(1) HARTWELL LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. Kathryn Cramer posted the speech she prepared for Gordon Van Gelder to deliver accepting David G. Hartwell’s posthumous World Fantasy Life Achievement Award. First of all, to the board, we are sorry David missed the … Continue reading
(1) CAPTAIN SPOILED. At The Mary Sue “Comics Fans Respond to Captain America’s ‘Big Secret’”. Um … whut? **SPOILERS FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #1** If you read the new Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 that came out today, you … Continue reading
(1) The Onion reports a major addition to the movie ratings scheme. WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide moviegoers with the information they need to determine which films are appropriate for them to see, the Motion Picture Association of America announced … Continue reading
Peggy Rae Sapienza, one of fandom’s most admired conrunners and fan guest of honor at Chicon 7, the 2012 Worldcon, passed away March 22 from complications following heart valve replacement surgery. She was 70. Her highest profile achievements were chairing … Continue reading
Sunday, September 3, 1989 at Noreascon Three. Fifth installment of my reminiscences about the once-in-a-generation convention that took place 25 years ago this week. Sunday In The Park With George: As I set up the Fanzine Sales table Sunday morning … Continue reading
Twenty-five years ago today Noreascon Three began in Boston, Massachusetts. I’ve been working on a post about its epic Science Fiction’s 50th Anniversary Family Reunion Sunday brunch which will appear September 3. The research reminded me what a superb convention it … Continue reading
By Francis Hamit: Loncon 3 ran so well that it begs a record of small things that worked and should be added to the list of “best practices”. I speak as one who has attended 111 conventions, including 10 WorldCons … Continue reading
Forty years ago this coming Labor Day Weekend, L.A.con co-chair Bruce Pelz made a few dollars on the side putting one of those newfangled electronic game machines in the con suite and allowing the readily hypnotized nerds to feed quarters into … Continue reading
The winning bid for 2012 has now officially morphed into Chicon 7. The Guests of Honor will be author Mike Resnick, artist Rowena Morrill, astronaut Story Musgrave, fan Peggy Rae Sapienza, and “industry” (it says on the website) Jane Frank. … Continue reading
Lise Eisenberg and Kate Yule attended the live broadcast of Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know? nationally-syndicated radio show — and Kate got on the show! Here is Lise’s account from A Momentary Taste of Wiscon #3: Saturday morning, Kate Yule and … Continue reading