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Some Thoughts on the 2024 Hugo Finalists

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Cora

The 2024 Hugo finalists were announced today – on Good Friday, which is a really terrible time to do this. I thought that John Scalzi had persuaded the powers that be that announcing Hugo finalists on a long holiday weekend … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2023 Hugo Winners

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards were announced today at Worldcon in Chengdu, China. My thoughts on the finalists may be found here. I almost forgot that the Hugos were today, because a) I normally don’t expect Worldcon or … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2023 Hugo Finalists

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Cora

After taking an inordinately long time to tabulate the nominations, the Chengdu Worldcon finally announced the 2023 Hugo finalists last night – after accidentally posting a not quite correct list on their website a few days ago. Of course, there … Continue reading →

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Down and Out in Tatooine and Alderaan: Some Thoughts on Obi-Wan Kenobi Parts I and II

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Cora

Since last weekend was a long holiday weekend in the US, Disney Plus in its infinite wisdom has decided to give us the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi in one go and then the next episode dropped today. Though … Continue reading →

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Of Rockets and Hugos

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Cora

The final Star Trek Picard review is coming and I also have something new planned for this blog that you’ll hopefully enjoy. But for now I have two other things to share. For starters, I was interviewed by the wonderful … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2022 Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Cora

So at last, here is my Hugo finalist reaction post. I know it took a bit, but since I’m a Hugo finalist myself this year, I took some time off to celebrate, congratulate fellow finalists and update everything that needed … Continue reading →

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Cora is a Three-Time Hugo Finalist!

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Cora

As you probably know, the finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards have just been announced. And I promise you that the detailed analysis of the finalists, which I know you’re all waiting for, is coming as soon as I can … Continue reading →

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Cora goes virtually to DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Cora

Due to the generally bad timing and the ongoing covid pandemic, I can’t attend this year’s Worldcon, DisCon III in Washington DC, in person, but I will be there virtually. If you’re a member of DisCon III, you can see … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2021 Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Cora

So here is my Hugo finalist reaction post at long last. I know it took a bit longer than usual to get the post up, but since I’m a Hugo finalist myself this year, I took some time off to … Continue reading →

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Cora is a Hugo Finalist Again!

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Cora

As you probably know, the finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards have just been announced. You can watch the announcement video on the DisCon III YouTube channel. And I promise you that the detailed analysis of the finalists, which I … Continue reading →

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