Tag Archives: genre wank

Robot Hallucinations

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Cora

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will be aware that the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, is embroiled in a massive scandal. Turns out the programming team used ChatGPT to vet people who’d applied to be on programming … Continue reading →

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The Guardian is Clueless about Masters of the Universe

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Cora

Supposedly, we’re getting a Masters of the Universe live action movie in 2026. Of course, a Masters of the Universe live action movie has been in development hell for almost twenty years at this point with production companies, directors and … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2024 Dragon Award Winners

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Cora

The winners of the 2024 Dragons Awards were announced today at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. The full list of winners may be found here. I’ve been following the Dragon Awards since their inception in 2016, so I guess  I’m … Continue reading →

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We’re Having Hugo Drama… Again

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Cora

Apparently, we are not able to get through an awards season without Hugo drama and Worldcon drama in general. Especially since I really don’t have time for this right now, cause I have to prepare for three cons where I’m … Continue reading →

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Return of the Son of the Bride of the Grimdark Debate

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Cora

In the early days of this relaunched blog, I wrote several times about the debate about grimdark fantasy, then one of the hottest subgenres on the market, which also attracted its share of criticism both from the left for its … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2023 Dragon Award Winners

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2023 Dragons Awards were announced today at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. The full list of winners may be found here. Since it seems I’m committed/cursed to cover the Dragon Awards – coverage of previous years … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Dragon Award Finalists: Mostly Good with a Oddities

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Cora

Does anybody except for me and Camestros Felapton and maybe Doris V. Sutherland still care about the Dragon Awards? I don’t know, but the 2023 Dragon Award finalists have been annunced today. The full list of finalists may be found … Continue reading →

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Same Old Debate, New Clothes: The Cozy Horror Controversy

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Cora

Sigh. It’s that time of the year again and we’re having the same old debate again whether some interlopers are trying to ruin the purity of the genre and gentrify it by writing and reading the wrong sort of books. … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2022 Dragon Award Winners

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Cora

In a feat of terrible scheduling, not only do Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon, and DragonCon, the big media con in Atlanta, Georgia, happen on the exact same weekend, no, both Hugos and the Dragon Awards were also handed out … Continue reading →

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The 2022 Dragon Award Finalists Look Really Good… With One Odd Exception

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Cora

As always this time of year, when you’re way too busy with other things, the Dragon Awards decided to drop their 2022 ballot. I sometimes swear they do this on purpose.The Dragon Awards are a fan award given out by … Continue reading →

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