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December, 2008

12/31: The Shattered Teacup by Lou Anders

12/31: Sir Terry, I Presume? by Megan Messinger

12/31: REVIEW: Contagious by Mur Lafferty

12/31: The Fifth Element: Supergreen! by Genevieve Valentine

12/31: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 10: Resolution by Sean Bieri

12/30: A Pirate Gets Boxed by Pablo Defendini

12/30: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 9: Bummer by Sean Bieri

12/29: Illustrating Conan by Irene Gallo

12/29: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 8: Sweater by Sean Bieri

12/28: When in Search of a Legend, Crowdsource by Megan Messinger

12/28: Meet the Beedle by Jason Henninger

12/28: Edd Cartier, 1914—2009 by Irene Gallo

12/28: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 7: Scrooge by Sean Bieri

12/27: An Escape from an Editorial Hell by Lou Anders

12/27: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Flutter” and “Walls” by Irene Gallo

12/27: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 6: Pundead by Sean Bieri

12/26: Round 2: Genre Films of 1982 vs. 2008 – The Heavyweights! by Heather Massey

12/26: Review: The Devil's Eye by Arachne Jericho

12/26: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 5: Misfit Toys by Sean Bieri

12/25: We Will Miss You, Eartha Kitt by Megan Messinger

12/25: Christopher Lee reads “The Nightmare Before Christmas” poem by Irene Gallo

12/25: SF Indie Film: Social Politics and Luke Skywalker as an Immigrant by Dot Lin

12/25: Christmas Books by Jo Walton

12/25: The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern

12/25: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 4: Stocking by Sean Bieri

12/24: Plea for Inclusivity in Nativity Scenes by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

12/24: Make it So!: Your Guide to the Christmas TNG Marathon by Genevieve Valentine

12/24: Outside the Spaceship in 2371 by Arachne Jericho

12/24: State of the Art III by Arnie Fenner

12/24: Further Holiday Weirdness: Witches, Wookiees, Killer Santas, et al. by Bridget McGovern

12/24: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 3: Rooftop Attack by Sean Bieri

12/23: More Information Than You Require: John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton Take Manhattan by Bridget McGovern

12/23: Second Look: Good Idea? by Jane Lindskold

12/23: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 2: Real Santa by Sean Bieri

12/22: Political Music, Political Books by Brian Slattery

12/22: Around the Web: book sculptures, gingerbread geekery, and AT-AT art by Torie Atkinson

12/22: LotR re-read: Fellowship I.3, “Three Is Company” by Kate Nepveu

12/22: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas by Sean Bieri

12/22: The 12 Days of Zombie Christmas, Day 1: Gift of the Zombi by Sean Bieri

12/21: Lands Beyond Strange: Clark Ashton Smith’s World of Zothique by Douglas Cohen

12/21: How to talk to writers by Jo Walton

12/20: SF Scene: KGB Fantastic Fiction 12/17/08 by Liz Gorinsky

12/20: Saturday morning cartoons: The Christmas edition by Irene Gallo

12/19: Tor.com Holiday Meetup: We. Totally. Rock. by Management Services

12/19: They don’t just want a bright kid, they want her back: C.J. Cherryh’s Cyteen by Jo Walton

12/19: Supreme Holiday Weirdness: Rankin, Bass, and L. Frank Baum ask, Should We Just Let Santa Die Already? by Bridget McGovern

12/19: Genre Films of 1982 vs. 2008 – Fight! by Heather Massey

12/19: Around the Web: Frank Miller needs to be stopped, sex with robots and/or in space, and Star Trek as you’ve never seen it before by Torie Atkinson

12/19: LotR re-read: Flieger, “Tolkien and the Idea of the Book” by Kate Nepveu

12/19: Heroes “Duality” episode review, or My Last Post on Heroes by Theresa DeLucci

12/19: R.I.P. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry by Torie Atkinson

12/18: A Softer World 04 by Joey Comeau and Emily Horne

12/18: Around the Web: elves, the Nolan Batman is doomed, and art from Charlie Brown by Torie Atkinson

12/18: The Oldest Computer in the World (That's Not My Desktop) by Genevieve Valentine

12/18: Go Go Girls on The Road by John Klima

12/18: Thaumatrope: Fiction for the ADD in All of Us by John Ottinger III

12/18: Why Isn't Greg Egan A Superstar? by Jon Evans

12/18: Wu Cheng-en Ain't Nuthin to Fuck Wit (3 of 3) by Jason Henninger

12/18: Series Doesn’t Equal Set by Jane Lindskold

12/17: Firstborn by Brandon Sanderson and Donato Giancola

12/17: Around the Web: Hitchcock Barbie, Brandon Sanderson news, and a robotic, fire-breathing robo-motorcycle dog by Torie Atkinson

12/17: Reminder: Tor.com Holiday Meetup, Thursday, December 18th! by Management Services

12/17: Dangerous Flora: An Evening of Surreal Botany by Eugene Myers

12/16: Top Five Favorite SF/Fantasy Computer Gaming Memories by Joshua Starr

12/16: A Word on our New Features (or: teh shiny—let me show you them!) by Pablo Defendini

12/16: Around the Web: woolly tinies, the painting process, and a slew of old-school SF book covers by Torie Atkinson

12/16: The Pictish King: Robert E. Howard’s Bran Mak Morn by Douglas Cohen

12/16: Remaking “The Crow”: Bad Idea, or Terrible Idea? by Genevieve Valentine

12/16: Scott Sigler’s Contagious poster scavenger hunt by Mur Lafferty

12/16: LotR Draw-Along by Pablo Defendini

12/16: LotR re-read: Fellowship I.2, “The Shadow of the Past” by Kate Nepveu

12/16: You wouldn’t like him when he’s angsty by Dayle McClintock

12/15: I’m Just a Traveling Man by John Ottinger III

12/15: Around the Web: chocolate fashion, The Spirt movie that never was, and a new Stargate series by Torie Atkinson

12/15: Dexter “Do You Take Dexter Morgan?” episode review by Theresa DeLucci

12/15: Todd Klein on Tom Strong by Pablo Defendini

12/15: Wu Cheng-en Ain’t Nuthin to Fuck Wit (Part 2 of 3) by Jason Henninger

12/14: Please, can I come visit? by Irene Gallo

12/13: Weekend Getaway: Ideomancer by John Klima

12/13: Saturday morning cartoons: “Rabbit” and “Herr Bar” by Irene Gallo

12/12: Clusterfuck toward Asgaard: The Search for Thor Continues by Bridget McGovern

12/12: Eleventh Hour: “Flesh” by Genevieve Valentine

12/12: Icebreakers: Calling all SF and Fantasy book reviewers by Dot Lin

12/12: Around the Web: a 1938 Disney try-out book, a crusader against open source freeware, and sharks with frickin’ laser beams! by Torie Atkinson

12/12: Hot Man-on-God Action! by Dayle McClintock

12/12: A break with the bell-ringers: Dorothy Sayers Nine Tailors by Jo Walton

12/12: Batman: The Brave and the Bold by Lou Anders

12/11: Wu Cheng-en Ain't Nuthin To Fuck Wit (1 of 3) by Jason Henninger

12/11: Science Fiction Romance Hot Sheet (December Ed.) by Heather Massey

12/11: Around the Web: RoboCop v4.0, Miss Piggy speaks, and the worst SF movie of the year by Torie Atkinson

12/11: The Tortured Soul: Robert E. Howard’s Solomon Kane by Douglas Cohen

12/11: Miracle, And Other Christmas Stories by Mur Lafferty

12/11: A Very Short Cult Classic in the Making by Megan Messinger

12/10: Dragonball Live-Action Movie Trailer by Dayle McClintock

12/10: Bento Box Art by Torie Atkinson

12/10: When Right is Completely Wrong by Jane Lindskold

12/10: Around the Web: Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Keanu Reeves in space, and physics license plates by Torie Atkinson

12/10: Comic Con’s “Watchmen” Preview: The Good, the Bad, and the Veidt by Genevieve Valentine

12/10: For tonight, we RAWK: Fünde Razor 2008 by Pablo Defendini

12/10: Before the Icon: Robert E. Howard's Kull of Atlantis by Douglas Cohen

12/10: A need to deal wounds: Rape of men in Cherryh's Union-Alliance novels by Jo Walton

12/09: Terminator Salvation trailer leaked by Torie Atkinson

12/09: At Last! New Wallpapers! Rejoice! by Pablo Defendini

12/09: Around the Web: evil toys, pirates vs. ninjas, and manga-decorated Japanese trains by Torie Atkinson

12/09: Welcome Back, Frank by Dayle McClintock

12/09: Space is wide and good friends are too few: Cherryh’s Merchanter novels by Jo Walton

12/09: Dance Freedom Forever!: Les Freres Corbusier Takes on the DDR Craze by Liz Gorinsky

12/09: The David Gemmell Legend Award by Douglas Cohen

12/08: Read Quickly, I Have Little Time Here by John Titor IV

12/08: Electric Velocipide and Nightshade Books join forces! by Pablo Defendini

12/08: Around the Web: Astroboy on film, an interview with Miyazaki, and a contest to name the new Mars rover by Torie Atkinson

12/08: Ink: a Trailer, a Movie, a Mystery by Genevieve Valentine

12/08: Once Upon a Time in the West…and Space by Heather Massey

12/08: Scalzi and Schafer: pretty good folk by Pablo Defendini

12/08: LotR re-read: Fellowship I.1, “A Long-expected Party” by Kate Nepveu

12/07: The Hidden Burden of the Icon: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian by Douglas Cohen

12/07: John Hodgman Reveals the Perks of First Class by Joshua Starr

12/07: Saturday Morning Cartoon Index by Irene Gallo

12/06: Weekend Getaway: Josh Rountree by John Klima

12/06: Saturday Morning Cartoons: Wind Along the Coast and Meta Pre Ptolemy by Irene Gallo

12/05: Here’s Hoping Alex Cox’s Repo Man Sequel Isn’t One Big Circle Jerk by Bridget McGovern

12/05: Eleventh Hour: Titans by Genevieve Valentine

12/05: Tonight: CBLDF Member Appreciation Party by Pablo Defendini

12/05: Toys! by Melissa Singer

12/05: Own a piece of Colonial history: Battlestar Galactica Auction Catalogue now live! by Pablo Defendini

12/05: Around the Web: free fiction, Warren Ellis news, and vampire squids by Torie Atkinson

12/05: Brandon Bird: Geek. Artist. Pop Culture Genius. by Bridget McGovern

12/05: Sympathy for the Doubtful: Joe Abercrombie’s “The First Law” by Jason Henninger

12/05: When Science Met Fantasy: Robert Silverberg’s Lord Valentine’s Castle by Douglas Cohen

12/04: Too Art For TV 3 by Pablo Defendini

12/04: Earth 2100—An Update by Pablo Defendini

12/04: Around the Web: Fünde Razor, Hubble holidays, and a futuristic Footloose by Torie Atkinson

12/04: A Super-Geeky Christmas List by Erika Nelson

12/04: Surgery? Surgery... Surgeryyyy! by Megan Messinger

12/04: The Most Furious Dystopian SF Novel You’ve Ever Heard by Joshua Starr

12/04: Practical Mysticism, or, Honestly, I Don’t Know the Ending by Jane Lindskold

12/03: Dave Gibbons Q&A by Pablo Defendini

12/03: Same date, same time, different place: Holiday meetup in Montreal by Jo Walton

12/03: “Earth is one world”: C.J. Cherryh’s Downbelow Station by Jo Walton

12/03: Save The Date! Tor.com Holiday Meetup: Thursday, December 18th by Management Services

12/03: Around the Web: Book covers galore, Alison Bechdel, and a beautiful collection of vintage posters by Torie Atkinson

12/03: Yay Hentai! by Steven Padnick

12/03: Fast Ships and Black Sails by John Klima

12/03: Congratulations— by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

12/03: Holiday Movie Deathmatch: Bedtime Stories vs. Inkheart by Genevieve Valentine

12/03: As the world dies: All the Windwracked Stars by Arachne Jericho

12/02: Interview: Robin Wasserman, author of Skinned by John Joseph Adams

12/02: Heroes “The Eclipse, Part 2” episode review by Theresa DeLucci

12/02: Wall*E and the Animated Ghetto by Dayle McClintock

12/02: For your daily art-fix... by Irene Gallo

12/02: LotR re-read: Foreword and Prologue by Kate Nepveu

12/02: Sci-Fi-Tinged Superhero Series Gets The Axe by Christopher Butcher

12/02: Around the Web: Star Wars Holiday Special, Samuel L. Jackson, BSG, and more by Torie Atkinson

12/02: The Film-makers of Mars by Geoff Ryman and Gary Kelley

12/01: Earth 2100—ABC News goes SpecFic. by Pablo Defendini

12/01: The Little Zine with Teeth by John Klima

12/01: Lord of the Rings re-read: Introduction by Kate Nepveu

12/01: Creepy Christmas Film Fest. Begins today! by Irene Gallo

12/01: State of the Art: Shadowline: The Art of Iain McCaig by Arnie Fenner

12/01: Around the Web: one incredible auction, an unbelievable telescope, and news from Ghibli by Torie Atkinson

12/01: Look at What They’ve Wrapped Around My Baby! by Jane Lindskold

12/01: The Best Fantasy Novel You’ve Ever Heard by Brian Slattery

12/01: Blood? Blood. Blood. Blood...and bits of sick: Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace by Bridget McGovern

12/01: Knights Who Say “Fuck”: Swearing in Genre Fiction by Jo Walton