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Tag Archives: German history
Steampunk in East Frisia: Steamfest Papenburg 2019
Papenburg is an East Frisian town of about 38000 people near the Dutch border, which is probably best known these days as the home of the Meyer Werft , where many of the giant cruise ships carrying tourists across the … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged architecture, con reports, dieselpunk, East Friesia, German history, Papenburg, photos, pirates, Steamfest, steampunk
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A no longer quite so new Thurvok story available: The Night Court
Before we get back to photos, con reports and genre commentary, here is a not quite new release announcement. Because I just realised that I never officially announced the latest Thurvok story, which came out just before I left for … Continue reading
Remembering Artur Brauner and Dr. Mabuse
This will only be a short post, because I’m still hard at work doing the 2019 July short story challenge. If you want to follow along, bookmark my July short story challenge day by day post. Meanwhile, I’m also over … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Links
Tagged 1960s, Artur Brauner, Babylon Berlin, celebrity deaths, crime thriller, Dr. Mabuse, Galactic Journey, German cinema, German history, German literature, German TV, LGBTQ, science fiction
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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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The Problem about “The Bells” and Game of Thrones That No One Talks About
A lot of people are angry about “The Bells”, the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, mostly with regard to the development of the character of Daenerys Targaryen. Warning: Spoilers behind the cut! Send to Kindle
Posted in TV
Tagged Bremen, Croatia, Europe, Game of Thrones, gender, German history, history, trauma, triggers, US TV, war, YA fiction
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Chuck Wendig, James Gunn, Chelsea Cain and the Silencing of Creatives
The following excursion into the past is going to be long, but bear with me, because there is a valid connection to what is happening today. Send to Kindle
Posted in Books, Comics, Film
Tagged Avengers, Batman, censorship, DC Comics, Disney, German history, German politics, German TV, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hollywood, LGBT, Marvel, politics, some people are arseholes, Star Wars, superheroes
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Michael Burnham, Poe Dameron and the Decline of the Maverick Hero
Science fiction has always been the genre of the maverick hero and occasionally, the maverick heroine. Han Solo, Malcolm Reynolds, Kirk and Spock, Riker, Worf, Kathryn Janeway, the Doctor (“Fine chaps, all of them” – and now a fine lady, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, TV
Tagged 1980s child, Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, German cinema, German history, German politics, German TV, military science fiction, politics, Raumpatrouille Orion, science fiction, sociology, space opera, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, Star Wars, The Last Jedi
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Of narrative catnip, cultural taste differences, telling my own stories and a new “In Love and War” novella: Dead World
As many of you probably know, I currently have two space opera series going on: The Shattered Empire series and the In Love and War series. Both are stories of rebellion and of fighting an unjust system, because such stories … Continue reading
A new fantasy story available and Cora participates in an SF Signal Mind Meld
First of all, I was invited to participate in SF Signal‘s regular Mind Meld feature. The subject this time around was cities in science fiction and fantasy. You can see my answer as well as those of Kelly McCullough, Beth … Continue reading
Austrian SF legend Dietmar Schönherr dies
Austrian actor and television personality Dietmar Schönherr died yesterday aged 88. Here are two obituaries from Die Welt und Der Tagespiegel as well as a video obituary courtesy of kulturzeit. In spite of the surfeit of world news on this … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain America, celebrity deaths, gender, German history, German TV, military SF, Perry Rhodan, politics, race, Raumpatrouille Orion, Romanheft, science fiction, Star Trek
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