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February, 2009

02/28: Battlestar Galactica Round Table: “Someone To Watch Over Me” by Pablo Defendini

02/28: Weekend Getaway: Jason Stoddard by John Klima

02/28: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The God” and “She Who Measures” by Irene Gallo

02/27: The weight of time to come: Ursula Le Guin’s Lavinia by Jo Walton

02/27: A future for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles? by Theresa DeLucci

02/27: Will “Kings” Rule? by Genevieve Valentine

02/27: Out Of This World: SciFi, Sitcoms and the Best Superpower Ever by Bridget McGovern

02/27: Blueberry Girl book trailer by Irene Gallo

02/27: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

02/27: Machines to save our lives: Universal Robots at Manhattan Theatre Source by Liz Gorinsky

02/26: Ken Scholes on Tor.com by Management Services

02/26: The NeverEnding Remake by Dayle McClintock

02/26: John Dickenson, artist interview by Irene Gallo

02/26: David Moody Shares Seven Reasons Why You Need to Read Hater by Matt Staggs

02/26: Is there any such thing as the Great World Novel? by Jo Walton

02/26: The Caryatids...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/26: The Leviathan Chronicles - Top-Notch Podcast Drama by Mur Lafferty

02/26: Last Flight of the Goddess by Ken Scholes by Management Services

02/25: Lost Round-Table: Episode 7, “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham” by Pablo Defendini

02/25: Philip José Farmer, 1918-2009 by Jo Walton

02/25: From the Web to Print by John Klima

02/25: Palimpsest...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/25: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

02/25: Dirty Snow and Yellow Mud by Jason Henninger

02/25: Kris Kuksi by Irene Gallo

02/25: Sitting Shiva For Sitka: Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Jon Evans

02/24: LotR re-read: Fellowship I.11, “A Knife in the Dark” by Kate Nepveu

02/24: Eleventh Hour: “Minamata” by Genevieve Valentine

02/24: Who Pacs the Pacmen? by Torie Atkinson

02/24: In Shade and Shadow...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/24: Adam McCauley’s Monster stamps by Irene Gallo

02/24: The Myriad Worlds of Chris Roberson: the Bonaventure-Carmody universe by Lou Anders

02/23: Not All Who Wander Are Lost in Translation by Megan Messinger

02/23: Vampire Cowboys’ Soul Samurai brings hip-hop, martial arts, and comic books to the New York stage by Liz Gorinsky

02/23: Red Sonja vs. Red Sonya by Douglas Cohen

02/23: Ancient Rockets: Houdini by Kage Baker

02/23: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

02/23: Similo by Irene Gallo

02/23: The Myriad Worlds of Chris Roberson: the Celestial Empire by Lou Anders

02/23: Tussling with Tolkien: Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Sharing Knife: Horizon by Jo Walton

02/22: Alfred Kubin: Drawings 1897-1909 by Irene Gallo

02/22: Airs of Night and Sea...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/21: Battlestar Galactica Round Table: “Deadlock” by Pablo Defendini

02/21: Weekend Getaway: Diamonds in the Sky by John Klima

02/21: Saturday morning cartoons: “The Sand Castle” and “Zacarias Zombie” by Irene Gallo

02/20: Seeing Patterns Everywhere: Elizabeth Moon’s The Speed of Dark by Jo Walton

02/20: My Gatorade with Brandon by Jason Henninger

02/20: Mortal Coils...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/20: LotR re-read: Fellowship I.10, “Strider” by Kate Nepveu

02/20: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

02/20: Jon Klassen’s Coraline concept art by Irene Gallo

02/20: An Unexpected Novel and the Influences that Birthed it by Ken Scholes

02/20: The Middleman: The Decimating Dismissal Decision by Genevieve Valentine

02/20: Montmartre à trois by Wesley Allsbrook

02/19: SF Scene: KGB Fantastic Fiction 2/19/09 by Liz Gorinsky

02/19: Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa by Elizabeth Bear

02/19: Review: The New Annotated Dracula, by Leslie S. Klinger by Bruce Baugh

02/19: Neil Gaiman: I Don’t Get It by Jon Evans

02/19: Brian Despain, robot artist, interviewed by Irene Gallo

02/19: You are so Undead to Me...in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/19: Hugo Nominations by John Klima

02/19: Like pop rocks for the brain: Samuel R. Delany’s Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Jo Walton

02/19: Lamentation, by Ken Scholes: Chapter 2 by Management Services

02/18: Lost Round Table: Episode 6,“316” by Pablo Defendini

02/18: Jane Austen: SF and Monster-Lit 101 by Dot Lin

02/18: Fool ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/18: Land of the Lost: Hollywood Takes on the Craft of the Kroffts by Bridget McGovern

02/18: (Welcome to the) Dollhouse by Theresa DeLucci

02/18: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

02/18: The beauty of lists: Angelica Gorodischer’s Kalpa Imperial by Jo Walton

02/18: Hater, by David Moody: Chapter 4 by Pablo Defendini

02/18: A Softer World 06 by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau

02/17: Christopher Nolan to See New Project from “Inception” by Genevieve Valentine

02/17: It doesn’t get much colder than this. by Elizabeth Bear

02/17: Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket covers re-imagined by Irene Gallo

02/17: Scary Monsters...In Our Food? by M.M. Buckner

02/17: Coraline 3D: worth a second viewing by Mur Lafferty

02/17: Seraph of Sorrow ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/17: A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon by Ken Scholes and Gregory Manchess

02/16: SF Quintessential by John Klima

02/16: Book View Cafe: New Adventures in Online Publishing by Erika Nelson

02/16: Zombie Caption Contest Winner by John Joseph Adams

02/16: The Art of Boskone by Bridget McGovern

02/16: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

02/16: Ancient Rockets: The Golem by Kage Baker

02/16: Marvel Preview: X-Factor #40 by Management Services

02/16: Marvel Preview: Spider-Man Noir #3 by Management Services

02/15: DC Universe Online: First Look by Rajan Khanna

02/15: New Watchmen Photos Confirm: Zack Snyder Did Read the Comic by Genevieve Valentine

02/15: Update: No Sleep...Till Boskone! by Bridget McGovern

02/14: Battlestar Galactica Round Table: “No Exit” by Pablo Defendini

02/14: Eleventh Hour: Pinocchio by Genevieve Valentine

02/14: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Diary of Tortov Roddle: A Red Fruit” and “Strange Invaders” by Irene Gallo

02/13: Countdown to Certain Doom by Megan Messinger

02/13: Tom Doherty to attend JordanCon 2009 by Jennifer Liang

02/13: Fight the Power: Hip Hop and Comics by Bridget McGovern

02/13: Behold: Tales of the Black Freighter! by Pablo Defendini

02/13: Introductions At the End of the Analog Age by Ken Scholes

02/13: Last chance for Zombie Caption Contest! by Torie Atkinson

02/13: Castaways ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/13: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

02/13: Review: The Shadow Pavilion: An Inspector Chen Novel by Arachne Jericho

02/12: Charles Darwin Turns 200 by Megan Messinger

02/12: Celebrate Black History Month by Reading SF by John Ottinger III

02/12: Enclave ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/12: Lost Round Table: Episode 5,“This Place is Death” by Pablo Defendini

02/12: Cthulhu ...Calling Mister Cthulhu: The Dark Writings of H.P. Lovecraft by Douglas Cohen

02/12: An Excerpt from The Rise of the Named Lands: A Brief History of the Settlement of the New World and the Establishment of Kin-Clave by Management Services

02/11: Just One More Hit of Con... by Ren Hsieh

02/11: A Movie Sell-Out Survival Guide: Spring 2009 Edition by Dayle McClintock

02/11: Chip Kidd tour of New York ComicCon by Irene Gallo

02/11: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

02/11: Vincent the Vegetarian Vampire and Other Fantastical Creatures by Matt Staggs

02/11: The Better to Hold You ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/11: Call for Interstitial Artwork by Megan Messinger

02/11: Hater, by David Moody: Chapter 3 by Management Services

02/10: On the Fannish Phenomenon of Sherlock Holmes, or, My Fandom is Crazier Than Your Fandom by Arachne Jericho

02/10: Battlestar Galactica Round Table Index by Management Services

02/10: What a pity she couldn’t have single-handedly invented science fiction! George Eliot’s Middlemarch by Jo Walton

02/10: Lost Round Table Index by Management Services

02/10: Shirley Jackson Awards Lottery by Torie Atkinson

02/10: LotR re-read: Fellowship I.9, “At the Sign of The Prancing Pony” by Kate Nepveu

02/10: Tor.com meetup at Tor Party at Boskone this Saturday by Jo Walton

02/10: The Carbon Footprint of Reading by M.M. Buckner

02/10: NYCC: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Toy Parade by Ren Hsieh

02/09: Dear Publishers: Girls Read Comics, Too by Heather Massey

02/09: NYCC: Sunday Wrap Up by Ren Hsieh

02/09: Literature in Translation: From Russia with Light and Dark by John Klima

02/09: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Great Hunt, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

02/09: Revenge of the Tiny Panels by Dayle McClintock

02/09: A wish for something different at the frontier by Jo Walton

02/09: Lord of the Rings Re-Read Index by Management Services

02/09: Ancient Rockets: Nemo! by Kage Baker

02/09: NYCC: A Problem with Panels by Genevieve Valentine

02/09: Coraline: “Soon, you'll see things our way.” by Joshua Starr

02/08: Bits and Pieces from Joss Whedon and Tahmoh Penikett by Megan Messinger

02/08: NYCC: Saturday Costume Revue by Ren Hsieh

02/08: Saturday Morning Cartoons with Chip Kidd by Bridget McGovern

02/08: Penny Arcade Spotlight by Torie Atkinson

02/08: Crime! Horror! Adventure! Pulp Rides Again at Comic Con by Bridget McGovern

02/08: NYCC: Adventures in Costume Elitism by Dayle McClintock

02/08: More teasers for Pixar's Up by Torie Atkinson

02/07: Weekend Getaway: The Shortest of Fictions by John Klima

02/07: Flight into Darkness ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/07: NYCC Kicks It Old School by Bridget McGovern

02/07: Dealing with Dragons: gender and sexuality in manga by Torie Atkinson

02/07: NYCC: Friday Round-Up by Ren Hsieh

02/07: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Tes lacets sont des fees” and “Sebastian’s Voodoo” by Irene Gallo

02/06: Ridley Scott to Direct Monopoly, Provide Pun Fodder for Next Decade by Genevieve Valentine

02/06: White Witch, Black Curse ... in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/06: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Eye of the World, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

02/06: Before the Con: Set-up by Dot Lin

02/06: Tor.com Name-that-Zombie Caption Contest by John Joseph Adams

02/06: Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction by Jo Walton and Gary Kelley

02/05: Pre-Comic Con roundup, or: I won’t make it to half these things, but you should try to. by Pablo Defendini

02/05: Universal Robots by Torie Atkinson

02/05: Lost Round Table: Episode 4,“The Little Prince” by Pablo Defendini

02/05: Wheel of Time Re-Read Index by Management Services

02/05: “My Star Trek novel”: Octavia Butler's Survivor by Jo Walton

02/05: Bones of Faerie in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/05: Ordinary, not Extraordinary by David Moody

02/05: Lamentation, by Ken Scholes: Prelude and Chapter 1 by Management Services

02/04: Meet Adam Roberts: the King of High Concept by Lou Anders

02/04: It’s Scott Pilgrim Day! by Steven Padnick

02/04: A worthy endeavour by Pablo Defendini

02/04: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Eye of the World, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

02/04: A is for Alien in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/04: Hater, by David Moody: Chapter 2 by Management Services

02/03: The Squishy Fear by Jason Henninger

02/03: Have a close encounter, or, February events in science fiction by Torie Atkinson

02/03: THE ZOMBIE CAPTION CONTEST
Official Rules by Management Services

02/03: Congratulations! by Management Services

02/03: James Morrow Talks Hiroshima, Giant Lizards and the Lessons of History by Matt Staggs

02/03: 1st Annual Global Game Jam NYC - Days 2 & 3 (1/31-2/1) by David Pucik

02/03: Long Walks, Last Flights in 60 Seconds by John Joseph Adams

02/02: Who’s human anyway? Who’s free? Octavia Butler’s Pattern series by Jo Walton

02/02: Eleventh Hour: “Eternal” by Genevieve Valentine

02/02: Global Warming is Good for Us! by M.M. Buckner

02/02: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Eye of the World, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

02/02: LotR re-read: Fellowship I.8, “Fog on the Barrow-downs” by Kate Nepveu

02/02: Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon on The Stuff of Life by Pablo Defendini

02/02: Who Gets to Write Reviews? by Brian Slattery

02/02: Ancient Rockets: Jekyll and Hyde by Kage Baker

02/02: Museum Trips by Joe Haldeman

02/02: Marvel Preview: Ender's Game: Battle School #3 by Management Services

02/02: Marvel Preview: Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius #1 by Management Services

02/02: Marvel Preview: The Times & Life of Lucas Bishop #1 by Management Services

02/02: Marvel Preview: Black Panther #1 by Management Services

02/02: Marvel Preview: X-Men Noir #3 by Management Services