SF Writers Who Served
This year for Veteran’s Day, I thought I would take the time to recognize some of SF’s writers who served in the Armed Forces. Although mainly looking at U.S. writers,…
A Brief History of Klingon Fandom Part 1
Introduction Earlier this year I was on a panel on Klingon Fandom at MarsCon (the one in Minnesota) with several of my fellow KAG members. I was the proverbial dinosaur…
Review: Fool Moon
A few years back I read Stormfront, the first book in Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files. Although I liked the story, I didn’t like the main character harry Dresden, nor…
Who’s The Doctor?
Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who, and the “Net is abuzz with speculations and thoughts on who will become the 12th Doctor. Not wanting to be outdone, I thought I…
Starship Troopers Revamp
Over on io9, they have an article on upcoming SF movie reboots (and “why they might not suck”, their words, not mine). There are a couple of films listed that…
Ray Bradbury, Gone At 91
Ray Bradbury passed away last night. He was 91, a little more than two months shy of his 92nd birthday. Bradbury, as most anyone reading this article will know, is…
AER MarsCon2011
MarsCon 2011 has come and gone. To start off with, a good time was had by all (and if you didn't have fun, that's your own fault, not mine!). Alexis…
Dalek Christmas Carol
I couldn't resist. Merry Christmas.
Road Warrior Weekend
From the realm of "man, that sounds like fun", I received a message on the MacDude list about an event called "Road Warrior Weekend". Costumes, cars and gyrocopters, all in…
Charles N. Brown of Locus Magazine Passed Away
Charles N. Brown, publisher and editor-in-chief of Locus Magazine passed away on July 12th, 2009. Locus is the major journal of SF news, and has been in publication since 1968,…