to the Dogs by Jim Henley
Thu Aug 7
FTLs, the Ten Dimensions, and Psychedelic Ramblings of Ersatz Journalists by Pablo Defendini
SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: The Last Colony by Pablo Defendini
A visual dictionary of book terms by Abigail Sutherland
Aliens and Power: C. J. Cherryh’s Atevi Books by Jo Walton
From the Conversations by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Three-peat: biologist discovers third unbelievably tiny animal by Melissa Ann Singer
SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: Rollback by Pablo Defendini
World Fantasy Award finalists by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
James Paick by Irene Gallo
Considering the Best Fanzine of 2008 by Alison Scott
My grandma went to Lothlórien, and all she brought back was this lousy pair of elf ears. by Pablo Defendini
Wed Aug 6
The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away by Cory Doctorow
SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: Brasyl by Pablo Defendini
Tue Aug 5
The Dystopic Earths of Heinlein’s Juveniles by Jo Walton
They Were Behind That Rock. All 125,000 of Them by John Scalzi
SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: Halting State by Pablo Defendini
Jon Foster Demo by Irene Gallo
Old Flames Flare for Sweetie ’n Me by Joel Priddy
I Have a Confession to Make by John Klima
Mon Aug 4
The Fermi Paradox: OK, where are they, then? by Jo Walton
Shaun Tan by Irene Gallo
SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Pablo Defendini
The Soils of Mars by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Greg Manchess: Hellboy Demo by Irene Gallo
Sun Aug 3
AbeBooks acquired by Amazon.com by Pablo Defendini
Exclusive interview with Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu, and Joel Hodgson of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 by Liz Gorinsky
Pauline Baynes by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Sat Aug 2
A treat to re-read: Barbara Hambly's Stranger at the Wedding by Jo Walton
Jeremy Enecio, on the board and in motion by Irene Gallo
Weekend Getaway: Benford and Roberson by John Klima
The Montauk Monster--Just a Scout? by David Moldawer
Fri Aug 1
Because I Will Get Fired As The Science Blogger If I Don't Note This by John Scalzi
Confessions of a book addict by Abigail Sutherland
Talkin' 'Bout My Generation Gap by John Klima
Separating SF and fantasy by Jo Walton
Patrick Ballesteros, art and the ocassional ice cream cone by Irene Gallo
Playing with matches by Irene Gallo