May 2010

Mon May 31

Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung, Act I by Dexter Palmer

Dog-Eared Cat Tales by Nina Lourie

John Berkey’s The Humanoid Touch by

Sun May 30

OK, where do I start with that? G. by Jo Walton

Sat May 29

The Way of Kings on Tor.com by Tor.com

Memories of You: Pacman Edition by John Klima

Fri May 28

Taking it all back: C.J. Cherryh’s Pretender by Jo Walton

Lost “The End”: On finality by Theresa DeLucci

V: “Red Sky” by Mur Lafferty

Bob Eggleton: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 11 by Leigh Butler

The 40th Anniversary of Apollo 13 by Torie Atkinson

Best Graphic Story Nominee #5: Fables—The Dark Ages by Brit Mandelo

Doctor Who S5, EP6: “The Vampires of Venice” by Teresa Jusino

Pickles and Parasols: An interview with Gail Carriger by Jason Henninger

Thu May 27

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Nominee: Up by Eugene Myers

Lost: Myths, Legends, Star Wars and Daddy Issues by Bridget McGovern

V: “Fruition” by Mur Lafferty

John Picacio: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo

Looking different in Fairyland: Handy Mandy in Oz by Mari Ness

How To Make A Tribble by Torie Atkinson

Best Graphic Story Nominee #4: Captain Britain and MI13—Vampire State by Brit Mandelo

Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Lost by Stephanie Bodeen

Queering SFF: The Lambda Awards, Present and Past by Brit Mandelo

Wed May 26

Breakfast in the ruins: C.J. Cherryh’s Destroyer by Jo Walton

Lost Finale Reaction “The End” by Rajan Khanna

V: “Hearts and Minds” by Mur Lafferty

Stephan Martiniere: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo

Best Graphic Story Nominee #3: Girl Genius v. 9 by Brit Mandelo

The Maddening Innards of the TARDIS by Chris Greenland

Re-examining the old-school RPGs: Gamma World by David Williams

The Cockroach Hat by Terry Bisson

Tue May 25

Happy Towel Day by Megan Messinger

Firefly Re-watch: “War Stories” by Richard Fife

Dan Dos Santos: Free wallpapers from Artist Hugo Nominee by Irene Gallo

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 10 by Leigh Butler

Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Heavy Metal Queen” by Madeline Ashby

Best Graphic Story Nominee #2: Schlock Mercenary v. 10 by Brit Mandelo

The Office of Shadow (Excerpt) by Matthew Sturges

Mon May 24

The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings? Artists’ perspective by Irene Gallo

Roger Zelazny’s The Chronicles of Amber by Rajan Khanna

Shaun Tan: Free wallpapers from artist Hugo nominee by Irene Gallo

Best Graphic Story Nominee #1: Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? by Brit Mandelo

Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung, Prologue by Dexter Palmer

The State of Genre TV by Genevieve Valentine

Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy #021: African SF & Fantasy! Nollywood! Entomology! (Guest: Nnedi Okorafor) by David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams

Sun May 23

OK, where do I start with that? F. by Jo Walton

Fri May 21

The Sorceress Armida! by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson

The Hugo for Best Graphic Story: A Short History by Brit Mandelo

Doctor Who S5, EPS 4 & 5: “The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone” by Teresa Jusino

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 9 by Leigh Butler

Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Siege of the North (Part 2)” (episode 120) by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams

Reading at the Speed of Sound Podcast, Episode 3: Audiobook Review of Dexter Palmer’s The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Susan Dunman

Thu May 20

Look around you. Here comes science! by Jason Henninger

Lost Round Table “What They Died For” by Theresa DeLucci, Bridget McGovern and Rajan Khanna

Brains: a zombie memoir by Robin Becker by Mark Graham

Star Trek Re-Watch: “Return to Tomorrow” by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

Colonialization in Fairyland: Captain Salt in Oz by Mari Ness

Nightmarish monstrosities, arena battles, spontaneous communal creativity by Joshua Starr

The Mad God’s Amulet (Excerpt) by Michael Moorcock

Wed May 19

Feminism Smash!!! by Chris Greenland

The Top 15 Moments in the History of Lost by Bridget McGovern, Theresa DeLucci and Rajan Khanna

How many sides are there in this?: C.J. Cherryh’s Explorer by Jo Walton

What else has he got two of? by Nina Lourie

Re-examining the old-school RPGs: Metamorphosis Alpha by David Williams

He Walked Among Us (Excerpt) by Norman Spinrad

This all happened so fast by Dan Goldman

Tue May 18

Firefly Re-watch: “Ariel” by Richard Fife

The Path of Daggers eBook now available by Matt Hatch

Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Siege of the North (Part 1)” (episode 119) by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 8 by Leigh Butler

A Fond Farewell to Ripley, the Borderlands Cat by Bridget McGovern

Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Siegfried, Act III by Dexter Palmer

Mon May 17

JordanCon: Interview with Red Eagle Entertainment by Richard Fife

Jane Eyre: From Gothic Heroine To Vampyre Slayer by Eve Conte

Hugo fan artist nominee Dave Howell by Frank Wu

Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies by John Klima

MicroVisions 5 auction by Irene Gallo

A Cro-Magnon living in the future by Mitch Wagner

GGG#020: Climate Change! Geoengineering! Terraforming! (Guest: Eli Kintisch) by David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams

Sun May 16

OK, where do I start with that? E by Jo Walton

Sat May 15

2010 Nebula Award Winners! by Irene Gallo

Charles Vess’ Drawing Down the Moon (and giveaway!) by Irene Gallo

Fri May 14

Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Siegfried, Act II by Dexter Palmer

STS-132 by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

“Actually, you’re the alien”: C.J. Cherryh’s Defender by Jo Walton

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 7 by Leigh Butler

Beyond Bea Arthur: Bea and SF by Bridget McGovern

Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Waterbending Master” (episode 118) by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams

The Unlikeable (Potentially Evil) Protagonist by Brit Mandelo

Thu May 13

Star Trek Re-Watch: “A Private Little War” by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson

Massimiliano Frezzato’s Keepers of the Maser comic by René Walling

Sweets, spacestations and intrigue: C.J. Cherryh’s Precursor by Jo Walton

Lost Round Table “Across the Sea” by Rajan Khanna, Theresa DeLucci and Bridget McGovern

Taxation in Fairyland: The Wishing Horse of Oz by Mari Ness

Do we really need another Robin Hood? by Ethan Gilsdorf

For the Win Excerpt by Megan Messinger

For the Win (Excerpt) by Cory Doctorow

Wed May 12

By no means unlikely: C.J. Cherryh’s Inheritor by Jo Walton

Iron Man 2 Review by Rajan Khanna

The Puppet Makers: The John Leavitt Interview by Teresa Jusino

JordanCon: Interview with Alan Romanczuk by Richard Fife

Traveller: Reexamining the old-school RPGs by David Williams

His Dark Materials & The Assault on Sociopathic Organizations by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson

Moorcock: The Multiverse’s Big Bang by Rajan Khanna

Tue May 11

Firefly Re-watch: “Out of Gas” by Richard Fife

Doctor Who S5, EP3 – “Victory of the Daleks” by Teresa Jusino

Reflections on an empty studio by David Apatoff

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 6 by Leigh Butler

The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 10, “One More Time” by Brit Mandelo

Moorcock, Genre Fiction, and “Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel”: An Introduction by David Hartwell

The Lost Sorceress of the Silent Citadel by Michael Moorcock

Mon May 10

Frank Frazetta by

Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Sympathy for the Devil” by Madeline Ashby

Kurt Vonnegut’s Look at the Birdie—the last of the wine? by Lenny Bailes

Audioslice: A Mighty Fortress by David Weber by Liz Maverick

Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Siegfried, Act I by Dexter Palmer

Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Northern Air Temple” (episode 117) by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams

OK, where do I start with that? D. by Jo Walton

Sun May 9

Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man by Bridget McGovern

Hugo Voter Packet Released by René Walling

Sat May 8

GGG#019: Immortality! Automata! Consciousness Transference! (Guest: Robin Wasserman) by David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams

Fri May 7

The Good Man Jesus & The Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson

Carrie Vaughn’s Voices of Dragons by Mark Graham

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

LotR re-read: Return of the King V.5, “The Ride of the Rohirrim” by Kate Nepveu

Thoughts on The X-Files by Brit Mandelo

Thu May 6

From here I can touch the sun: A science/spec mix experiment by Chris Greenland

Star Trek Re-Watch: “The Immunity Syndrome” by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers

The Path of Daggers ebook cover by Julie Bell by Irene Gallo

Excerpts and Launch News: Sword of My Mouth by Jim Munroe and Shannon Gerard

Dinosaurs in Fairyland: Speedy in Oz by Mari Ness

Lost Round Table “The Candidate” by Bridget McGovern, Rajan Khanna and Theresa DeLucci

Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “The Deserter” (episode 116) by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams

Burning bridges and making alliances: C.J. Cherryh’s Invader by Jo Walton

Wed May 5

After the Dome: Stephen King in 2010 by Joshua Starr

Cat tales by Nina Lourie

JordanCon: Interview with Wilson Grooms by Richard Fife

Hansel and Gretel are Out For: Blood, at Least One Cullen by Genevieve Valentine

Alone among aliens: C.J. Cherryh’s Foreigner by Jo Walton

The Courtship of the Queen by Bruce McAllister

Tue May 4

The Great Comics Read-Along: Transmetropolitan v. 9, “The Cure” by Brit Mandelo

May the Fourth Be With You: Happy Star Wars Day to Jedi Young and Old by Megan Messinger

Firefly Re-watch: “Jaynestown” by Richard Fife

Our fictional offerings: Expanded staff! New procedures! Same old quirky fiction! by Patrick Nielsen Hayden

The Wheel of Time Re-read: The Path of Daggers, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

Avatar: The Last Airbender Re-Watch: “Bato of the Water Tribe” (episode 115) by Jordan Hamessley, Matt London and John Joseph Adams

That is howcome pop-up books are neato by Jason Henninger

Mon May 3

Tor Story Podcast 020 – “Firstborn” by Brandon Sanderson by Mur Lafferty

Reincarnated as a Space Yacht: IKAROS Flies/Sails Again by Dr. Kirtland C Peterson

JordanCon: Interview with Maria Simons by Richard Fife

Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Ballad of Fallen Angels” by Madeline Ashby

Blogging Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Die Walküre, Act III by Dexter Palmer

OK, where do I start with that? C. by Jo Walton

GGG#018: Organ Repossession! Con Men! Dystopian Satire! (Guest: Eric Garcia) by David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams

Sun May 2

Tove Jansson: Out of the Closet by JoSelle Vanderhooft

Sat May 1

A Softer World 12 by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau

MoominWeek! Day 6 by Kathryn Hurley

Tove Jansson’s The Hobbit by Irene Gallo

Princes and Princesses by René Walling