By Steve Vertlieb: This is a love story, as wondrous, tender, and affectionate as any that you’ll ever read. In the current vernacular, it might be referred to as a “bromance,” the non-romantic affection for one man by another. For, … Continue reading
The 2022 Reading List: Year’s best in genre fiction for adult readers has been announced by the Reading List Council. The list of winners was unveiled January 23 during the Book & Media Awards Virtual Ceremony of the American Library … Continue reading
(1) LODESTAR MEMENTO. Fran Wilde shows off her Lodestar finalist pin. The Instagram is a video of her unwrapping the box. Below is a screencap of the pin. (2) CAN’T TELL THE DC FROM THE DOA. A.V. Club reports “DC … Continue reading
(1) ON THE GROUND AT WORLDCON 76. Raven Oak’s trip report about Worldcon 76 includes a fun photo of astronaut Kjell Lindgren posing with fans costumed (so I believe) as the GalaxyQuest alien crew members. Kjell thanked me and said … Continue reading
The Parsec Awards committee has announced the 2017 awardees for excellence in speculative fiction podcasting. Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast Winner: Star Wars Best in Galaxy Season 3 by Mark Restuccia & Patch Hyde Finalists Kakos Industries by Conrad Miszuk … Continue reading
(1) TOWARD A MORE GRAMMATICAL HELL. McSweeney’s John Rauschenberg explains it all to you in “Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell, Reimagined for Linguistic Transgressions”. First Circle (Limbo): Autocorrect Here wander the otherwise virtuous souls who were forced into grievous errors … Continue reading
The 2017 Parsec Awards finalists were announced October 12. The juried award recognizes excellence in speculative fiction podcasting. The winners will be honored during a ceremony to be livestreamed in November. Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast Kakos Industries by Conrad Miszuk … Continue reading
The 2016 winners of the Parsec Awards for excellence in speculative fiction podcasting were presented at Dragon Con on September 4. Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast Improvised Star Trek -“The Voyages of the USS Sisyphus” by Christopher Rathjen and the … Continue reading
Bill Shunn was probably making a throwaway remark, a joke, when he mentioned nominating the @MayorEmanuel Twitter feed for a Hugo: …[It] was probably better that Dan Sinker control the revelation than that someone else out him, which no doubt … Continue reading
The Emperor Norton, who graced the 1993 Worldcon with his regal presence as a time-traveling guest of honor, now has inspired Emperor Norton The Musical. It’s coming to Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater in North Hollywood on November 7 after three successful runs … Continue reading