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Why the Retro Hugos Have Value
Once again, this is not the post I wanted to write. I had been planning to review The Old Guard, which I finally got around to watching, and maybe write a quick con report about the virtual 2020 NASFIC. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Astounding Science Fiction, awards geekery, CoNZealand, fandom wank, gender, golden age fantasy, golden age science fiction, Lovecraft, race, retro fantasy, Retro Hugos, retro science fiction, Shoot a cannon at the canon!, some people are arseholes, vintage fantasy, vintage science fiction, WorldCon
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WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Part 2: The Hugos
In my last post, I talked about my general experiences at WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Ireland. Now here comes the long awaited Hugo commentary, even though everybody knows by now who the winners are and discussion has largely died down. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Film, Personal, TV
Tagged architecture, awards geekery, Dublin, fandom wank, Galactic Journey, genre wank, golden age science fiction, Hugo Awards, photos, some people are arseholes, WorldCon 77
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Ian McEwan is Clueless about Science Fiction
I have to admit that I never liked Ian McEwan. He always struck me as the sort of white middle class dude novelist who believes that his white middle class dude stories are somehow of universal human relevance. I disliked … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged alternate history, artificial intelligence, cliché, gender, genre bashing, genre vs. literary, genre wank, German SF, Iain M. Banks, Ian McEwan, literary fiction, Margaret Atwood, mundane science fiction, robots, science fiction, some people are arseholes, The Handmaid's Tale, writing advice
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Happy New Year 2019 – and some links
First of all, a happy new year to everybody who reads my blog! My 2019 bring you health, happiness and success! Here in Germany, 2019 is already a little more than three hours old and so far, the year is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Links, Personal
Tagged drink, family, fireworks, food, Galactic Journey, linkdump, photos, planetary romance, poetry, recipes, reviews, science fantasy, some people are arseholes, space opera, Umbel and Panicle, video, videos, YA science 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.
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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Reactions to the 2018 Hugo Award Winners
I already shared my own reactions to the 2018 Hugo Award winners as well as some reactions from around the web in yesterday’s post. However, since then I’ve come across a couple more reaction posts from around the web. At … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Links
Tagged awards geekery, fandom wank, fantasy, gender, genre wank, Hugo Awards, race, science fiction, some people are arseholes
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Some Comments on the 1943 Retro Hugo Award Winners
Before the main event on Sunday, the 1943 Retro Hugos were awarded last night at WorldCon 76 in San José, California. The full list of winners may be found here. The full detailed results of the votes and nominations may … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film
Tagged awards geekery, Captain Future, fandom wank, genre wank, golden age SF, Retro Hugos, science fiction, some people are arseholes, sword and sorcery, WorldCon
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Some Reactions to the 2018 Hugo Award Finalists
For my own take on the 2018 Hugo Award finalists as well as the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards finalists, go here. Meanwhile, reactions from around the Internet are trickling in, though the debate seems rather muted this year, compared to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Links
Tagged academia, awards geekery, Doctor Who, fandom wank, fantasy, gender, genre wank, Hugo Awards, LGBT, linkdump, race, science fiction, some people are arseholes
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Some Comments on the 2017 German General Election
As you may know, Germany had a general election today. Angela Merkel’s CDU is still the strongest party, though they suffered significant losses. Her coalition partner SPD under Martin Schulz, former president of the European parliament, fell to only 20% … Continue reading
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Tagged East Germany, gender, German politics, Germany, politics, race, resistance, some people are arseholes
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Space Opera – It’s not just for white men anymore (and never was in the first place)
Tor.com is currently hosting a space opera week in conjunction with the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog. This is a good thing, particularly for those like me who love space opera. And coincidentally, the Tor.com intro post links … Continue reading