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More 2015 Hugo Reactions

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Cora

I posted my massive Hugo reaction post yesterday with links to other reaction posts. But considering that the 2015 Hugo debate started well before the nominations were announced and lasted through the entire period between the announcement of the nominations … Continue reading →

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How the 2015 Hugos proved against all odds that SF is becoming more international and more diverse

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Cora

I guess by now you’ve all heard the news. After an unprecedented four and a half months of fighting, debate and ever more bizarre escalations, the 2015 Hugo Awards have been awarded Saturday night and the Sad and Rabid Puppies … Continue reading →

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Wolfgang Jeschke, Nutty Nuggets and mixed SF Links

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Cora

Since my last post, a couple of other obituaries for Wolfgang Jeschke have popped up online, including a few in English: Mike Glyer at File 770 has an English language obituary. Locus Online has another English language obituary. Phantastik-Couch offers … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the 2014 Nebula Awards

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Cora

The debate about the Hugo Awards is still going on and reaching ever more ridiculous proportions. If you feel like wading into all that, the tireless Mike Glyer at File 770 offers daily summaries of the latest entries in the … Continue reading →

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German perspectives on SFF, a Hugo Survey and the best “Age of Ultron” review you’ll read today

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Cora

The 2015 Hugo Awards debate is still dragging on and to those of us outside the US, it is very clear that the Hugos and Worldcon have been dragged into the increasingly toxic US culture war between the beleaguered nutty … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam Günther Grass

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Cora

Yesterday, German novelist, poet and artist Günther Grass died of a lung infection aged 87. His death caused an outpour of tributes and condolences from writers and politicians worldwide. Deutsche Welle and The Guardian have collected a few of them. … Continue reading →

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The obligatory 2015 Hugo nomination reaction post

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Cora

So the 2015 Hugo nominations were announced this weekend and the noxious Sad Puppies as well as the even more noxious Rabid Puppies managed to push many of their choices onto the ballot and completely dominate all three short fiction … Continue reading →

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Hugo Awards Debate 2015 – earlier every year

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Cora

Yes, I know I already said last year that the inevitable Hugo Awards debate starts earlier every year, but it’s still true. Indeed, it seems by now that we are having at least three big Hugo debates every year, one … Continue reading →

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And still more Hugo and WorldCon Analysis

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Cora

It’s been three weeks now, since the 2014 Hugos were awarded at LonCon3 and yet we’re still talking about both.

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More WorldCon and Hugo Links

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Cora

We’re still talking about WorldCon and the Hugos, so here are some more links: At The Daily Dot, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw compares WorldCon with Nine Worlds, a newer multi-fandom con also held in London, and detects a notable generation gap. Bethan … Continue reading →

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