Tag Archives: politics

The 2023 Hugo Nomination Scandal Gets Worse

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Cora

I already spent thousands of words writing about the 2023 Hugo nomination scandal and frankly I don’t want to deal with this anymore at all. For starters, this is the time when we should be talking about the 2024 Hugo … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Hugo nomination statistics have finally been released – and we have questions

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Cora

The long-awaited nomination statistics for the 2023 Hugo Awards have finally been published – at the last possible moment according to the WSFS constitution (and at a point when I really don’t have time for Hugo neepery). The voting statistics … Continue reading →

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A Bouquet of Mixed Links and Two Estranged Brothers

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Cora

There will be more new posts here eventually, but I’m still very busy with work, estate stuff and a sick mother in hospital, so there’s not a lot of blogging right now. However, I got some new toys and have … Continue reading →

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The Mandalorian and Baby Grogu Celebrate “The Return”

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the somewhta belated final instalment of my episode by episode reviews of season three of The Mandalorian. Previous installments may be found here. Warning! Spoilers behind the cut!

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The Mandalorian and Baby Grogu solve a mystery in “Guns For Hire”

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the latest instalment of my episode by episode reviews of season three of The Mandalorian. Previous installments may be found here. Warning! Spoilers behind the cut!

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The Mandalorian and Baby Grogu deal with “The Pirate”

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the latest instalment of my episode by episode reviews of season of The Mandalorian. Previous installments may be found here. Warning! Spoilers behind the cut!

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The Mandalorian and Baby Grogu step aside for “The Convert”

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Cora

Welcome to the latest instalment of my episode by episode reviews of season of The Mandalorian. Previous installments may be found here. Warning! Spoilers behind the cut!

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Non-Fiction Spotlight: The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War by Camestros Felapton

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Cora

As promised in the introductory post yesterday, here is the first Non-Fiction Spotlight. For more about the Non-Fiction Spotlight project, go here. I’m starting off the series by interviewing my pal Camestros Felapton about his blog series turned non-fiction book … Continue reading →

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Foundation enjoys “The Emperor’s Peace” and turns out better than expected

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Cora

Before we get to the meat of the post, I’d like to point you to my latest article over at Galactic Journey, where I review the first episode of the classic West German science fiction TV series Raumpatrouille Orion, which … Continue reading →

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Conan the Socialist

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Cora

I know that I should probably spend more of my time reading current year Hugo finalists, but instead I’m still reading my way through the entire Conan series. I read some of the bowdlerized Lancer/Ace Conan editions years ago, but … Continue reading →

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