George Slusser, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at UC Riverside, died at home November 4 of cancer. “He was a fine man, insightful critic, innovative educator, buoyant spirit. Founder of the Eaton Collection and much else,” said Gregory Benford. Slusser … Continue reading
Born July 14, 1939: Professor Dr.George Slusser – Eaton science fiction collection Curator Emeritus. Slusser has faced serious health challenges lately. Greg Benford reports: “He’s back from 3-plus months of chemotherapy and surgery to attack his mouth cancer, and he’s now … Continue reading
Adam Roberts, meet Larry Correia! Last week Larry Correia served up a whole hot fudge sundae of self-promotion, victimhood, and smof-stomping in “Sad Puppies 2: The Illustrated Edition” at Monster Hunter Nation. Some people rejoice in sad puppies. They say … Continue reading
Neal Barrett, Jr., who was named a SFWA Author Emeritus in 2010, died January 12 at the age of 84. His first published sf story was “To Tell the Truth” in Galaxy in 1960. Although never the winner of … Continue reading
Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks aliens might be living among us reports Business Insider. “Maybe they have visited us in Times Square,” Tyson tells us. “But no one noticed because everybody who hangs out in Times Square is just a little … Continue reading
Six cameras in Maryland dedicated to catching speeding drivers have been vandalized since April. Now police are installing other cameras to keep an eye on their investment — because the speed cameras cost up to $100,000 to replace. Add this … Continue reading
When a fan wants to compliment a writer he must speak in terms that will sound like praise to the hearer. A couple of years ago there was a particular Hugo-nominated novel I enjoyed quite a bit. Several things about it reminded me … Continue reading
This article of mine was originally posted on Trufen.net in October 2004. From-purple-fingers-to-pixel-flingers: When you go, your fanzines stay here – a rule made to avoid cluttering up all Eternity like one big Slanshack. So what will you do to make sure they … Continue reading
Via SF Signal, I read a portion of Adam Roberts’ denunciation of awards: But awards lists and best-ofs are rubbish […] The problem is timescale. It is a convention, no less foolish for being deeply rooted, that the proper prominence … Continue reading
As I roamed around Denvention on Saturday afternoon, looking into program rooms for something interesting to watch, I saw Mark Olson raining green-foiled Andes Mints on a small audience of fans playing “Trivia for Chocolate.” Steven Silver and Jim Mann … Continue reading