Monthly Archives: January 2021

Marvel Does Pleasantville: Episodes 1 and 2 of WandaVision

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Cora

Of the many Marvel and Star Wars related projects Disney (who, if I may remind you, are still not paying royalties due to Alan Dean Foster and other authors) has announced for its Disney+ streaming service, WandaVision was probably the … Continue reading →

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Fanzine Spotlight: Salon Futura

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Cora

It’s time for the next entry in my Fanzine Spotlight project. For more about the Fanzine Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines featured by clicking here. Today’s featured fanzine is Salon Futura, edited … Continue reading →

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Fanzine Spotlight: The Drink Tank

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Cora

It’s time for the next entry in my Fanzine Spotlight project. For more about the Fanzine Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines featured by clicking here. Today’s featured fanzine is The Drink Tank, … Continue reading →

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Fanzine Spotlight: Galactic Journey

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Cora

As promised yesterday, here is the first Fanzine Spotlight. For more about the Fanzine Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines featured by clicking here. By the way, DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon, has … Continue reading →

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Introducing Fanzine Spotlights

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Cora

Hugo season is upon us. Nominations are not yet open, but DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon, has just announced its Hugo Award related policies to some controversy, particularly with regard to limiting the number of names listed per finalists to … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: The Ghosts of Doodenbos

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Cora

Welcome to the January 2020 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. And yes, I know it’s one week late, but I was ill last week. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery realises “That Hope Is You, Part II” in its season 3 finale

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Cora

We’ve reached the season finale of Star Trek Discovery, so here is the last installment in my ongoing episode by episode reviews of season 3 of Star Trek Discovery. Reviews of previous episodes may be found here. Warning: Spoilers behind … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery realises that “There Is a Tide…”

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Cora

Yeah, this review is two days late, since the powers that be at CBS All Access apparently believe that all their viewers have nothing better to do on New Year’s Eve than watch TV (or that they all have families … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2021

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Cora

First of all, a happy new year to everybody who reads my blog! May 2021 be better than 2020 and bring you health, happiness and success! If you want to know what I’ve been up to in 2020, here is … Continue reading →

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A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2020

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Cora

I never felt particularly comfortable with eligibility posts, but I posted such an overview for the first time in 2016, when someone added my name to the Hugo Nominations Wiki. Eventually, it paid off, because I was a Hugo finalist … Continue reading →

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