MidAmeriCon II has posted the voter packet containing works by some of the nominees for the 1941 Retro Hugos. Heinlein’s greatest year as a short fiction writer is on display. Otherwise, the voters don’t seem to have picked a lot … Continue reading
The finalists for the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards were announced on Tuesday, April 26. There were 481 valid nominating ballots (475 electronic and 6 paper) received and counted from the members of Sasquan, MidAmeriCon II, and Worldcon 75. BEST NOVEL … Continue reading
(1) A DREAM. Pat Cadigan on Facebook: It’s Christmas Eve, and you know what that means––it’s time for my favourite Christmas story! One night, Confucius had a dream about chopsticks….. (2) THE CASE FOR EMAIL. NASA calculated the surprising amount … Continue reading
(1) These new bookshelf superheroes appear to save your favorite reads on Colossal: Created by Artori Design, these fun metal bookshelves give the impression a stealthy superhero is saving your books from certain doom. The sideways version uses a magnet … Continue reading
(1) A FINE IDEA. “Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules” says the Washington Post’s article about a Federal Trade Commission notice of proposed rulemaking. Fake reviews are ruining the web. But there’s some … Continue reading