August 2008

Sun Aug 31

Podcast Roundup 2: The Vintage Gamer; 2d6 Feet in a Random Direction by Bruce Baugh

Sat Aug 30

Geek Brother, the Power by Jim Henley

Fri Aug 29

Weekend Getaway: Alan Campbell by John Klima

My love-hate relationship with fantasy by Jo Walton

Thu Aug 28

Spellbinding Storytelling Patterns: Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series by Jo Walton

Watchmen, Tintin, and…Drakmar? by Dot Lin

Still Waters Run Deep by James Frenkel

Homeless Moon Review by John Klima

Wed Aug 27

SF/F Book Cover Review: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Pablo Defendini

Kevin Dart: Retro Fresh and Olympic Awesomeness by Irene Gallo

Has Gonzo Gone Dodo? by John Klima

Tue Aug 26

Eric Fortune and Shade by Irene Gallo

Skynet, the Early Years: A Short Vaudeville Career by Pablo Defendini

Jeremy Lassen Wants to Eat Your Brains by John Klima

Shade by Steven Gould

Flee, Puny Humans by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

New SF Ideas from Rudy Rucker by Jo Walton

John Titor by Pablo Defendini

Mon Aug 25

The King of the World, as Far as I Know by Jim Henley

Mur Lafferty’s Playing for Keeps is Available As a Free PDF by

Michael Whelan: Galleries v. Illustration by Irene Gallo

Gordon Van Gelder Asks Some Questions by John Klima

Sun Aug 24

DJ Spooky v. Cory Doctorow: a CBLDF mashup! video by Pablo Defendini

Sat Aug 23

SF Theatre: There Will Come Soft Rains by Liz Gorinsky

Podcast Roundup 1: Have Games, Will Travel; The Instance by Bruce Baugh

Podcast Roundup: Before the Beginning by Bruce Baugh

Fri Aug 22

Interactivity by Irene Gallo

Weekend Getaway: Behind the Wainscot 15 by John Klima

Spooky/Doctorow Preview by Pablo Defendini

Thu Aug 21

Michael Whelan and Scott Fischer exhibit by Irene Gallo

Playing With Your Emotions: The Literary Version by John Scalzi

SF Scene: KGB Fantastic Fiction 8/21/08 by Liz Gorinsky

Judging a book by the cover: Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series by Jo Walton

“The most awesome evil in the history of evil awesomeness” by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

In New York City tonight: Mashing up to defend your rights by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

RPGs + Computer Games: D&D Tiny Adventures by Bruce Baugh

Wed Aug 20

Meet the Stars: Launch Pad 2008 by David D. Levine

The Weirdest Book in the World by Jo Walton

Farewell! Thou Art Too Dear For My Possessing by John Klima

Steph Laberis by Irene Gallo

The Cool Exec with the Heart of Steel by Jim Henley

Rick Berry Demos by Irene Gallo

Tue Aug 19

Eighties Rewind III by Jim Henley

Mon Aug 18

Eric Freitas by Irene Gallo

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2008 Results by Steven Padnick

Watchmen Beset by Legal Issues… Release in Doubt? by Pablo Defendini

Eighties Rewind II by Jim Henley

Eighties Rewind I by Jim Henley

Sun Aug 17

Steampunk in the Hamptons by Irene Gallo

Heterotopian Choices: Samuel R. Delany’s Triton by Jo Walton

Sat Aug 16

Just Irresistible: Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle by Jo Walton

Fri Aug 15

Weekend Getaway: Mary Robinette Kowal by John Klima

Tor.com Exclusive Interview: Mary Robinette Kowal, Campbell Winner by Liz Gorinsky

Erwin Madrid by Irene Gallo

Manga and comics news by Melissa Ann Singer

Reading Location by John Klima

Late Evening, After the Hugos by David Hartwell

Thu Aug 14

Happiness, Meaning and Significance: Karl Schroeder’s Lady of Mazes by Jo Walton

On Immortality by Pablo Defendini

Has Queen Amalasuntha Been Assassinated Yet? L. Sprague de Camp’s Lest Darkness Fall by Jo Walton

We wuz hacked by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Prologue to Comments on Facebook Games by Bruce Baugh

Tue Aug 12

I think we define “practical” differently…. by Melissa Ann Singer

Mon Aug 11

Clearsighted utopia: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed by Jo Walton

Mile High Worldcon…and old Worldcon memories by James Frenkel

The Dying Earth by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Sun Aug 10

Hugo Awards: The Details by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Lana Crooks: Because sci-fi and cephalopods go hand in tentacle by Irene Gallo

Subverting Cliche at Shared Worlds: The Scaly Ones Are Always Evil by Jeff VanderMeer

Sat Aug 9

Hugo Award Winners by Pablo Defendini

Howdy from the West Coast by

Fri Aug 8

Man in the Mirror by Steven Padnick

Worldcon: Conversation by Jo Walton

Review: Monopoly, by Gamehouse by Bruce Baugh

Thu Aug 7

Superhero Blogging Goes to the Dogs by Jim Henley

FTLs, the Ten Dimensions, and Psychedelic Ramblings of Ersatz Journalists by Pablo Defendini

SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: The Last Colony by Pablo Defendini

A visual dictionary of book terms by Abigail Sutherland

Aliens and Power: C. J. Cherryh’s Atevi Books by Jo Walton

Three-peat: biologist discovers third unbelievably tiny animal by Melissa Ann Singer

From the Conversations by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: Rollback by Pablo Defendini

World Fantasy Award finalists by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

James Paick by Irene Gallo

Wed Aug 6

Considering the Best Fanzine of 2008 by Alison Scott

My grandma went to Lothlórien, and all she brought back was this lousy pair of elf ears. by Pablo Defendini

The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away by Cory Doctorow

SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: Brasyl by Pablo Defendini

Tue Aug 5

The Dystopic Earths of Heinlein’s Juveniles by Jo Walton

They Were Behind That Rock. All 125,000 of Them by John Scalzi

SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: Halting State by Pablo Defendini

Jon Foster Demo by Irene Gallo

Old Flames Flare for Sweetie ‘n Me by Joel Priddy

Mon Aug 4

I Have a Confession to Make by John Klima

The Fermi Paradox: OK, where are they, then? by Jo Walton

Shaun Tan by Irene Gallo

SF/F Book Cover Review, Hugo Edition: The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Pablo Defendini

The Soils of Mars by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Sun Aug 3

Greg Manchess: Hellboy Demo by Irene Gallo

AbeBooks acquired by Amazon.com by Pablo Defendini

Exclusive interview with Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu, and Joel Hodgson of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 by Liz Gorinsky

Pauline Baynes by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Sat Aug 2

A treat to re-read: Barbara Hambly’s Stranger at the Wedding by Jo Walton

Fri Aug 1

Jeremy Enecio, on the board and in motion by Irene Gallo

Weekend Getaway: Benford and Roberson by John Klima

The Montauk Monster–Just a Scout? by

Because I Will Get Fired As The Science Blogger If I Don’t Note This by John Scalzi

Confessions of a book addict by Abigail Sutherland

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation Gap by John Klima

Separating SF and fantasy by Jo Walton

Patrick Ballesteros, art and the ocassional ice cream cone by Irene Gallo

Playing with matches by Irene Gallo