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May, 2010

Mon May 31
Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung, Act I by Dexter Palmer
Dog-Eared Cat Tales by Nina Lourie
John Berkey’s The Humanoid Touch by Gregory Manchess
Sun May 30
OK, where do I start with that? G. by Jo Walton
The Way of Kings on Tor.com by Management Services
Sat May 29
Memories of You: Pacman Edition by John Klima
Fri May 28
Taking it all back: C.J. Cherryh’s Pretender by Jo Walton
Lost “The End”: On finality by Theresa DeLucci
V: “Red Sky” by Mur Lafferty
Bob Eggleton: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 11 by Leigh Butler
The 40th Anniversary of Apollo 13 by Torie Atkinson
Best Graphic Story Nominee #5: Fables—The Dark Ages by Brit Mandelo
Doctor Who S5, EP6: “The Vampires of Venice” by Teresa Jusino
Pickles and Parasols: An interview with Gail Carriger by Jason Henninger
Thu May 27
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Nominee: Up by Eugene Myers
Lost: Myths, Legends, Star Wars and Daddy Issues by Bridget McGovern
V: “Fruition” by Mur Lafferty
John Picacio: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo
Looking different in Fairyland: Handy Mandy in Oz by Mari Ness
How To Make A Tribble by Torie Atkinson
Best Graphic Story Nominee #4: Captain Britain and MI13—Vampire State by Brit Mandelo
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Lost by Stephanie Bodeen
Queering SFF: The Lambda Awards, Present and Past by Brit Mandelo
Wed May 26
Breakfast in the ruins: C.J. Cherryh’s Destroyer by Jo Walton
Lost Finale Reaction “The End” by Rajan Khanna
V: “Hearts and Minds” by Mur Lafferty
Stephan Martiniere: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo
Best Graphic Story Nominee #3: Girl Genius v. 9 by Brit Mandelo
The Maddening Innards of the TARDIS by Chris Greenland
Re-examining the old-school RPGs: Gamma World by David Williams
The Cockroach Hat by Terry Bisson
Tue May 25
Happy Towel Day by Megan Messinger
Firefly Re-watch: “War Stories” by Richard Fife
Dan Dos Santos: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 10 by Leigh Butler
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Heavy Metal Queen” by Madeline Ashby
Best Graphic Story Nominee #2: Schlock Mercenary v. 10 by Brit Mandelo
The Office of Shadow (Excerpt) by Matthew Sturges
Mon May 24
The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings? Artists’ perspective by Irene Gallo
Roger Zelazny’s The Chronicles of Amber by Rajan Khanna
Shaun Tan: Free wallpapers from artist Hugo nominee by Irene Gallo
Best Graphic Story Nominee #1: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Brit Mandelo
Blogging Wagner's Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung, Prologue by Dexter Palmer
The State of Genre TV by Genevieve Valentine
Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy #021: African SF & Fantasy! Nollywood! Entomology! (Guest: Nnedi Okorafor) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
Sun May 23
OK, where do I start with that? F. by Jo Walton
Fri May 21
The Sorceress Armida! by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson
The Hugo for Best Graphic Story: A Short History by Brit Mandelo
Doctor Who S5, EPS 4 & 5: “The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone” by Teresa Jusino
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 9 by Leigh Butler
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Siege of the North (Part 2)” (episode 120) by John Joseph Adams, Matt London and Jordan Hamessley
Reading at the Speed of Sound Podcast, Episode 3: Audiobook Review of Dexter Palmer’s The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Susan Dunman
Thu May 20
Look around you. Here comes science! by Jason Henninger
Lost Round Table “What They Died For” by Rajan Khanna, Bridget McGovern and Theresa DeLucci
Brains: a zombie memoir by Robin Becker by Mark Graham
Star Trek Re-Watch: “Return to Tomorrow” by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
Colonialization in Fairyland: Captain Salt in Oz by Mari Ness
Nightmarish monstrosities, arena battles, spontaneous communal creativity by Joshua Starr
The Mad God's Amulet (Excerpt) by Michael Moorcock
Wed May 19
Feminism Smash!!! by Chris Greenland
The Top 15 Moments in the History of Lost by Rajan Khanna, Theresa DeLucci and Bridget McGovern
How many sides are there in this?: C.J. Cherryh’s Explorer by Jo Walton
What else has he got two of? by Nina Lourie
Re-examining the old-school RPGs: Metamorphosis Alpha by David Williams
He Walked Among Us (Excerpt) by Norman Spinrad
This all happened so fast by Dan Goldman
Tue May 18
Firefly Re-watch: “Ariel” by Richard Fife
The Path of Daggers eBook now available by Matt Hatch
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Siege of the North (Part 1)” (episode 119) by John Joseph Adams, Matt London and Jordan Hamessley
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 8 by Leigh Butler
A Fond Farewell to Ripley, the Borderlands Cat by Bridget McGovern
Blogging Wagner's Ring Cycle: Siegfried, Act III by Dexter Palmer
Mon May 17
JordanCon: Interview with Red Eagle Entertainment by Richard Fife
Jane Eyre: From Gothic Heroine To Vampyre Slayer by Eve Conte
Hugo fan artist nominee Dave Howell by Frank Wu
Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies by John Klima
MicroVisions 5 auction by Irene Gallo
A Cro-Magnon living in the future by Mitch Wagner
GGG#020: Climate Change! Geoengineering! Terraforming! (Guest: Eli Kintisch) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
Sun May 16
OK, where do I start with that? E by Jo Walton
Sat May 15
2010 Nebula Award Winners! by Irene Gallo
Charles Vess’ Drawing Down the Moon (and giveaway!) by Irene Gallo
Fri May 14
Blogging Wagner's Ring Cycle: Siegfried, Act II by Dexter Palmer
STS-132 by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
“Actually, you’re the alien”: C.J. Cherryh’s Defender by Jo Walton
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 7 by Leigh Butler
Beyond Bea Arthur: Bea and SF by Bridget McGovern
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Waterbending Master” (episode 118) by John Joseph Adams, Matt London and Jordan Hamessley
The Unlikeable (Potentially Evil) Protagonist by Brit Mandelo
Thu May 13
Star Trek Re-Watch: “A Private Little War” by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers
Massimiliano Frezzato’s Keepers of the Maser comic by René Walling
Sweets, spacestations and intrigue: C.J. Cherryh’s Precursor by Jo Walton
Lost Round Table “Across the Sea” by Bridget McGovern, Theresa DeLucci and Rajan Khanna
Taxation in Fairyland: The Wishing Horse of Oz by Mari Ness
Do we really need another Robin Hood? by Ethan Gilsdorf
For the Win Excerpt by Megan Messinger
For the Win (Excerpt) by Cory Doctorow
Wed May 12
By no means unlikely: C.J. Cherryh’s Inheritor by Jo Walton
Iron Man 2 Review by Rajan Khanna
The Puppet Makers: The John Leavitt Interview by Teresa Jusino
JordanCon: Interview with Alan Romanczuk by Richard Fife
Traveller: Reexamining the old-school RPGs by David Williams
His Dark Materials & The Assault on Sociopathic Organizations by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson
Moorcock: The Multiverse’s Big Bang by Rajan Khanna
Tue May 11
Firefly Re-watch: “Out of Gas” by Richard Fife
Doctor Who S5, EP3 – “Victory of the Daleks” by Teresa Jusino
Reflections on an empty studio by David Apatoff
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 6 by Leigh Butler
The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 10, “One More Time” by Brit Mandelo
Moorcock, Genre Fiction, and “Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel”: An Introduction by David Hartwell
The Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel by Michael Moorcock
Mon May 10
Frank Frazetta by Gregory Manchess
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Sympathy for the Devil” by Madeline Ashby
Kurt Vonnegut’s Look at the Birdie—the last of the wine? by Lenny Bailes
Audioslice: A Mighty Fortress by David Weber by Liz Maverick
Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Siegfried, Act I by Dexter Palmer
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Northern Air Temple” (episode 117) by John Joseph Adams, Matt London and Jordan Hamessley
OK, where do I start with that? D. by Jo Walton
Sun May 9
Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man by Bridget McGovern
Hugo Voter Packet Released by René Walling
Sat May 8
GGG#019: Immortality! Automata! Consciousness Transference! (Guest: Robin Wasserman) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
Fri May 7
The Good Man Jesus & The Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson
Carrie Vaughn's Voices of Dragons by Mark Graham
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 5 by Leigh Butler
LotR re-read: Return of the King V.5, “The Ride of the Rohirrim” by Kate Nepveu
Thoughts on The X-Files by Brit Mandelo
Thu May 6
From here I can touch the sun: A science/spec mix experiment by Chris Greenland
Star Trek Re-Watch: “The Immunity Syndrome” by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
The Path of Daggers ebook cover by Julie Bell by Irene Gallo
Excerpts and Launch News: Sword of My Mouth by Jim Munroe and Shannon Gerard
Dinosaurs in Fairyland: Speedy in Oz by Mari Ness
Lost Round Table “The Candidate” by Theresa DeLucci, Rajan Khanna and Bridget McGovern
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Deserter” (episode 116) by John Joseph Adams, Matt London and Jordan Hamessley
Burning bridges and making alliances: C.J. Cherryh’s Invader by Jo Walton
Wed May 5
After the Dome: Stephen King in 2010 by Joshua Starr
Cat tales by Nina Lourie
JordanCon: Interview with Wilson Grooms by Richard Fife
Hansel and Gretel are Out For: Blood, at Least One Cullen by Genevieve Valentine
Alone among aliens: C.J. Cherryh’s Foreigner by Jo Walton
The Courtship of the Queen by Bruce McAllister
Tue May 4
The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 9, “The Cure” by Brit Mandelo
May the Fourth Be With You: Happy Star Wars Day to Jedi Young and Old by Megan Messinger
Firefly Re-watch: “Jaynestown” by Richard Fife
Our fictional offerings: Expanded staff! New procedures! Same old quirky fiction! by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 4 by Leigh Butler
Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “Bato of the Water Tribe” (episode 115) by John Joseph Adams, Matt London and Jordan Hamessley
That is howcome pop-up books are neato by Jason Henninger
Mon May 3
Tor Story Podcast 020 - “Firstborn” by Brandon Sanderson by Mur Lafferty
Reincarnated as a Space Yacht: IKAROS Flies/Sails Again by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson
JordanCon: Interview with Maria Simons by Richard Fife
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Ballad of Fallen Angels” by Madeline Ashby
Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Die Walküre, Act III by Dexter Palmer
Red Light Properties by Dan Goldman
OK, where do I start with that? C. by Jo Walton
GGG#018: Organ Repossession! Con Men! Dystopian Satire! (Guest: Eric Garcia) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
Sun May 2
Tove Jansson: Out of the Closet by JoSelle Vanderhooft
Sat May 1
MoominWeek! Day 6 by Kathryn Hurley
Tove Jansson’s The Hobbit by Irene Gallo
Princes and Princesses by René Walling