Blog Archive

February, 2009

Sat Feb 28
Battlestar Galactica Round Table: “Someone To Watch Over Me” by Pablo Defendini
Weekend Getaway: Jason Stoddard by John Klima
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The God” and “She Who Measures” by Irene Gallo
Fri Feb 27
The weight of time to come: Ursula Le Guin’s Lavinia by Jo Walton
A future for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? by Theresa DeLucci
Will “Kings” Rule? by Genevieve Valentine
Out Of This World: SciFi, Sitcoms and the Best Superpower Ever by Bridget McGovern
Blueberry Girl book trailer by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 9 by Leigh Butler
Machines to save our lives: Universal Robots at Manhattan Theatre Source by Liz Gorinsky
Thu Feb 26
Ken Scholes on Tor.com by Management Services
The NeverEnding Remake by Dayle McClintock
John Dickenson, artist interview by Irene Gallo
David Moody Shares Seven Reasons Why You Need to Read Hater by Matt Staggs
Is there any such thing as the Great World Novel? by Jo Walton
The Caryatids...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
The Leviathan Chronicles - Top-Notch Podcast Drama by Mur Lafferty
Last Flight of the Goddess by Ken Scholes by Management Services
Lost Round-Table: Episode 7, “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham” by Pablo Defendini
Wed Feb 25
Philip José Farmer, 1918-2009 by Jo Walton
From the Web to Print by John Klima
Palimpsest...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 8 by Leigh Butler
Dirty Snow and Yellow Mud by Jason Henninger
Kris Kuksi by Irene Gallo
Sitting Shiva For Sitka: Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Jon Evans
Tue Feb 24
LotR re-read: Fellowship I.11, “A Knife in the Dark” by Kate Nepveu
Eleventh Hour: “Minamata” by Genevieve Valentine
Who Pacs the Pacmen? by Torie Atkinson
In Shade and Shadow...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Adam McCauley’s Monster stamps by Irene Gallo
The Myriad Worlds of Chris Roberson: the Bonaventure-Carmody universe by Lou Anders
Mon Feb 23
Not All Who Wander Are Lost in Translation by Megan Messinger
Vampire Cowboys’ Soul Samurai brings hip-hop, martial arts, and comic books to the New York stage by Liz Gorinsky
Red Sonja vs. Red Sonya by Douglas Cohen
Ancient Rockets: Houdini by Kage Baker
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 7 by Leigh Butler
Similo by Irene Gallo
The Myriad Worlds of Chris Roberson: the Celestial Empire by Lou Anders
Tussling with Tolkien: Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Sharing Knife: Horizon by Jo Walton
Sun Feb 22
Alfred Kubin: Drawings 1897-1909 by Irene Gallo
Airs of Night and Sea...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Battlestar Galactica Round Table: “Deadlock” by Pablo Defendini
Sat Feb 21
Weekend Getaway: Diamonds in the Sky by John Klima
Saturday morning cartoons: “The Sand Castle” and “Zacarias Zombie” by Irene Gallo
Fri Feb 20
Seeing Patterns Everywhere: Elizabeth Moon’s The Speed of Dark by Jo Walton
My Gatorade with Brandon by Jason Henninger
Mortal Coils...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
LotR re-read: Fellowship I.10, “Strider” by Kate Nepveu
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 6 by Leigh Butler
Jon Klassen’s Coraline concept art by Irene Gallo
An Unexpected Novel and the Influences that Birthed it by Ken Scholes
The Middleman: The Decimating Dismissal Decision by Genevieve Valentine
Montmartre a trois by Wesley Allsbrook
Thu Feb 19
SF Scene: KGB Fantastic Fiction 2/19/09 by Liz Gorinsky
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa by Elizabeth Bear
Review: The New Annotated Dracula, by Leslie S. Klinger by Bruce Baugh
Neil Gaiman: I Don’t Get It by Jon Evans
Brian Despain, robot artist, interviewed by Irene Gallo
You are so Undead to Me...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Hugo Nominations by John Klima
Like pop rocks for the brain: Samuel R. Delany’s Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Jo Walton
Lamentation, Chapter 2 (Excerpt) by Ken Scholes
Lost Round Table: Episode 6,“316” by Pablo Defendini
Wed Feb 18
Jane Austen: SF and Monster-Lit 101 by Dot Lin
Fool ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Land of the Lost: Hollywood Takes on the Craft of the Kroffts by Bridget McGovern
(Welcome to the) Dollhouse by Theresa DeLucci
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 5 by Leigh Butler
The beauty of lists: Angelica Gorodischer’s Kalpa Imperial by Jo Walton
Hater, Chapter 4 (Excerpt) by David Moody
Tue Feb 17
Christopher Nolan to See New Project from “Inception” by Genevieve Valentine
It doesn’t get much colder than this. by Elizabeth Bear
Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket covers re-imagined by Irene Gallo
Scary Monsters...In Our Food? by M.M. Buckner
Coraline 3D: worth a second viewing by Mur Lafferty
Seraph of Sorrow ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon by Ken Scholes
Mon Feb 16
SF Quintessential by John Klima
Book View Cafe: New Adventures in Online Publishing by Erika Nelson
Zombie Caption Contest Winner by John Joseph Adams
The Art of Boskone by Bridget McGovern
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 4 by Leigh Butler
Ancient Rockets: The Golem by Kage Baker
Sun Feb 15
DC Universe Online: First Look by Rajan Khanna
New Watchmen Photos Confirm: Zack Snyder Did Read the Comic by Genevieve Valentine
Update: No Sleep...Till Boskone! by Bridget McGovern
Sat Feb 14
Battlestar Galactica Round Table: “No Exit” by Pablo Defendini
Eleventh Hour: Pinocchio by Genevieve Valentine
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Diary of Tortov Roddle: A Red Fruit” and “Strange Invaders” by Irene Gallo
Fri Feb 13
Countdown to Certain Doom by Megan Messinger
Tom Doherty to attend JordanCon 2009 by Jennifer Liang
Fight the Power: Hip Hop and Comics by Bridget McGovern
Behold: Tales of the Black Freighter! by Pablo Defendini
Introductions At the End of the Analog Age by Ken Scholes
Last chance for Zombie Caption Contest! by Torie Atkinson
Castaways ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 3 by Leigh Butler
Review: The Shadow Pavilion: An Inspector Chen Novel by Arachne Jericho
Thu Feb 12
Charles Darwin Turns 200 by Megan Messinger
Celebrate Black History Month by Reading SF by John Ottinger III
Enclave ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Lost Round Table: Episode 5,“This Place is Death” by Pablo Defendini
Cthulhu ...Calling Mister Cthulhu: The Dark Writings of H.P. Lovecraft by Douglas Cohen
The Rise of the Named Lands: A Brief History of the Settlement of the New World and the Establishment of Kin-Clave (Excerpt) by Ken Scholes
Wed Feb 11
Just One More Hit of Con... by Ren Hsieh
A Movie Sell-Out Survival Guide: Spring 2009 Edition by Dayle McClintock
Chip Kidd tour of New York ComicCon by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 2 by Leigh Butler
Vincent the Vegetarian Vampire and Other Fantastical Creatures by Matt Staggs
The Better to Hold You ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Call for Interstitial Artwork by Megan Messinger
Hater, Chapter 3 (Excerpt) by David Moody
Tue Feb 10
On the Fannish Phenomenon of Sherlock Holmes, or, My Fandom is Crazier Than Your Fandom by Arachne Jericho
Battlestar Galactica Round Table Index by Management Services
What a pity she couldn’t have single-handedly invented science fiction! George Eliot’s Middlemarch by Jo Walton
Lost Round Table Index by Management Services
Shirley Jackson Awards Lottery by Torie Atkinson
LotR re-read: Fellowship I.9, “At the Sign of The Prancing Pony” by Kate Nepveu
Tor.com meetup at Tor Party at Boskone this Saturday by Jo Walton
The Carbon Footprint of Reading by M.M. Buckner
NYCC: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Toy Parade by Ren Hsieh
Mon Feb 9
Dear Publishers: Girls Read Comics, Too by Heather Massey
NYCC: Sunday Wrap Up by Ren Hsieh
Literature in Translation: From Russia with Light and Dark by John Klima
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 1 by Leigh Butler
Revenge of the Tiny Panels by Dayle McClintock
A wish for something different at the frontier by Jo Walton
Lord of the Rings Re-Read Index by Kate Nepveu
Ancient Rockets: Nemo! by Kage Baker
NYCC: A Problem with Panels by Genevieve Valentine
Coraline: “Soon, you'll see things our way.” by Joshua Starr
Sun Feb 8
Bits and Pieces from Joss Whedon and Tahmoh Penikett by Megan Messinger
NYCC: Saturday Costume Revue by Ren Hsieh
Saturday Morning Cartoons with Chip Kidd by Bridget McGovern
Penny Arcade Spotlight by Torie Atkinson
Crime! Horror! Adventure! Pulp Rides Again at Comic Con by Bridget McGovern
NYCC: Adventures in Costume Elitism by Dayle McClintock
More teasers for Pixar's Up by Torie Atkinson
Sat Feb 7
Weekend Getaway: The Shortest of Fictions by John Klima
Flight into Darkness ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
NYCC Kicks It Old School by Bridget McGovern
Dealing with Dragons: gender and sexuality in manga by Torie Atkinson
NYCC: Friday Round-Up by Ren Hsieh
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Tes lacets sont des fees” and “Sebastian’s Voodoo” by Irene Gallo
Fri Feb 6
Ridley Scott to Direct Monopoly, Provide Pun Fodder for Next Decade by Genevieve Valentine
White Witch, Black Curse ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Eye of the World, Part 7 by Leigh Butler
Before the Con: Set-up by Dot Lin
Tor.com Name-that-Zombie Caption Contest by John Joseph Adams
Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction by Jo Walton
Thu Feb 5
Pre-Comic Con roundup, or: I won’t make it to half these things, but you should try to. by Pablo Defendini
Universal Robots by Torie Atkinson
Lost Round Table: Episode 4,“The Little Prince” by Pablo Defendini
Wheel of Time Re-Read Index by Management Services
“My Star Trek novel”: Octavia Butler's Survivor by Jo Walton
Bones of Faerie in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Ordinary, not Extraordinary by David Moody
Lamentation, Prelude and Chapter 1 (Excerpt) by Ken Scholes
Wed Feb 4
Meet Adam Roberts: the King of High Concept by Lou Anders
It’s Scott Pilgrim Day! by Steven Padnick
A worthy endeavour by Pablo Defendini
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Eye of the World, Part 6 by Leigh Butler
A is for Alien in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Hater, Chapter 2 (Excerpt) by David Moody
Tue Feb 3
The Squishy Fear by Jason Henninger
Have a close encounter, or, February events in science fiction by Torie Atkinson
THE ZOMBIE CAPTION CONTEST
Official Rules by Management Services
Congratulations! by Management Services
James Morrow Talks Hiroshima, Giant Lizards and the Lessons of History by Matt Staggs
1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1) by David Pucik
Long Walks, Last Flights in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams
Mon Feb 2
Who’s human anyway? Who’s free? Octavia Butler’s Pattern series by Jo Walton
Eleventh Hour: “Eternal” by Genevieve Valentine
Global Warming is Good for Us! by M.M. Buckner
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Eye of the World, Part 5 by Leigh Butler
LotR re-read: Fellowship I.8, “Fog on the Barrow-downs” by Kate Nepveu
Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon on The Stuff of Life by Pablo Defendini
Who Gets to Write Reviews? by Brian Slattery
Ancient Rockets: Jekyll and Hyde by Kage Baker
Museum Trips by Joe Haldeman