Author Archives: Cora

Some Comments on the 2025 Hugo Winners – with Bonus Tall Ship Photos

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Cora

The winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards were announced last night or rather very early in the morning at Worldcon in Seattle, Washington. My thoughts on the finalists may be found here and the full voting statistics and some comments … Continue reading →

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Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz or How to Suppress Women’a Writing – The Fantasy Edition

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Cora

I’m over at Galactic Journey again – for the second time this month and a third article is coming later this month, which must be a new record for me – to talk about Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz, a … Continue reading →

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So what does Cora think of the new Masters of the Universe toys revealed at San Diego Comic Con?

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Cora

So do you want to know what I think of the new Masters of the Universe toys revealed at San Diego Comic Con – illustrated with photos of my toys from my own collection which were not revealed at San … Continue reading →

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A Charcuterie Board of Mixed Links

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Cora

I’ve been working on a post about the Masters of the Universe reveals at the 2025 San Diego Comic Con, which started off with links to all the other places where I’ve been lately.  But that post got too long, … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory 2025 Dragon Awards Ballot Post

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Cora

I was planning to blog about something else, but as they usually do, when you’re busy with other things, the 2025 Dragon Awards decided to drop their 2025 ballot – after posting an empty ballot page for several days.  The … Continue reading →

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Cora’s TV Adventure – Take Two

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Cora

Before we get to the main event, I was at the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog of the Seattle Worldcon again, this time talking about the 1960 East German science fiction film Der schweigende Stern a.k.a. The Silent Star. Back … Continue reading →

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He-Man Goes Ruhrpott – Cora’s Adventures at the 2025 Los Amigos Masters of the Universe Convention in Neuss, Part 2: The Con and My Haul

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Cora

On the long Pentecost weekend, I attended the Los Amigos Masters of the Universe convention in Neuss. For the rather eventful trip to get there, see part 1. Like last year, the Los Amigos convention took place in the Stadthalle … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Heikedine Körting, Queen of the German Audio Drama

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Cora

Heikedine Körting, audio drama director, producer, voice actress and lawyer, celebrates her eightieth birthday today. If you’re not German, you’re likely thinking “Heikedine Who?” But if you grew up in Germany in the past fifty years, Heikedine Körting probably influenced … Continue reading →

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Frontpage News

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Cora

We interrupt your regularly scheduled con coverage, because I’ve been in the news again, for Alexandra Penth interviewed me for the Weser-Kurier about my Hugo nomination as part of the Galactic Journey team. You can read the article here. I … Continue reading →

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He-Man Goes Ruhrpott – Cora’s Adventures at the 2025 Los Amigos Masters of the Universe Convention in Neuss, Part 1: It’s Roadtrip Time Again

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Cora

Last year, I attended the Los Amigos Masters of the Universe convention in Neuss, which also involved a rather epic 300 kilometers there and back roadtrip. I enjoyed the con and the trip a lot, so I decided to go … Continue reading →

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