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Tag Archives: Retro Hugos
Some Comments about the 1944 Retro Hugo Awards Winners
So the 1944 Retro Hugos were awarded during the opening ceremonies of WorldCon 77 in Dublin last night. I didn’t go to the opening ceremonies, but was having dinner at The Drunken Fish, a Korean restaurant in Dublin. But of … Continue reading
Cora goes to WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Ireland, and TitanCon in Berfast, Northern Ireland
This week, I’m off to Ireland for WorldCon 77 in Dublin and TitanCon, the 2019 EuroCon in Belfast the weekend after. I’ll be leaving early on Tuesday morning and am really looking forward to the experience. I’m particularly excited to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Personal
Tagged awards geekery, Belfast, comics, con reports, craft, crochet, Dublin, EuroCon, food, Franco-Belgian comics, Hugo Awards, Retro Hugos, science fiction, science fiction TV, speculative romance, TitanCon, travel, WorldCon, WorldCon 77
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Eric John Stark – Social Justice Warrior of Mars
Today, I’m over at Galactic Journey again, reviewing The Secret of Sinharat and People of the Talisman by Leigh Brackett, the 1964 expansions of the novellas “Queen of the Martian Catacombs” and “Black Amazon of Mars” from 1949 and 1951 … Continue reading
Why you should not dismiss “Münchhausen” out of hand
One of the finalists on this year’s Retro Hugo ballot in the Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form category is a German film, namely the 1943 UFA film Münchhausen, at the time one of the most expensive German films ever made. … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged awards geekery, German cinema, German history, Münchhausen, propaganda is evil, Retro Hugos
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Science Fiction is Not Evenly Distributed
I’m over at Galactic Journey and back in 1964 again today, where I review Edmond Hamilton’s science fantasy adventure The Valley of Creation as part of Galactic Journey‘s “Galactoscope” feature along with reviews of Outside the Universe, also by Edmond … Continue reading
More about the Golden Age
This is the third in a loose series of posts about the so-called Golden Age of science fiction and how it was less monolithic and more diverse than most people think. Parts one and two may be found here. These … Continue reading
Dispelling More Misconceptions About the Golden Age
Approximately, two weeks ago I wrote a post about the 1944 Retro Hugo finalists in the novelette category and how those stories show that the so-called Golden Age of science fiction was a lot more diverse than most people assume. … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged art, awards geekery, Conan, gender, golden age science fiction, judge a book by its cover, LGBT, military science fiction, pulp fiction, race, Retro Hugos, science fiction, sex scenes, space opera, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, vintage science fiction, weird fiction
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Some Reactions to the 2018 Nebula Award Winners and a Post-mortem on the 20Booksto50K Issue
The first reactions to the 2018 Nebula Award winners are pouring in. For my own take, see this post. Lela E. Buis has a brief post listing the Nebula winners, but in the comments she expresses some concern that Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged 20Booksto50K, anthologies, awards geekery, Black Mirror, Dragon Awards, fandom wank, genre wank, Hugo Awards, In Love and War, indie publishing, indie versus traditional, military science fiction, Nebula Awards, Retro Hugos, science fiction, SFWA, short fiction, space opera
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The Golden Age Was More Diverse Than You Think
I’m currently in the middle of reading the 2019 Hugo finalists, alternating with the 1944 Retro Hugo finalists to avoid overdosing on either contemporary or vintage SFF. I just finished reading the finalists in the novelette category for the Hugos … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged awards geekery, fantasy, gender, golden age science fiction, Guardians of the Galaxy, hard science fiction, horror, imperialism, novelette, portal fantasy, race, Retro Hugos, retro science fiction, science fiction, space opera, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, vintage science fiction, weird fiction
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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part I: The 1944 Retro Hugo Awards
So the finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards and the 1944 Retro Hugo Awards were announced today. This time, the announcement manages not to coincide with any major holidays of any world religion, though personally I really prefer it, when … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Film
Tagged awards geekery, Batman, cartoons, fantasy, Flash Gordon, Franco-Belgian comics, German cinema, golden age comics, golden age science fiction, Hollywood, horror, Hugo Awards, propaganda is evil, pulp fiction, Retro Hugos, retro science fiction, science fiction, sword and sorcery, Tintin, US cinema, US comics, Wonder Woman
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