By Carl Slaughter: The first time I interviewed Vixy and Tony, we talked about the nature of filk music. Since then, they have released another album and added 2 band members. This interview is focused on the band itself. Carl … Continue reading
(1) SLOWER THAN EMPIRES AND HALF VAST. It all seems to obvious now. CheatSheet explains: “’Star Wars’: Why Delaying ‘Episode VIII: The Last Jedi’ Was the Right Call”. From there, the plan was to release Episode VIII (now officially titled The Last Jedi) a … Continue reading
(1) INTERNMENT DRAMA. Courtesy of Fathom Events, “Broadway Musical ‘Allegiance’ Starring George Takei to Screen in Cinemas”. “Allegiance,” the Broadway musical that starred George Takei in a four-month run last season, will come to movie theaters around the country in a … Continue reading
Ed Dravecky III in 2009. Popular conrunning fan Ed Dravecky III died April 23 in Irving, TX while at Whofest, the convention he co-founded. His brother wrote on Facebook: When Eddy didn’t show up for an event, his longtime girlfriend … Continue reading
Eric Flint recently posted where the next 1632 Series Minicons will be hosted. 2016: Fencon, September 23-25, Dallas, TX. 2017: Balticon, May 26-29, Baltimore, MD. Flint has been picked as a GoH. More 1632 series information is available at their website.
Who’s bidding for the Worldcon? Here is a summary of ongoing bids pieced together from the presentations at LoneStarCon 3, the 2012 Smofcon, plus other online discussions — and my own Machiavellian speculation thrown in for seasoning. 2016 There is an unopposed bid … Continue reading
By Helen Montgomery: This year, with Worldcon being in San Antonio, the SFOP decided to head on down to Dallas Comic Con to give away books and tell attendees about LoneStarCon 3. Our saga begins on Wednesday, May 15. Three … Continue reading
Here is a summary of ongoing bids for the Worldcon pieced together from the presentations at Chicon 7 and online discussions I’ve seen since then, with some Machiavellian speculation thrown in for seasoning. 2015 There are bids for Helsinki, Orlando and Spokane. … Continue reading
By Steven H Silver: The Rebel and Phoenix Awards were presented Saturday night at Fencon VIII and DeepSouthCon. I presented the Rebel Award to Brad W. Foster for his work as a fan artist. Toni Weiskopf presented the Phoenix Award … Continue reading