Over lunch, I just read “The Failed Dianas” by Monique Laban over at Clarkesworld Magazine. It’s a short story about the conflict between identity & parental expectations, and I’m not sure how to say more about it without getting into spoilers. But it’s a fast read, so you would be better off just reading it … Recommended Reading: The Failed Dianas
I love nominating for the Hugos – it makes me feel like a part of the community, and gives me a chance to support the authors/storytellers whose work I love. The next month and change is going to be rather hectic (at least it looks that way on the calendar), so I put in my … My 2020 Hugo nominations are in
I’ve been meaning to post for a few weeks now about the Serial Box feature Orphan Black: The Next Chapter. I’m usually doubtful about continuing fan-favorite shows in another medium years after the end; they usually don’t add much and wind up souring me on the whole franchise. I really, really don’t want a West … You should be listening to Orphan Black: The Next Chapter
[I received an advance reader copy of Gideon the Ninth from the publisher at ALA Annual 2019] I’d been hearing great things about Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir from most of the authors I follow for a couple months leading up to ALA, so when I saw it at the Tor booth I definitely … “Lesbian necromancers… in space” -Charles Stross
I don’t always share Kickstarters I’m backing – often I’m just pre-ordering the product, or supporting a creator I like. I do want to share out Critical Core, tho. It’s a tabletop role playing game designed to help autistic children develop their social skills and creativity. I signed up for the creators email newsletter last … Kickstarter: Critical Core is a game for autistic children
A few years ago (2012 or 2013 I think?) there was a multipart YouTube series from a channel called “RedLetterMedia” that broke down all the reasons why the Star Wars prequels just didn’t work, everything from general storytelling to contradicting worldbuilding in the original trilogy. That series was punctuated with some very disturbing “framing elements” … I just watched a wonderful critique of The Hobbit movies
Apparently somebody made a set of “gotcha” questions for Christians to use to convince atheists that their position is flawed and they should actually be Christian (presumably of the uptight evangelical variety). Atheist YouTuber Steve Shives went through and answered all 31 questions. I enjoyed watching the videos the last couple nights, and thought I’d … An atheist thoughtfully answering “Questions for Atheists”