November 2010

Tue Nov 30

How One Astronomer Became the Unofficial Exoplanet Record Keeper by Scientific American

Peter Orullian interviews Brandon Sanderson, Part 4 by Tor.com

Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing December Releases in Epic Fantasy by Suzanne Johnson

Quantum Leap: “Shock Theater” by Alyx Dellamonica

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Crossroads of Twilight, Part 5 by Leigh Butler

Read an Exclusive Preview from Orson Scott Card’s The Lost Gate by Tor.com

Richard Matheson—Storyteller: The Curtis Years, Part I by Matthew R. Bradley

Whedonistas: Celebrating Joss Whedon by Teresa Jusino

Whedonistas, A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them (Excerpt) by Seanan McGuire

Mon Nov 29

Aliens and Jesuits: James Blish’s A Case of Conscience by Jo Walton

Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing December Releases in Science Fiction by Suzanne Johnson

Will Tron Himself Actually Be in the New Tron: Legacy? by Ryan Britt

Win an ARC of John Scalzi’s Upcoming Little Fuzzy Reboot: Fuzzy Nation by Stubby the Rocket

At the Queen’s Command, Book 1 of the Crown Colonies by Michael A. Stackpole

Ain’t I elegant? Patrick O’Brian’s Treason’s Harbour by Jo Walton

So You Want to be a Writer? by Aidan Moher

The Lost Gate (Excerpt) by Orson Scott Card

The Analog Gamer: Stocking Stuffers—10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Games Under $20.00 by Bob Gallo

The Walking Dead S1, E5: “Wildfire” by Alex Brown

Open Call for Questions for Ian Cameron Esslemont by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Upcoming Events in December by René Walling

Sun Nov 28

“Time can be rewritten. People can’t.” Doctor Who: “A Christmas Carol” trailer by Chris Greenland

With Great Ticket Prices Come Great Responsibility: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Has First Preview Today by Danny Bowes

Hugo Nominees: 1959 by Jo Walton

Sat Nov 27

A Game of Thrones preview (updated for new clip) by Irene Gallo

E. M. Forster’s The Machine Stops by Stubby the Rocket

Found on the Internet: Muppet Staring Contest by Stubby the Rocket

Saturday Morning Cartoons “A Warm Reception in LA” and “Out of Sight” by René Walling

Fri Nov 26

Found on the Internet: The sun sets over Mars by Stubby the Rocket

A geeky-crafty Black Friday (or anytime) shopping list by Irene Gallo

Found on the Internet: Underwater Sculpture of Jason de Caires Taylor by Stubby the Rocket

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Crossroads of Twilight, Part 4 by Leigh Butler

A is for Artist: T by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Found on the Internet: Brontë Sisters Power Dolls by Stubby the Rocket

Geeky Stuffed Animals on Parade by Chris Greenland

Found on the Internet: Lego Star Wars: “Bombad Bounty” by Stubby the Rocket

Thu Nov 25

Found on the Internet: “Strange Charm”: A Song about Quarks by Stubby the Rocket

Found on the Internet: Giant Spaceship Bubbles by Stubby the Rocket

Frequency Rotation: David Bowie, “The Laughing Gnome” by Jason Heller

Found on the Internet: Dawn of the Ted by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek Re-watch: “For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky” by David Mack and Dayton Ward

Found on the Internet: Dune home movies by Stubby the Rocket

Childhood in Fairyland: The Runaway of Oz by Mari Ness

Wed Nov 24

Happy Thanksgiving from Tor.com! by Tor.com

Tor.com Podcast: “Lightbringers and Rainmakers” by Stubby the Rocket

Philip K. Dick Takes the Stage: An Interview With Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Playwright/Director Edward Einhorn by Danny Bowes

Wednesday Comics Pull-List: The Uncomfortable Spider-Man by Matt Lampert, Annie Gala and Chris Greenland

Science Fiction Cuisine: The Leftovers by Jason Henninger

Quantum Leap: “8-1/2 Months” by Alyx Dellamonica

SFContario Party Game: Fannish Fortune Cookies by Jo Walton

The Secret Origins of Internet People: The Guild Comic Review by Chris Greenland

New Symphony of Science Video! by Brit Mandelo

Tue Nov 23

Pictures from SteamCon II by

Richard Griffiths For the Next Doctor by Stubby the Rocket

Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It’s a Recipe Book by Ian McDonald

Happy-Slapping Hoodies with ASBOs and Superpowers: Misfits and Teenage Culture by Emily Asher-Perrin

Learn the true meaning of Science Fiction Cuisine by Jason Henninger

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Crossroads of Twilight, Prologue, Part 3 by Leigh Butler

The Analog Gamer: Android by Bob Gallo

From the Good Idea Files: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer Reboot is a Go by Stubby the Rocket

The Green Bird by Kage Baker

Mon Nov 22

Air war in the stone age: Poul Anderson’s The Man Who Counts by Mitch Wagner

Writers on Writing: On Writing by Stephen King by Brit Mandelo

An Independent Bookstore Just Off the Beaten Path by GD Falksen

Parenthesis: Patrick O’Brian’s The Ionian Mission by Jo Walton

The Walking Dead S1, E4: “Vatos” by Alex Brown

Time to Give Thanks and Praise! by Amanda Rutter

The Occultist (Excerpt) by Dark Horse Comics

Sun Nov 21

Trailer Review: Source Code by Danny Bowes

Beth White and the cover to Cat Valente’s Deathless by Irene Gallo

Hugo Nominees: 1958 by Jo Walton

Sat Nov 20

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “UFO” and “I’ll Get the Ice-Creams” by Irene Gallo

Fri Nov 19

Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 by Danny Bowes

Playing Tabletop Dungeons & Dragons Online by Matt Forbeck

Rick Berry Wins Society of Illustrators Award for Amanda Palmer’s Cabaret by Irene Gallo

Star Trek Comes To METAtropolis by Stubby the Rocket

Tor.com’s Zazzle Store is Open! by Tor.com

A is for Artist: S by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Crossroads of Twilight, Prologue, Part 2 by Leigh Butler

Faith and lies: Two fascinating novels about nuns by Jo Walton

Zombies, death, funerals and YOU by Jason Henninger

Queering SFF Corollary: Hal Duncan’s “It Gets Better” by Brit Mandelo

A Softer World 17 by Emily Horne and Joey Comeau

I Saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! by Megan Messinger

Thu Nov 18

EVE Online Debuts New Character Generator by Matt London

Is Your Brain Holding 200 Harry Potter Characters? by Stubby the Rocket

For Those About to Rock, Part 4 by Mark Korsak

Violent Video Games Are Good for You by Ethan Gilsdorf

Frequency Rotation: Helium, “Aging Astronauts” by Jason Heller

Amnesia in Fairyland: The Forbidden Fountain of Oz by Mari Ness

A Baker Street Irregularity: Why the BBC’s new Sherlock is Science Fiction by Ryan Britt

Photos from HBO’s Game of Thrones by Aidan Moher

Star Trek Re-watch: “Day of the Dove” by Dayton Ward and David Mack

Weird Wizard of Oz by

The Ivory Tower meets Social Networking by Amanda Rutter

Peter Orullian interviews Brandon Sanderson, Part 3 by Tor.com

Ringworld 40th Anniversary: A Ringworld Mystery, Why Are Sunflowers on the Ringworld? by Doug McElwain

Wed Nov 17

For Those About to Rock, Part 3 by Mark Korsak

Tor.com Podcast: “Ponies” by Stubby the Rocket

Wednesday Comics Pull-List: Reaching Critical Batmass by Annie Gala, Chris Greenland and Matt Lampert

Movie News Roundup: Red Riding Hood, Hulk, and Cowboys & Aliens by Danny Bowes

Remaking Fairyland: A Wizard of Oz Remake? by Mari Ness

“Hyperactive git”: Lois McMaster Bujold’s Miles Vorkosigan by Jo Walton

The Candy Shop: A cautionary tale for the modern world by GD Falksen

The Walking Dead S1, E3: “Tell It to the Frogs” by Alex Brown

The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Night of Knives, Chapter 6 and Epilogue by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

So You Wanna Be an RPG Superstar? by Matt Forbeck

It Ain’t Sci-Fi If the Tears Don’t Fall by Stubby the Rocket

Ponies by Kij Johnson

Tue Nov 16

Time present and time past: Connie Willis’s Blackout/All Clear by Jo Walton

Preview Pages from Batman: The Return by Stubby the Rocket

Richard Matheson—Storyteller: Keep on Truckin’ by Matthew R. Bradley

For Those About to Rock, Part 2 by Mark Korsak

Whitechapel Steampunks The Batman and it is Awesome by Stubby the Rocket

Hidden in Plain Sight: Researchers Find Galaxy-Scale Bubbles Extending from the Milky Way by Scientific American

The Wheel of Time Re-read: Crossroads of Twilight, Prologue, Part 1 by Leigh Butler

Quantum Leap: “The Leap Home” by Alyx Dellamonica

From Twitter: You Can Recognise A Fantasy Reader By… by Amanda Rutter

Queering SFF: Writing Queer—Languages of Power by Brit Mandelo

Mon Nov 15

Deficit commission proposes axing commercial spaceflight without knowing what it is by Scientific American

Harry Potter Will School You on the Periodic Table by Stubby the Rocket

Write geek-themed poem, win geeky book on Geek Mom by Ethan Gilsdorf

The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight Spoiler Review Thread Continuation by Tor.com

Dungeons & Dragons Returns to Comics by Matt Forbeck

George R.R. Martin’s Westeros vs. Europe by Stubby the Rocket

For Those About to Rock, Part 1 by Mark Korsak

I know you mean it kindly, Stephen: Patrick O’Brian’s The Surgeon’s Mate by Jo Walton

From Twitter: That Dreaded To Be Read pile! by Amanda Rutter

Pictures For Sad Children: New Directions, Book Art by Brit Mandelo

Sun Nov 14

Hugo Nominees: 1957 by Jo Walton

Sat Nov 13

Saturday Morning Cartoons Repeats Itself by René Walling

Fri Nov 12

A is for Artist: R by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

NASA’s Successor to Hubble Is $1.4 Billion Over Budget and 1 Year-Plus Behind Schedule, Inquiry Finds by Scientific American

The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight NYC Signing Report by Leigh Butler

From Twitter: Where in Randland? by Amanda Rutter

Revisiting Hugo Awards Nominees by Tor.com

An Interview with Bear McCreary: TV’s Most Popular Music Geek by Teresa Jusino

Behind the Scenes with Star Trek: The Next Generation by Aidan Moher

Thu Nov 11

Science of The Night Land: Dying Suns and Earth Energy by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com

Brush Up Your Shakespeare: Henry V To Get Post-Apocalyptic SF Treatment by Danny Bowes

A Guided Tour of Supernatural Minnesota: The Sub by Ron Hogan

Avatar Rewatch: “Bitter Work” (episode 209) by Matt London

Dune and Conan Film Producer Dino De Laurentiis 1919-2010 by Danny Bowes

Legends of the Super-Weird TV Specials by Jim Beard

Star Trek Re-watch: “Spectre of the Gun” by David Mack and Dayton Ward

“Spectre of the Gun” Star Trek Giveaway by Stubby the Rocket

Dimness in Fairyland: The Enchanted Island of Oz by Mari Ness

Indigo Springs (Excerpt) by Alyx Dellamonica

Wed Nov 10

Towers of Midnight Debuts at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List! by Tor.com

Spec-Fic Parenting: Dora or Avatar? by Richard Fife

We Always Knew Planets Didn’t Explode on Their Own by Lou Anders

Wednesday Comics Pull-List: Skip Week by Chris Greenland, Matt Lampert and Annie Gala

“He isn’t like anything, he’s the original.” Some thoughts on Lois McMaster Bujold’s Aral Vorkosigan by Jo Walton

A Guided Tour of Supernatural Minnesota: The Priest by Ron Hogan

Ringworld 40th Anniversary: The Characters of Ringworld by David Sooby AKA Lensman

The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Night of Knives, Chapter 5 by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere

Realms of Fantasy Déjà vu by John Klima

Is Boston the hub of steampunk? by Ethan Gilsdorf

Tue Nov 9

Tor.com Meetup Giveaway by Stubby the Rocket

Wishful Thinking: Ender’s Game Movie Trailer by Stubby the Rocket

Richard Matheson—Storyteller: Fresh Hell by Matthew R. Bradley

Is Pluto the biggest dwarf planet after all? by Scientific American

Tell Us Some Tales: Serenity: Float Out by Richard Fife

Quantum Leap: “M.I.A.” by Alyx Dellamonica

Peter Orullian interviews Brandon Sanderson, Part 2 by Tor.com

A Guided Tour of Supernatural Minnesota: The M.D. by Ron Hogan

The Walking Dead S1, E2: “Guts” by Alex Brown

Shared Worlds Awarded Amazon.com Grant by S.J. Chambers

Writers on Writing: John Scalzi’s You’re Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop by Brit Mandelo

Mon Nov 8

Tor.com Meetup Tomorrow! by Stubby the Rocket

John Kenn’s Post-It Note Monsters by Aidan Moher

Finding Earth’s Secret History: Absolute Planetary: Book One by Susan Dunman

Answers from Today’s Towers of Midnight Tweet-Up with Brandon Sanderson by Stubby the Rocket

Gotham City 14 Miles: The Fifteenth Mile by Jim Beard

Beautiful Bookshelves—How Do You Sort Yours? by Amanda Rutter

Vampires as Drama Queens by Sarah Jane Stratford

The American navy was the staple diet of conversation: Patrick O’Brian’s The Fortune of War by Jo Walton

A Guided Tour of Supernatural Minnesota: The Businessman by Ron Hogan

Classic RPG Gaming In Your Pocket by Aidan Moher

Sun Nov 7

Hugo Nominees: 1956 by Jo Walton

Sat Nov 6

Apollo 18 Landing March 4th, 2011 by Danny Bowes

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Old Fangs” and “Umbra” by Irene Gallo

Fri Nov 5

Prize Drawing to Support the The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund by Stubby the Rocket

A is for Artist: Q by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

Your own personal holodeck by Jason Henninger

Frequency Rotation: Cannibal Ox, “Battle for Asgard” by Jason Heller

Alternative Titles for The Lord of the Rings! by Amanda Rutter

“Living” History by Sarah Jane Stratford

Thu Nov 4

Architects Vie to Design the City of the Future—On the Moon by Scientific American

“Lando Doesn’t Know How to Fly Space Ships”—A Babysitter Evaluates the Current State of The Force by Ryan Britt

Ringworld 40th Anniversary: “To Arrive Where We Started and Know The Place for The First Time” by Andrew Love

Tor.com Podcast: “Sacrifice of the First Sheason” by Stubby the Rocket

Fairylands in the Sky: Sky Island by Mari Ness

“Is There in Truth No Beauty?” Star Trek Giveaway by Stubby the Rocket

Star Trek Re-watch: “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” by Dayton Ward and David Mack

#WoT Tweetup with Brandon Sanderson on Nov. 8 by Stubby the Rocket

Do you Ezine? A List of Genre Zines by Amanda Rutter

Overloading the senses: Samuel Delany’s Nova by Jo Walton

Wed Nov 3

First Impressions: Fable III for Xbox 360 by Aidan Moher

Wednesday Comics Pull-List: A Study in Scarlet by Matt Lampert, Annie Gala and Chris Greenland

The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Night of Knives, Chapter 4 by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter

Trailer for Star Wars Art: Visions by Stubby the Rocket

Making Fantasy Historically Accurate by Sarah Jane Stratford

Playing for Keeps and for Fun: Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October by René Walling

Sacrifice of the First Sheason by Peter Orullian

Tue Nov 2

Steampunk Fortnight Steams Off by Liz Gorinsky

Review: Vaporpunk: Relatos Steampunk Publicados Sob As Ordens De Suas Majestades by Fabio Fernandes

Ringworld 40th Anniversary: The Astropolitics of Known Space by Doug McElwain

Create a Six Word Science Fiction Story! by Stubby the Rocket

Richard Matheson—Storyteller: The Hammer Years by Matthew R. Bradley

Quantum Leap: “Catch a Falling Star” by Alyx Dellamonica

Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: New Books From Tor by Tor.com

“A particular story, or moral, or scenario”: Why Science Fiction May Not be a Genre by Jo Walton

Pre-Reimagining Steampunk by Jeff Mach

A Peter Orullian Interview with Brandon Sanderson by Tor.com

Steampunk Abstractions: The Inevitability of Imperialism by Jaymee Goh

“The Price” by Neil Gaiman—A Kickstarter Drive by Brit Mandelo

Tor.com Fall Meetup: Tuesday, November 9th by Stubby the Rocket

Book Review: Under the Poppy by Kathe Koja by the rejectionist

Internal Devices by Eileen Gunn

The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight Spoiler Review by Leigh Butler

Mon Nov 1

Out of the Dark (Excerpt) by David Weber

ABC Cancels The Cleveland Steamers by Rev. Dr. Christopher J. Garcia

Tom and Tombstone by Mike Resnick

Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Chrononaut Mercantile Belt by Tor.com

LotR re-read: Return of the King VI.5, “The Steward and the King” by Kate Nepveu

Dreadnought (Excpert) by Cherie Priest

The Tesla Tragedy by GD Falksen

The voyage of the world: Patrick O’Brian’s Desolation Island by Jo Walton

Jasper Kent’s Twelve by Jason Henninger

The Walking Dead S1, E1: “Days Gone Bye” by Alex Brown

The Perdido Street Project by Eileen Gunn