Blog Archive
November 2008
Sun Nov 30
Shaun Tan on an animated version of The Lost Thing
by Irene Gallo
A happy ending depends on when you stop: Heavy Time, Hellburner and C.J. Cherryh’s Alliance-Union universe
by Jo Walton
Sat Nov 29
Challenge of the Skiffy Rommer Brigade
by Heather Massey
Fri Nov 28
Hollywood Vamps it Up
by Genevieve Valentine
You gotta have game.
by Elizabeth Bear
In Which I am Turning Into My Father
by John Klima
Thu Nov 27
Weekend Getaway: The Philippines
by John Klima
Robert Downey, Jr. on Avengers Movie
by Pablo Defendini
Ever been to a tea party with a herd of rhino?
by Jason Henninger
Things (and people) to be thankful for:
by Tor.com
Wed Nov 26
Batman: R.I.P.-off
by Pablo Defendini
A Softer World 03
by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau
Around the Web: Iron Man 2, robot warriors, and 12 movies no one wants to see
by Torie Atkinson
The Name of the Game is The Name of the Wind
by Douglas Cohen
Ain’t No Party Like a SFWA Party…
by Bridget McGovern
Twists, Curves, Exciting Thrills: What Happens After the Book is Written
by Jane Lindskold
Tue Nov 25
Genre Blithe
by Brian Slattery
Hard Boiled Regency: Madeleine Robins Point of Honor
by Jo Walton
Kate Clark
by Irene Gallo
Around the Web: Battlestar, Batman, & UFOs
by Torie Atkinson
Free e-book: Jane Lindskold’s The Buried Pyramid
by Melissa Ann Singer
Mon Nov 24
Of Gods and Men (and fans)
by Torie Atkinson
The Mountain Goats: What’s Not to Love about 666?
by Lou Anders
Eleventh Hour: Surge
by Genevieve Valentine
The Guild Season 2 on Xbox Live!
by Pablo Defendini
Around the Web: Gothic Lolitas, Joss Whedon, & Dave Stevens
by Torie Atkinson
Random House Expands its eBook Offerings
by Pablo Defendini
The Irony of Being “Author”
by Jane Lindskold
Brad Holland interview
by Irene Gallo
Dexter “About Last Night” episode review
by Theresa DeLucci
Sat Nov 22
Weekend Getaway: Patrick O’Leary et al
by John Klima
Fri Nov 21
Super Science Dance Party: Jazz Hands and Particle Physics, Together At Last
by Bridget McGovern
SF Scene: KGB Fantastic Fiction 11/19/08
by Liz Gorinsky
Pushing Daisies: Now You See It, Now You Don’t
by Eugene Myers
Jason Chan, leaving no zombie child behind
by Irene Gallo
I Was a Fairy Tale Virgin
by Heather Massey
Meet Sean Williams: A Force to Be Reckoned With
by Lou Anders
Twilight: True Woemance
by Genevieve Valentine
Around the Web
by Torie Atkinson
Commedia dell’SF: Brandon Sanderson
by Dot Lin
Gris Grimly, del Toro, stop-motion animation…a few of my favorite things
by Irene Gallo
Sometimes, the bad guys outsmart themselves
by Elizabeth Bear
Thu Nov 20
IlluxCon
by Irene Gallo
How the Doctor Became the Doctor
by Constance Cochran
Tail Bone to Chair: Part Two
by Jane Lindskold
Get better soon, Tobias Buckell
by Pablo Defendini
Coraline trailer
by Irene Gallo
Nine Out of Ten Crazy Cyborgs Agree: You Should Give Jonathan Coulton Your Money
by Bridget McGovern
Wed Nov 19
JPL Sends E-mail to Spacecraft: FIRST!!!11
by Megan Messinger
Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa
by Melissa Ann Singer
I shall call him Squishy
by Torie Atkinson
Graymalkin Lane 90210: is nothing sacred?!?!
by Pablo Defendini
To boldly go where…ah, to hell with it
by Megan Messinger
Waiting for the Mail: Science Fiction World
by John Klima
In the beginning…
by Hank Wagner
Tue Nov 18
Buffy versus MacGyver: Worst. Cagematch. Ever.
by Bridget McGovern
Used Futures and the Aesthetics of Star Wars
by Torie Atkinson
Free Zombies
by Irene Gallo
Guillermo del Toro and the Spirit of the Beehive
by Brian Slattery
Who Killed Ariane Emory? C.J. Cherryh’s Cyteen
by Jo Walton
Chesley Awards anounced
by Irene Gallo
Tail Bone to Chair: Part One
by Jane Lindskold
Mon Nov 17
Celebrating Liberation: Brian Slattery Rocks Out in Pre-Apocalyptic Brooklyn
by Bridget McGovern
Dexter The Damage a Man Can Do episode review
by Theresa DeLucci
Let the Right One In: not your ordinary Swedish vampire film
by Dot Lin
Eleventh Hour: Frozen
by Genevieve Valentine
You Do, I Watch: Remote Fandom
by Bruce Baugh
Anathem: what does it gain from not being our world?
by Jo Walton
Sun Nov 16
We Are Wizards, Harry Potter fandom documentry
by Irene Gallo
Bring in the Precogs.
by Pablo Defendini
While You Do That, He’s Doing This: My Quantum of Solace
by Eric Raab
Sat Nov 15
Weekend Getaway: Jonathan Lethem
by John Klima
Fri Nov 14
Beyond America: The Future of the Rest of the Planet
by Jo Walton
Watchmen Trailer
by Irene Gallo
Review: Death from the Skies!
by Ava Jarvis
Free Magic With Every Gathering
by Bruce Baugh
Just because you’ve forgotten, that don’t mean you’re forgiven.
by Elizabeth Bear
Thu Nov 13
Fandom In a Coma
by Jason Henninger
Small World, Big Feet
by Lou Anders
American Dreams in Arabic
by Brian Slattery
Avoid or Anticipate?: The Problem of Series
by Jane Lindskold
Wrath of the Lich King is Here!
by Torie Atkinson
Fantasy of Manners
by Jo Walton
World of Warcraft: More Invasion Thoughts
by Bruce Baugh
Adventures in Fandom: Neil Gaiman and Chip Kidd talk Sandman, Batman, Shatner, and Death
by Bridget McGovern
Wed Nov 12
Patrick Arrasmith talks about his scratchboard art for the Last Apprentice series
by Irene Gallo
Winter is Coming to HBO.
by Megan Messinger
The Hub Around Which My Year Turns
by John Klima
Flawed but magnificent: Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman’s The Fall of the Kings
by Jo Walton
The Greed of the Jedi
by Mur Lafferty
Tue Nov 11
B.T.A.O.T.S.S.A.T.C.O.T.U.S.O.A.
by Liz Gorinsky
Mars Phoenix: Veni, Vidi, Fodi.
by Pablo Defendini
Where’s the Latin American Science Fiction?
by Brian Slattery
Batman: The Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul
by Lou Anders
Jungles & Graveyards & Boy Scouts, oh my…Maniacal Ramblings and Notes on Raising a Youth Army
by Bridget McGovern
Duels and Dialogue and Depth: Ellen Kushner’s The Privilege of the Sword
by Jo Walton
Mon Nov 10
World of Warcraft: The Running of the Bulls
by Bruce Baugh
Searching For the Eleventh Doctor
by Constance Cochran
Dexter Easy as Pie episode review
by Theresa DeLucci
Love, Blood and Rhetoric: Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint
by Jo Walton
Heroes Villains episode review
by Theresa DeLucci
The Shortcomings of Words
by Jane Lindskold
Top Ten Superhero Love Spats
by Heather Massey
Sun Nov 9
Pixar’s Up
by Irene Gallo
Hey, Tech Geeks and Mad Scientist-types: Michael Moorcock Needs Your Help
by Bridget McGovern
Sat Nov 8
Weekend Getaway: Theodora Goss
by John Klima
Fri Nov 7
Felicia Day on The A.V. Club
by Pablo Defendini
Here There Be Dragons: Or Sometimes Not.
by Jane Lindskold
Better Zombies Through Physics Goes CC
by Jim Ottaviani and Sean Bieri
Thu Nov 6
Kevin J. Anderson on The Edge of The World
by Pablo Defendini
An Inordinate Fondness for Sweetie ‘n Me
by Joel Priddy
The Zombified Zombies of Zombie Fest
by John Joseph Adams
Of course science fiction did it first…
by Jo Walton
Shelter from the Storm
by Elizabeth Bear
Wed Nov 5
Michael Crichton: 1942-2008
by Pablo Defendini
The Madness of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
by Dayle McClintock
Great Caesar’s ghost!
by Megan Messinger
Tue Nov 4
…and for the eBook Trifecta
by Pablo Defendini
More eBook Goodness: Sunborn, by Jeffrey Carver
by Pablo Defendini
Nightshade Books Joins Baen’s Webscription Service
by Pablo Defendini
The TiVo Test
by Mur Lafferty
Liberation and Spaceman Blues cover process
by Irene Gallo
Dexter Si Se Puede episode review
by Theresa DeLucci
November 4th, 2008. 7AM EST
by Tor.com
Mon Nov 3
YA: What Exactly Does That Mean?
by Jane Lindskold
What to read to take your mind off the US election.
by Jo Walton
Jeph Loeb fired from Heroes!
by Theresa DeLucci
Pushing Daisies Review: Dim Sum, Lose Some
by Eugene Myers
Sun Nov 2
World Fantasy Awards Winners!
by Pablo Defendini
Not Exactly About WoW’s Zombie Outbreak, Or Not Just
by Bruce Baugh
Sat Nov 1
RPGs, Podcasting: Paul Tevis and Ransoming
by Bruce Baugh
Gentlebeings, Start Your Engines: DrawMo! 2008
by Pablo Defendini