Tag Archives: Game of Thrones

Football and other links of interest

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Cora

More photos coming tomorrow, but today I’m starting with a subject that rarely comes up in this blog, namely sports, more precisely football (or soccer to the Americans among you). But here in Bremen, this really is the biggest news … Continue reading →

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Women in Speculative Fiction, News on the Grimdark Debate and the Unsung Heroes of German Literature

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Cora

Strange Horizons is once again fighting the good fight and has broken down book reviews in major SFF venues by gender of the author and reviewer. The results are still largely discouraging. At Salon, Alex Heimbach also reports on the … Continue reading →

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A quick thought on Game of Thrones

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Cora

Just watched the first episode of season three of Game of Thrones. Tywin Lannister really is determined to win the unofficial Darth Vader Parenthood Award for the second year in a row, isn’t he?

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Some Reflections on Recent Awards and Nominations

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Cora

The past week has been a good one for awards and nominations, because the shortlists and winners for several more or less prestigious awards have been announced. First of all, the nominations for the 2013 Hugo Awards have been announced. … Continue reading →

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More on Grimdark Fantasy

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Cora

The latest reiteration of the debate about grimdark epic fantasy is happily chugging along. You can read my take (with lots of links) here. And now for a roundup of the latest responses: Foz Meadows offers her take on the … Continue reading →

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It’s that time of the year again: Grimdark Fantasy

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Cora

We’re having our annual gritty fantasy debate, because Joe Abercrombie – being one of the prime purveyors of grimdark fantasy today – launches a preemptive strike and defends dark and gritty fantasy against its critics. Of course, nobody is actually … Continue reading →

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Pop Culture Overload

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Cora

Yesterday evening, I chanced to tune into an episode of the popular and long-running German action TV show Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police). The premise of the show is simple … Continue reading →

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Dynasty and socially acceptable homophobia

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Cora

An obscure satellite station has started rerunning Dynasty in a late night slot, one episode per night, and so I recently came across it. Now I haven’t watched Dynasty – and I always have to force myself not to refer … Continue reading →

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Winter is coming, the mice are on the loose

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Cora

In case you’re waiting for photos from Scotland, you’ll have to wait another day. But instead, I’ve got a funny anecdote and some public service announcements: First of all, Amazon in its infinite wisdom decided to launch its Kindle store … Continue reading →

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Gone Away Linkdump

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Cora

From tomorrow on I’ll be in the UK for a couple of days. In urgent cases, I can still be contacted via e-mail or cellphone. And the office is still occupied in case someone desperately needs to get hold of … Continue reading →

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