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May, 2009

05/31: Scintillations of a sensory syrynx: Samuel Delany’s Nova by Jo Walton

05/30: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Fallen Art” and “Goodbye Canine” by Irene Gallo

05/29: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

05/29: Reading between the mythlines: Ian McDonald’s King of Morning, Queen of Day by Jo Walton

05/29: A Conversation with Robert Charles Wilson, Part 3 by Brian Slattery

05/28: Star Trek Re-watch: “The Galileo Seven” by Eugene Myers

05/28: It’s the Little Things: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian by Melissa Singer

05/28: How to Lie About Books by Jason Henninger

05/28: When All Else Fails, Add a Tagline: A Movie News Roundup by Genevieve Valentine

05/28: The Zen of Professor Nimbus: Engulfed by the Ocean Tide by Michael Sloan

05/27: The City & The City by John Klima

05/27: Better to travel hopefully: Dan Simmons’s Hyperion by Jo Walton

05/27: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Fires of Heaven, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

05/27: Review: Federations by Arachne Jericho

05/27: Star Trek Re-watch: “Shore Leave” by Torie Atkinson

05/27: A Conversation with Robert Charles Wilson, Part 2 by Brian Slattery

05/26: Netbook Madness: A WisCon Panel Recap by Genevieve Valentine

05/26: Aliens, spaceships, and fun: Walter Jon Williams’s Dread Empire’s Fall by Jo Walton

05/26: LotR re-read: Fellowship II.10, “The Breaking of the Fellowship” by Kate Nepveu

05/26: Del Toro’s The Strain: Dracula meets Fringe by Mark Graham

05/26: Is the right book winning the Hugo? by Jo Walton

05/25: Ancient Rockets: Haxan by Kage Baker

05/25: Labyrinths inside your head: Sarah Monette’s Corambis by Jo Walton

05/25: A Conversation with Robert Charles Wilson, Part 1 by Brian Slattery

05/25: Marvel Preview: Ender's Shadow #5 by Management Services

05/24: The Fall by Jason Henninger

05/23: Weekend Getaway: Tumbarumba by John Klima

05/23: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Hello” and “Who’s Hungry?” by Irene Gallo

05/22: I’m sure we can find a map: Sarah Monette’s The Mirador by Jo Walton

05/22: The Wheel of Time Comic: Interview With The Creative Types by Leigh Butler

05/22: Tor.com at WisCon by Liz Gorinsky

05/22: A Softer World 09 by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau

05/21: The Road: official trailer by Bridget McGovern

05/21: Star Trek Re-watch: “Balance of Terror” by Eugene Myers

05/21: “Ain’t we both monsters?” Sarah Monette’s The Virtu by Jo Walton

05/21: 9, the latest awesome trailer by Irene Gallo

05/21: Excerpt from A Grey Moon Over China by Thomas A. Day by Management Services

05/21: The Zen of Professor Nimbus: The Evolution of Mankind by Michael Sloan

05/20: Review: Terminator Salvation by Bridget McGovern

05/20: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 21 by Leigh Butler

05/20: SF Theater: Futurity by Megan Messinger

05/20: Incoming!: Your Favorite Series Rise from the Ashes or Go Down Swingin’ by Genevieve Valentine

05/19: Star Trek Re-watch: “The Conscience of the King” by Torie Atkinson

05/19: Science Fiction Cuisine: I Find My Lack of Success Disturbing by Jason Henninger

05/19: Brothers and destroyers: Sarah Monette’s Melusine by Jo Walton

05/19: The Living Room Also Has Its Own Uses For Things by Bruce Baugh

05/19: Excerpt from A Grey Moon Over China by Thomas A. Day by Management Services

05/18: Devil’s Advocate: Anthony Burgess’s Earthly Powers by Jo Walton

05/18: Resident Evil 5 Review: Visually-stunning and explosive by David Pucik

05/18: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 20 by Leigh Butler

05/18: Floating Graveyards of Dead Media: Craig Baldwin’s Spectres of the Spectrum by Justin Howe

05/18: Ancient Rockets: Die Nibelungen by Kage Baker

05/18: Terminator terminated by FOX by Theresa DeLucci

05/18: LotR re-read: Fellowship II.9, “The Great River” by Kate Nepveu

05/18: The Good, The Bad, The Mary Sues by K Tempest Bradford

05/17: Terrible Yellow Eyes, a Wild Things tribute site by Irene Gallo

05/16: Magic, family, uncertainty: Lisa Goldstein’s Tourists by Jo Walton

05/16: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “La Femme Papillon” and “le Cadeau du Temps” by Irene Gallo

05/15: Beware of Children Bearing Tofu! by Jason Henninger

05/15: Where do you find out about new books? by Jo Walton

05/15: The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Lou Anders

05/15: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 19 by Leigh Butler

05/15: Disturbingly brilliant: Susan Palwick’s The Fate of Mice by Jo Walton

05/15: Naughty Apocalypse contest results by Liz Gorinsky

05/15: Chapter 3 of Norse Code up on Suvudu! by Pablo Defendini

05/15: Star Drek by Adam McCauley

05/14: Tor.com Spring Meet-up: TONIGHT AT 6! by Management Services

05/14: Star Trek Re-watch: “The Menagerie” Part II by Eugene Myers

05/14: Daily life and no Europeans: Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Years of Rice and Salt by Jo Walton

05/14: The Hits Just Keep On Coming: A Movie News Roundup by Genevieve Valentine

05/14: The Zen of Professor Nimbus: Nimbus Through the Ages by Michael Sloan

05/14: Lost Round Table: “The Incident” Parts 1 & 2 by Pablo Defendini

05/13: I AM A GEEK!: The Video, the Backlash, and Why We Need to Take Back Geek Culture by Bridget McGovern

05/13: Enter our Naughty Apocalypse contest for free burlesque tickets and post-apocalyptic fiction! by Liz Gorinsky

05/13: "The Naughty Apocalypse" Contest Official Rules by Management Services

05/13: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 18 by Leigh Butler

05/13: Encounter at Paley: Notes From the Starship Captain-off by Genevieve Valentine

05/13: Tom Robbins’ B Is for Beer by Mark Graham

05/12: R.I.P. Comic Book Stores by Julian Yap

05/12: A Movie Sell-Out Survival Guide: Summer 2009 Edition by Dayle McClintock

05/12: Star Trek Re-watch: “The Menagerie” Part I by Eugene Myers

05/12: Ancient Rockets: The Hands of Orlac by Kage Baker

05/12: Exclusive Preview: Norse Code Chapter 1, by Greg van Eekhout by Management Services

05/11: Is Alternate History SF? by Jo Walton

05/11: Craig Engler from SciFi talks Syfy by Pablo Defendini

05/11: Star Trek review (thoroughly spoiled!) by Torie Atkinson

05/11: Star Trek review (unspoiled!) by Eugene Myers

05/11: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 17 by Leigh Butler

05/11: A new Atevi book: C.J. Cherryh’s Conspirator by Jo Walton

05/11: Reminder! Tor.com Spring Meet-up: Thursday, May 14th by Management Services

05/11: Marvel Previews: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #6 by Management Services

05/11: Marvel Previews: X-Factor #43 by Management Services

05/10: Review: The Red Wolf Conspiracy by John Ottinger III

05/10: Science Fiction Cuisine: Today is a good day to diet by Jason Henninger

05/09: Dracula by the Day by Bruce Baugh

05/09: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Sandman” and “Sébastien” by Irene Gallo

05/08: Alien immersion course: M.A. Foster’s The Gameplayers of Zan by Jo Walton

05/08: An Interview with Gordon Van Gelder by Jason Henninger

05/08: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 16 by Leigh Butler

05/08: Review: Iain M. Banks’ Matter by Arachne Jericho

05/08: Acclaimed Author Peter S. Beagle Needs Your Help by John Ottinger III

05/08: LotR re-read: Fellowship II.8, “Farewell to Lórien” by Kate Nepveu

05/08: Pinchbottom brings science fiction burlesque to the New York stage by Liz Gorinsky

05/07: Star Trek Re-watch: “The Corbomite Maneuver” by Torie Atkinson

05/07: Another free download from Jeffrey A. Carver by Pablo Defendini

05/07: Missing the Late Roman Empire? Gillian Bradshaw’s The Beacon at Alexandria by Jo Walton

05/07: Star Trek Smackdown! Who's the Best Captain? by John Joseph Adams

05/07: Review: Terribly Twisted Tales by John Ottinger III

05/07: The Zen of Professor Nimbus: The Big Bang, or, The Origins of Nimbus by Michael Sloan

05/06: Lost Round Table: “Follow the Leader” by Pablo Defendini

05/06: Book Midnight Shows Now: A Comic-Book Movie News Roundup by Genevieve Valentine

05/06: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 15 by Leigh Butler

05/06: Support Brain Harvest, support new fiction markets by Theresa DeLucci

05/06: The Zen of Professor Nimbus by Michael Sloan

05/06: Zoetrope Guest Designers by John Klima

05/06: A different kind of alternative: John Brunner’s The Infinitive of Go by Jo Walton

05/06: Black Strings by Ray Fawkes

05/05: Stephen Baxter’s Flood by Mark Graham

05/05: Star Trek Re-watch: “Dagger of the Mind” by Eugene Myers

05/05: Rick Berry’s “TVA Baby” by Irene Gallo

05/05: The upspoken and the unspeakable: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go by Jo Walton

05/05: Last Son of Tomorrow by Greg van Eekhout and Ross MacDonald

05/04: Exclusive First Look at Ender’s Game: Recruiting Valentine by Pablo Defendini

05/04: Alderaan: Billions Unmourned by Mur Lafferty

05/04: MicroVisions auction by Irene Gallo

05/04: Ancient Rockets: L’Atlantide by Kage Baker

05/04: Pioneer Fantasy: Patricia Wrede’s Thirteenth Child by Jo Walton

05/04: Marvel Preview: Daredevil: Noir #2 by Management Services

05/04: Marvel Preview: The Invincible Iron Man #13 by Management Services

05/03: Pearls Before Swine: The Saturday Evening Pearls by Mark Graham

05/03: Science Fiction Cuisine: Eat Up, Meatbags! by Jason Henninger

05/02: Memo to Myself: Do the Dumb Things I Gotta to Do, Touch the Puppet Head by Jason Sizemore

05/02: Saturday Morning Cartoons: “ClickClack” and “Baman Piderman” by Irene Gallo

05/01: LotR re-read: Fellowship II.7, “The Mirror of Galadriel” by Kate Nepveu

05/01: You Might Like: Iron Fist by Rajan Khanna

05/01: The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Shadow Rising, Part 14 by Leigh Butler

05/01: Hey Kids! Comics! by Steven Padnick

05/01: The Hunt for Gollum fan film by Irene Gallo

05/01: The Age of Misrule Has Arrived by Lou Anders

05/01: Backpacking Through Fantasyland by Megan Messinger