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August, 2009

Mon Aug 31
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 11 by Leigh Butler
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction, Part 2 by Arachne Jericho
Ancient Rockets: The Bells by Kage Baker
Paranormal fantasy that isn't: George R. R. Martin’s Fevre Dream by John Ottinger III
Not your father’s funny books: Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft and Ball Peen Hammer by Mark Graham
Disney Buys Marvel: Comic Book Fans Everywhere Die Little Deaths by Genevieve Valentine
Hollywood and science fiction: Terry Bisson’s Voyage to the Red Planet by Jo Walton
9 days to 9/9/09 by Irene Gallo
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 25 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sun Aug 30
Post-Apocalyptic Games: Fallout 3 by Rajan Khanna
Sat Aug 29
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Madame Tutli-Putli” and “Drux Flux” by Irene Gallo
Fri Aug 28
Leukemia Fundraiser in Memory of Dave Stevens by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 10 by Leigh Butler
Martial art fantasy: C.J. Cherryh’s The Paladin by Jo Walton
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction, Part 1 by Arachne Jericho
Paved with Good Intentions, Part One by David Whitley
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 24 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Aug 27
io9 Interviews Patrick Nielsen Hayden by Megan Messinger
Neurodiversity and Fandom by Jason Henninger
Beautiful, poetic, and experimental: Roger Zelazny's Doorways in the Sand by Jo Walton
Post-Apocalyptic Games: Fallout by Rajan Khanna
Wed Aug 26
Megan Fox Ruins, Illuminates Everything by Genevieve Valentine
Editors Comment on Changes Planned for Best American Fantasy by Matt Staggs
We Who Are About to Die of the Awesome by Megan Messinger
Resurrecting Television Through Comics by Rajan Khanna
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 9 by Leigh Butler
We are not amused: My love/hate relationship with funny fiction by Jo Walton
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 23 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Aug 25
The Rain it Raineth Every Day... by David Whitley
Sea battles and grand emotion: David Weber's Off Armageddon Reef by Jo Walton
First Flight by Mary Robinette Kowal
Mon Aug 24
Making Lists: Mindblowing SF by Women and People of Color by K Tempest Bradford
William Peter Blatty's Jamesian ghost story, Elsewhere by Mark Graham
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 8 by Leigh Butler
Interview with Dragon Age: Origins lead writer, David Gaider by David Pucik
SF Theatre: FringeNYC + NYC Theatre Roundup by Liz Gorinsky
Ancient Rockets: Der müde Tod by Kage Baker
LotR re-read: Two Towers III.9, “Flotsam and Jetsam” by Kate Nepveu
“I, for one, welcome...”: Robot Overlord Contest Results by Liz Gorinsky
Sneak Preview of James Cameron's Avatar by Matt London
Kerouac wgah’nagl fhtagn: Nick Mamatas’s Move Under Ground by Jon Evans
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 22 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sun Aug 23
Goodbye, Dortmunder: Donald Westlake's Get Real by Jo Walton
Sat Aug 22
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Accro” and “Das Rad” by Irene Gallo
Fri Aug 21
Star Trek Re-watch: Season 1 Wrap-Up by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space by Ellen B. Wright
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 7 by Leigh Butler
Planet, colony, home: Maureen McHugh’s Mission Child by Jo Walton
Identity and Characterization by Kate Elliott
Will Digital Comics on the Sony PSP Signal the eReader's iPod Moment? by K Tempest Bradford
Multi-purpose subterranean spaces... and Dragons by David Whitley
In related news, we are finite: reading priorities over time by Bruce Baugh
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 21 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Aug 20
Wolf Man Trailer Dramatic, Romantic, Mildly Nauseating by Genevieve Valentine
Bridging the divide between hard and soft SF: Karl Schroeder’s Permanence by Jo Walton
Venture Bros. Season 4 Trailer, (or, Why Aren’t You Watching the Best Show On Television?!) by Bridget McGovern
Wed Aug 19
Cory Doctorow On With A Little Help, For the Win, the Hugos and More by Mur Lafferty
True Blood: “I Will Rise Up” episode review by Theresa DeLucci
Paul Cornell drops the Hugo Graphic Story gauntlet by Pablo Defendini
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 6 by Leigh Butler
Two New Anthologies from John Joseph Adams by John Klima
Creating The Matrix, Part I by David Weber
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 20 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Aug 18
Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger
Charles Vess at work on Neil Gaiman’s Instructions by Irene Gallo
First Zom-bees, now Zomb-ants? by Dayle McClintock
A very long poem: Alan Garner’s Red Shift by Jo Walton
The Ruined Queen of Harvest World by Damien Broderick
An Introduction to “The Ruined Queen of Harvest World” by Damien Broderick
Mon Aug 17
Xenophobia for Dummies: A District 9 Primer by Jon Evans
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 5 by Leigh Butler
How Do I Say Goodbye? by K Tempest Bradford
Ancient Rockets: Murnau’s Faust by Kage Baker
Cow of Legend: The Story of St. Endelienta by David Whitley
Welcome to the World of Tomorrow!: A Movie News Roundup by Genevieve Valentine
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 19 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sun Aug 16
Growing Up for Real: Alexei Panshin’s Rite of Passage by Jo Walton
Sat Aug 15
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “La Marche des Sans-Nom” and “Dynamo” by Irene Gallo
Fri Aug 14
Outrage and Art by Jason Henninger
LotR re-read: Two Towers III.8, “The Road to Isengard” by Kate Nepveu
John Scalzi on Hugo Nominations, Collaboration, Fandom, and More. by Mur Lafferty
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 4 by Leigh Butler
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 18 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Aug 13
Web Round-Up: Contests, Giveaways, & Freebies Edition by Megan Messinger
The art & design of Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes by Irene Gallo
Glenn Cooper’s Secret of the Seventh Son—a great debut by Mark Graham
The Bittersweet Broadcast Box-Set: The Middleman on DVD by Genevieve Valentine
Rogue in the ambient: C.J. Cherryh’s Rider books by Jo Walton
Wed Aug 12
Neil Gaiman Reads Cory Doctorow’s “The Right Book” by Mur Lafferty
AMC Acquires Kirkman’s Walking Dead by Pablo Defendini
Once upon a time... by David Whitley
Makers Tile Game, 4x4 iteration now live by Pablo Defendini
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 3 by Leigh Butler
True Blood: “Timebomb” episode review by Theresa DeLucci
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 17 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Aug 11
Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger
Deadgirl: the horror of the modern male by Dayle McClintock
Ponyo Poster Giveaway! by Torie Atkinson
Film review: Ponyo by Eugene Myers
Size does matter—Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim by Mark Graham
Mon Aug 10
Creating Better Magazines (and Anthologies) by K Tempest Bradford
Ancient Rockets: The Thief of Bagdad by Kage Baker
Gaiman and Doctorow Discuss Giving It Away by Mur Lafferty
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 2 by Leigh Butler
Infinite ideas: Robert Reed’s Down the Bright Way by Jo Walton
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 16 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Live and direct from Montréal: the Hugo Awards Ceremony by Pablo Defendini
Sun Aug 9
Populating a Brave New World by Genevieve Valentine
Sat Aug 8
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Red Rabbit” and “8848” by Irene Gallo
Fri Aug 7
Best Served Cold (and thrown from a window) by Jason Henninger
Murder in deep time: Vernor Vinge’s Marooned in Realtime by Jo Walton
Anticipation, Worldcon 2009: Excerpt from the History of Tor Panel by Megan Messinger
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 1 by Leigh Butler
2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Anathem, by Neal Stephenson by Jo Walton
Hatter that isn’t by Irene Gallo
Steampunk novellas from Kage Baker and James P. Blaylock by Mark Graham
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 15 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Aug 6
Comfort Fiction: Because Sometimes You Need a Frakking Hug by Arachne Jericho
Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game by Steven Padnick
Review: Acacia, by David Anthony Durham by Kate Nepveu
The most expensive plumbers in the galaxy: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Falling Free by Jo Walton
2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Saturn’s Children, by Charles Stross by Bruce Baugh
LotR re-read: open thread, verse & what would you do? edition by Kate Nepveu
Wed Aug 5
Web Round-Up: Contests, Giveaways, & Freebies Edition by Megan Messinger
Oh No, The Mammoth Books of X, No by Arachne Jericho
2009 Hugo Best Novelette Spotlight by John Klima
Closures: Jim Baen’s Universe by John Klima
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 25 by Leigh Butler
2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Zöe’s Tale, by John Scalzi by Jason Henninger
Closures: Farrago’s Wainscott by John Klima
Capability, Credibility, and the Problem of Mistakes by David Weber
“I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords”: Enter Our Robot Contest! by Liz Gorinsky
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 14 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Aug 4
Web Round-Up by Megan Messinger
2009 Hugo Best Short Story Spotlight by John Klima
World Fantasy Award Nominees by Megan Messinger
It’s Sunday on Wednesdays now! (Exploring DC’s Wednesday Comics) by Lenny Bailes
The "Robot Overlord" Contest by Management Services
2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman by Bridget McGovern
Doomed Summer Pilots: Defying Gravity by Genevieve Valentine
Re-reading Sandman: An introduction by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Mon Aug 3
ConReporter, for your minute-by-minute WorldCon coverage by Pablo Defendini
2009 Hugo Best Novella Spotlight by John Klima
Ancient Rockets: Gertie the Dinosaurus by Kage Baker
2009 Hugo Best Novel Nominee Spotlight: Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow by Jo Walton
2009 Hugo Awards Spotlight by Management Services
Makers Tile Game, 3x3 iteration now live by Pablo Defendini
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 24 by Leigh Butler
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 13 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sun Aug 2
Review: Ghost Ocean by S.M. Peters by Arachne Jericho
Sat Aug 1
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Wolf Loves Pork” and “Neighbors” by Irene Gallo