July 2008

Thu Jul 31

At the edge of humanity: Amy Thomson’s Virtual Girl by Jo Walton

Couch Potatoes Everywhere Raise Their Fists, Weakly, In Celebration by John Scalzi

Chris McGrath and the Dresden Files by Irene Gallo

SDCC Exhibit Hall Walk-through by Pablo Defendini

SDCC: Fraggle Rock Season 4 on DVD by

What you have to do for me to write about your book here by Jo Walton

Ancient Secrets by Alison Scott

Wed Jul 30

Finding old books with AbeBooks by Avram Grumer

Short Story Adaptation Poll: Results by John Klima

Dan Dos Santos paints Brandon Sanderson’s Warbreaker by Irene Gallo

Old News by Alison Scott

Re-reading long series by Jo Walton

Tue Jul 29

An Interview with Sherrilyn Kenyon by

Individual and Irreverent: Eric Frank Russell by Jo Walton

SDCC: Greg Manchess Demo by Irene Gallo

SDCC: Last Day at the Con by Dot Lin

Mon Jul 28

A Story Plugged Directly Into The Terror Portions of My Brain by John Scalzi

Market Acceptance by John Klima

SDCC: The Wrap of Con by Ren Hsieh

Review: Microlite d20, by Greywulf and others (2008) by Bruce Baugh

SDCC: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Toy Parade (Part 3) by Ren Hsieh

SDCC: Stephan Martiniere demo by Irene Gallo

Weird Tales wants your spam by John Klima

SDCC: Saturday round-up, and more Costoomz… by Ren Hsieh

Sun Jul 27

SDCC: Five (or eight) things make a post–Douglas Wolk by Liz Gorinsky

Review: Hot War, by Malcom Craig (2008) by Bruce Baugh

SDCC: In 140 characters or less (Part 2) by Liz Gorinsky

SDCC: Watching the Watchmen by Pablo Defendini

SDCC: SF authors panel by

Tor.com Flickr Group by

Total Immersion: Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy by Jo Walton

SDCC: The Cute, the Funny, and the SPOILER by Dot Lin

O my tiny geeky subculture, you ate the planet by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Who’s watching back? by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

SDCC: More Costoomz… by Ren Hsieh

Sat Jul 26

SDCC: Reinventing the Superhero by

That’s just scenery: what do we mean by “mainstream”? by Jo Walton

SDCC: An Important Announcement From Tor.com by Dot Lin

SDCC: Rick Berry–another three-in-one demo by Irene Gallo

SDCC: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Toy Parade (Part 2) by Ren Hsieh

SDCC: Ha-lo in the House by Dot Lin

From Herring to Marmalade: the perfect plot of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Jo Walton

SDCC: Will Wright’s Spore exploits Geek Addictive Tendencies by Liz Gorinsky

SDCC: Friday Round-Up by Ren Hsieh

Fuzzy Heroes III: The Final (Promise!) Fuzzing by Jim Henley

SDCC: Dr. Horrible Panel– the non-Twitter version by Pablo Defendini

SDCC: Marvel by

MMOs: Bizarro Columbus Sails Atlantic, Gives Home to Indians by Bruce Baugh

Fri Jul 25

SDCC: One-on-one with Terry Moore by Pablo Defendini

SDCC: pablod livetwitters Dr. Horrible by Liz Gorinsky

SDCC: Three-in-one Jon Foster demo by Irene Gallo

Your Weekend Getaway: Hal Duncan and Jeffrey Ford by John Klima

SDCC: Thursday Round-Up by Ren Hsieh

SDCC: In 140 characters or less (Part 1) by Liz Gorinsky

SDCC: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Toy Parade (Part 1) by Ren Hsieh

A Different Way to Tell A Story by John Klima

SDCC: The Greatest American Hero comic book by

Random Acts of Senseless Violence: Why isn’t it a classic of the field? by Jo Walton

RPGs: Some RIPs by Bruce Baugh

Some of Origins of Marvel (and Other) Comics by Jim Henley

SDCC: Jim Butcher Interview by

Thu Jul 24

SDCC: Guerilla Warfare and Sneak Attacks: Rocco Versaci by Pablo Defendini

Finding the Doctor by Constance Cochran

It’s Official: I’m Less Intelligent Than a Worm by John Scalzi

SDCC: Doc Savage film announced by

Name that Tune by Melissa Ann Singer

SDCC: I can haz costoom? by Dot Lin

SDCC: First Impressions by

SDCC: Preview Night pandemonium by Ren Hsieh

SDCC: Training Day at Comic Con by James Frenkel

SDCC: Q&A with Steven Moffat by Pablo Defendini

SDCC: Tor.com vs. io9 by Irene Gallo

Comicon of the Mind by Jim Henley

WWHGD? by John Klima

SDCC: No Lunch for Exhibitionists by Dot Lin

Wed Jul 23

Become a bone-marrow donor—I mean you, and right now by Melissa Ann Singer

An open window to the past by Beth Meacham

SDCC: Under construction by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Confessions of a Dirrrty Pirate by Pablo Defendini

One for Artists and Photographers by Alison Scott

Our Oil Crisis: Solved! by John Scalzi

Tue Jul 22

Handicapping the Hugos by Moshe Feder

Whither Goest Thou, Print Short Fiction? by John Klima

The Singularity Problem and Non-Problem by Jo Walton

Fuzzy Heroes II: The Fuzzening by Jim Henley

Mon Jul 21

Uses the manufacturers never imagined by Avram Grumer

Raffle for the KGB by John Klima

Science that made me smile by Melissa Ann Singer

A Beauty Treatment I Am Unlikely Ever To Have by John Scalzi

Dan Dos Santos and Green by Irene Gallo

Men: Funny Little Testosterone Factories by John Scalzi

RPGs: Presenting Settings by Bruce Baugh

Readercon 19, Or, What the Editors See by Liz Gorinsky

Related Subjects: Living in the Future by Alison Scott

Computer Games: The Next World of Warcraft Thing by Bruce Baugh

Sun Jul 20

Tor.com at San Diego Comic Con by Irene Gallo

Favorite Science Fiction Movie Based on a Short Story by John Klima

July 20, 1969 by Beth Meacham

Roleplaying Games: A Past-Like Future by Bruce Baugh

Welcome, Early Adopters! by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Good Words About Bad Men by Jim Henley

Little Brother at the Lake by Beth Meacham

The conversation by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Welcome to the Blogosphere by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Who, Tintin, and the changing of the seasons by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

The Leviathan by Wesley Allsbrook

Ecce Fanno by Moshe Feder

Short Fiction Thoughts by John Klima

Naming the Plutoids by John Scalzi

The Conquest of Earth Prime by Jim Henley

Fuzzy Heroes by Jim Henley

Down on the Farm by Charles Stross

After the Coup by John Scalzi

Sat Jul 19

By Their DVRs You Shall Know Them . . . by Mina McQueen

A Deepness in the Sky, the Tragical History of Pham Nuwen by Jo Walton

The Percentage of Billionaires Multiplied by the Percentage of Decathletes by Jim Henley

Freebies Bonanza by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Superhero Politics: The Art of the Impossible by Jim Henley

Fri Jul 18

A Homeless Moon in Print by John Klima

Long Excited Cables by Alison Scott

Now This is a Moon Shot by John Scalzi

Listening to the Past From The Future by Claire Eddy

So How Was the Movie, Mr. Henley by Jim Henley

Watchmen Trailer: zomfg. by Pablo Defendini

Dr. Horrible: My Kind of Hero by Pablo Defendini

Starting a Joke with the Punch Line by Jim Henley

San Diego Superheroes by Irene Gallo

Adam Rex and the Frankensteins by Irene Gallo

Thu Jul 17

Surprised By Science Fiction by Constance Cochran

Forget Subscribing, Are You Even Reading Short Fiction? by John Klima

Service R Us by Beth Meacham

Computer Gaming: Flagship Studios Problems by Bruce Baugh

Wed Jul 16

Your Intrepid Science Blogger Checks In by John Scalzi

Do You Subscribe? by John Klima

The Roleplaying Scene, Summer 2008 by Bruce Baugh

Donato is Iron Man by Irene Gallo

What Is Casual Gaming? by Bruce Baugh

Flash in Two Pans by Jim Henley

Tue Jul 15

Tom Disch at Readercon by David Hartwell

We Have Readers! They Ask Questions! by Alison Scott

Southwestern Seasons by Beth Meacham

The Running of the Dozois by John Klima

Why I Re-Read by Jo Walton

The Gaming Beat: Intro by Bruce Baugh

SF/F Book Cover Review: Call for Entries…and the Rules of the Game. by Pablo Defendini

Related Subjects: Fandom by Alison Scott