Tag Archives: storytelling

Non-Fiction Spotlight: Story Matrices: Cultural Encoding and Cultural Baggage in Science Fiction and Fantasy by Gillian Polack

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Cora

After the Hugos is before the next Hugos, so I’m continuing my Non-Fiction Spotlight project, where I interview the authors/editors of SFF-related non-fiction books that come out in 2022 and are eligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards. For more about … Continue reading →

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Tha Mandalorian and Baby Yoda meet up with old friends and enemies in “The Siege”

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Cora

Now I have this week’s Star Trek Discovery review out of the way, it’s time for my episode by episode reviews of season 2 of The Mandalorian again. Previous installments may be found here. Also, since Star Wars is a … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on the series finale of Mad Men or The world’s longest Coke commercial

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Cora

In retrospect, I guess we all should have known better than to expect that Matthew Weiner would be able to come up with a decent ending or indeed any ending at all. After all, the TV show Weiner worked on … Continue reading →

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