Blog Archive

October, 2008

Fri Oct 31
The Six Billion Dollar Cyborg by Heather Massey
Exposé 7 call for entries and a Nicholas Miles step-by-step bonus by Irene Gallo
What are Fantasy and Magical Realism Anyway? by Brian Slattery
Halloween Special: Why I hate horror. by Jo Walton
Rocket Town by Irene Gallo
Behaving Badly As A Career Strategy, part 4 by Steven Gould
Exclusive, Free Digital Comic: Ender’s Game: Battle School #1 by Pablo Defendini
Thu Oct 30
Maybe It’s Time I Changed This Pumpkin by Headless Horseman
Behaving Badly As A Career Strategy, part 3 by Steven Gould
David Tennant Quits Doctor Who by Torie Atkinson
Not only science fiction, but more science fictional than anything else: Rosemary Kirstein’s Steerswoman books by Jo Walton
Skipadee-do-dah?: Do You Peek? by Jane Lindskold
T.I. is Aware of Internet Traditions by Megan Messinger
A train that could go back in time... by Elizabeth Bear
Wed Oct 29
Behaving Badly As A Career Strategy, part 2 by Steven Gould
Dan Dos Santos interview by Irene Gallo
Will the world ever tire of cute retro robots? by Irene Gallo
A Water Matter by Jay Lake
Tue Oct 28
A Closer Look at Watching the Watchmen by Pablo Defendini
Telling Stories Online by John Klima
The Scary Thing is Almost Here by Megan Messinger
I Am Epic: A story of the World of Warcraft zombie invasion by Torie Atkinson
Podcast Roundup 7: Board Games with Scott by Bruce Baugh
Forget Everything You Know About Black Holes by Heather Massey
Heroes Eris Quod Sum episode review by Theresa DeLucci
Tuesday is Saturday on World Animation Day by Irene Gallo
Perfect for Halloween by Jason Henninger
Down with Stripper Heels: A Candy-Corn-and-Bile-Flavored Halloween Pep Talk by Bridget McGovern
Mon Oct 27
Behaving Badly As A Career Strategy, part 1 by Steven Gould
Real Original, Jerks by Headless Horseman
Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) by Aimée Thurlo
Ivory, Bone, Bamboo, Bakelite... and Polymer Clay? by Jane Lindskold
Eight Bits, and That’s a Lot! by Bruce Baugh
The Competition by Emma Bull
Greg Ruth interview by Irene Gallo
Dexter Turning Biminese episode review by Theresa DeLucci
Telepathy and Tribulation: John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids by Jo Walton
Sun Oct 26
Pushing Daisies Review: "Frescorts" by Eugene Myers
Weekend Getaway: Weird Tales by John Klima
What stops you from buying a book? by Jo Walton
This makes no sense to me by Irene Gallo
Sat Oct 25
RPGs: The Virtual Tabletop by Bruce Baugh
Saturday morning cartoons: Halloween edition by Irene Gallo
Fri Oct 24
O Demon Lover! Why the Vampire Romance is Taking Over Your Grocery Market Shelf by Arachne Jericho
State of the Art by Arnie Fenner
SF Scene: KGB Fantastic Fiction 10/15/08 by Liz Gorinsky
Total Insanity of the Very Best Kind: Takashi Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django by Bridget McGovern
Thu Oct 23
Magic realism: not fantasy. Sorry. by Jon Evans
Audiobook Review: METAtropolis edited by John Scalzi by John Joseph Adams
The monster is your kid brother by Elizabeth Bear
The People in Your Neighborhood by John Klima
On Games, and How at Them I Suck by Jason Henninger
Flowers and Seasons: Bonus or Bane? by Jane Lindskold
Wed Oct 22
Pushing Daisies Review: Bad Habits by Eugene Myers
Barrington J. Bayley, 1937-2008 by David Hartwell
Sentimental Adventures in Time: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger by Jo Walton
Prince of Stories: A New Guide To All Things Gaiman, Plus Poster Giveaway! by Bridget McGovern
Free e-book from Brian Francis Slattery by Liz Gorinsky
Tue Oct 21
Audiobooks: They Collaborate, You Listen by Megan Messinger
Something to Believe In: Nation by Arachne Jericho
Heroes Dying of the Light episode review by Theresa DeLucci
System = Unmagical? by Jane Lindskold
Mon Oct 20
Centaur songs and scientific revolutions: Walter Jon Williams’ Knight Moves by Jo Walton
Dexter All in the Family episode review by Theresa DeLucci
Future Wars and Other Calamities by Brian Slattery
Podcast Roundup 6: Games in Libraries; Point 2 Point by Bruce Baugh
Earthsea Goes Anime by Douglas Cohen
Sun Oct 19
Tim O’Brien and The Hunger Game by Irene Gallo
Please Stop Staring at My Delicious Head by Headless Horseman
Sat Oct 18
Weekend Getaway: Craig Gidney by John Klima
Saturday morning cartoons: Over Time and The Raftman’s Razor by Irene Gallo
Fri Oct 17
Why Thirteen Orphans? by Jane Lindskold
The numinous underpinnings of fantasy: Bujold’s Paladin of Souls by Jo Walton
Thu Oct 16
State of the Art by Arnie Fenner
Green Eggs and Ham by Heather Massey
Mystery. Money. Money. Mystery. by Jane Lindskold
Keep your hands off my BRAINNNZZZ!! by Pablo Defendini
Wed Oct 15
Throwing Down the Halloween Gauntlet... by Management Services
Would You Like Some Coffee With Your Espresso? by John Klima
Tue Oct 14
Heroes Angels and Monsters episode review by Theresa DeLucci
When the S in SF Begins with an E by Brian Slattery
Growing up tomorrow: Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother by Jo Walton
Twittering on the Global Frequency by Arachne Jericho
The Bookshelf Question by Megan Messinger
Mon Oct 13
Crafting monsters by Torie Atkinson
Psychohistory and the Nobel Prize by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Sun Oct 12
World of Warcraft’s Recruit-a-Friend Program by Bruce Baugh
Stanford Prison Experiment: The Movie by Bridget McGovern
Greetings and Curve Balls by Douglas Cohen
Sat Oct 11
Life on Mars: A Pleasant, If Familiar Surprise (cautiously) by Pablo Defendini
Making the future work: Maureen McHugh’s China Mountain Zhang by Jo Walton
Saturday morning cartoons: Doll Face and One Self:FishGirl by Irene Gallo
Fri Oct 10
The Great Tor.com Halloween Throwdown of 2008: Game on! by Management Services
Pushing Daisies Review: “Circus Circus” by Eugene Myers
God and the FBI by Elizabeth Bear
Ultimate Library Pr0n by Pablo Defendini
Thu Oct 9
Jack and the Aktuals, or, Physical Applications of Transfinite Set Theory by Rudy Rucker
Diesel Sweeties Block Party by Pablo Defendini
Wed Oct 8
College as magic garden: Why Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin is a book you’ll either love or hate by Jo Walton
Tue Oct 7
New Gaiman: The Graveyard Book by Bridget McGovern
Heroes “I Am Become Death” episode review by Theresa DeLucci
Mon Oct 6
AMC Heads to Red Mars for New Series by Theresa DeLucci
Time travel the whole family can enjoy by Torie Atkinson
Endless Inspiration: “Endless Reflections” by Pablo Defendini
Political agency and changing the world by Jo Walton
Dexter “Finding Freebo” episode review by Theresa DeLucci
SF gems from the literary ghetto by Jon Evans
Sun Oct 5
The Middleman, Season 1 by Elizabeth Bear
Sat Oct 4
Chuck season premiere makes me oh so happy by Melissa Ann Singer
Saturday morning cartoons: One Rat Short and Tyger by Irene Gallo
Fri Oct 3
Bill Carman Interview by Irene Gallo
Getting My Hands Dirty by John Klima
Secretary of the Swedish Academy thinks American lit is too intimate with American mass culture by Kathryn Cramer
Podcast Roundup 5 by Bruce Baugh
Thu Oct 2
Strap on Those Tights: The Boy Wonder Rides Again by Bridget McGovern
I Love Sarah Jane (and so does Tim Burton): A Zombie Love Story by Dot Lin
Pushing Daisies Season Premiere Review: “Bzzzzzzz!” by Eugene Myers
Convention Finder Makes It Easy to Plan Geektastic Getaways by John Joseph Adams
New Scientist doing a “science fiction special” by Kathryn Cramer
Criminal Minds 4x02 - “The Angel Maker” by Elizabeth Bear
Warren Ellis Talks Freakangels by Pablo Defendini
Wed Oct 1
Saving Doctor Who by Constance Cochran
The hero with a thousand extra lives: Terry Pratchett’s Only You Can Save Mankind by Jo Walton
Catch ’Em in the Act by Terry Bisson
Nerdbots! by Irene Gallo