(1) WORLDCON AMBITIONS. Tammy Coxen wants to remedy the problem of groups bidding for Worldcons without having any knowledge of the norms and customs of the convention they want to run. With input from many others, she has created an … Continue reading
(1) FORWARD MOMENTUM. Odyssey Writing Workshop’s Jeanne Cavelos works on “Uncovering the Mysteries of Flow in the Opening of Stephen King’s 11/22/63“ in a new post: …As the director of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust, I’m constantly critiquing fiction … Continue reading
Compiled by Carl Slaughter: From Certifiably Ingame’s Personnel Files of notable Star Trek characters. Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Personnel File Benjamin Sisko: Personnel File Kathryn Janeway: Personnel File Chief Miles O’Brien: Personnel File Micheal Burnham: Personnel File
In “World Fantasy Convention 2015 – Disability and Accessibility”, author and Tor.com blogger Mari Ness tells in narrative form the frustrations she shared with her Twitter audience last weekend while trying to participate in WFC as a wheelchair user. [Unfortunately] this is not … Continue reading
(1) Jon Zeigler has posted his “100 Year Starship Symposium 2015” report at Sharrukin’s Palace. Executive summary: I was quite impressed by the whole endeavor. It’s a fairly small technical conference, but it’s attracting serious academics and scientists, and it … Continue reading
Here are 12 developments of interest to fans. (1) Priceline’s next round of commercials features Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco playing William Shatner’s daughter. The link takes you to a “behind-the-scenes” video with a funny reference to the TV series. … Continue reading
I promised I’d return to Aidan Moher’s questions about the fan Hugo nominees: But don’t even get me started on the Best Fanzine and Best Fan Writer awards. Maybe I’m exposing my ignorance here, but beyond StarShip Sofa, I haven’t … Continue reading
David Klaus called my attention to TrekMovie.com’s annotated list of Star Trek Buzzwords of 2009, a kind of Devil’s Dictionary for media fans. You see, we need lots of new language because ordinary old words are too puny to describe … Continue reading
(1) TOMLINSON AND ROBINSON SUE MILWAUKEE. In February, Patrick Tomlinson and his partner, Niki Robinson filed a lawsuit against the City of Milwaukee over the multiple instances of swatting: “Robinson v. City of Milwaukee, 2:24-cv-00264”. At the link you can … Continue reading
R.S.A. Garcia’s novella Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma is the winner of The Machine Intelligence Foundation for Rights and Ethics (MIFRE)’s Media Award for 2023. MIFRE is a Washington-state-based non-profit “dedicated to advancing the awareness of a likely future where intelligent … Continue reading