Monthly Archives: March 2009
Musicans and SF/F Films
Posted on March 19, 2009
Musicians in science fiction and fantasy films: Good to watch, or like sticking needles into your corneas? I essay this Very Important Question in this week’s AMC column, and ask folks to pitch in with more examples of rocks stars being sf/f movie stars. Go on, you know you want to play along.
One Way E-Mail
Posted on March 18, 2009 22 Comments
For some reason right now I can read all my e-mail but I can’t send any, so if you send me e-mail today expecting a reply, you might have to wait a bit. On the other hand, now is an excellent time to rant at me in an e-mail, because honestly, how am I going […]
Mmmm… Podcastlicious
Posted on March 17, 2009 31 Comments
I asked folks on Twitter for some questions for a podcast. They gave me questions! Next I’m going to ask people on Twitter for money. But in the meantime, here’s a podcast of me answering those Twittered questions. It’s about 12 minutes long and features a special guest star! So there. Here’s a downloadable version, […]
I Have a Degree in Philosophy, You Know
Posted on March 17, 2009 53 Comments
Here you go: A cartoon I wrote a long time ago, illustrated by my pal Richard Polt: And doesn’t it feel good to have that one squared away?
Quick Music Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It’s Blitz!
Posted on March 17, 2009 7 Comments
I like it. The band gets into a time machine, goes back to 1981, grabs a synth, and mopes grandly. Sometimes you can dance to it (like with the first single, “Zero”), other times you’ll just sway back and forth in that dark music club of your mind, trying to make sense of it all […]
The Venereal Disease Channel Imaginatizes Greatastically
Posted on March 17, 2009 151 Comments
People have been asking me to weigh in on the whole “SciFi Channel changing its name to Syfy” thing, so here’s me weighing in: Meh. It seems like pointless fiddling for the sake of pointless fiddling to me, but if it makes them happy, then, you know. Have fun with it, guys. I like a […]
Lopsided Cat Watches the World From the Porch
Posted on March 17, 2009 36 Comments
And tells those damn birds to get the hell off his lawn! Or he’ll eat them. And he will. Every single one of them. It’s that whole “predator” thing he’s got going. It’s not just a fashionable look for him. It’s a way of life.
A Canonical Sunset, Cloudless Division
Posted on March 16, 2009 13 Comments
Yup, that’s pretty much what one looks like. Any questions? No? Then class dismissed.
And Now, Simply Because, An Arty Picture of My Wife
Posted on March 16, 2009 18 Comments
I think it would make a good book jacket photo, personally. So arty. So serious. So “my husband has Photoshop and is not afraid to fiddle.” Yes, well. Guilty as charged.
Taking One for the Team: K. Tempest Bradford
Posted on March 16, 2009 238 Comments
Last Thursday and Friday, Mary Anne Mohanraj came to Whatever at my invitation to talk about race and science fiction and fantasy, and how it affects writers and readers. I also invited my friend Tempest Bradford to talk about the same subject. She also very kindly accepted, and is speaking today from her own experience […]
Cloudbusting With Kate
Posted on March 15, 2009 31 Comments
I just know that something good is going to happen. I am taking the day off; see you on Monday.
A2S Review at Curled Up With a Good Book
Posted on March 14, 2009 16 Comments
Since its publishing life has been so diffuse, Agent to the Stars is probably my least-reviewed novel, so it’s always nice to see it get noticed. Therefore, I was delighted to see a review of Agent at Curled Up With a Good Book today. The reviewer calls the book “one of the funniest, yet also […]
Metatropolis Review at io9
Posted on March 14, 2009 9 Comments
Over at io9, Charlie Jane Anders takes a swing through Metatropolis and comes away impressed: These feel like cities where anything can happen, from getting your skull cracked to discovering your life purpose. And most important of all, when I was done reading about this future dys/utopia, I wanted to spend a lot more time […]
Twitter Twitter Twitter
Posted on March 14, 2009 30 Comments
I’m quoted in a Wall Street Journal column about Twitter by WJC.com’s Senior Technology Editor Julia Angwin, a college friend of mine, in which she divulges Twitter performance anxiety, and I, the man who Titters on his sock-wearing status (currently: OFF) tell her to relax and have fun with it. Because it’s not Shakespeare. Unless, […]
Mary Anne Mohanraj Gets You Up to Speed, Part II
Posted on March 13, 2009 344 Comments
In her last guest entry, Mary Anne Mohanraj introduced herself and began speaking about race and science fiction and fantasy, concentrating specifically on points useful to everyone. Today, she’s talking on points useful to writers. —— MARY ANNE MOHANRAJ: Part II: For Writers You get to write whatever you want, including CoC (characters of color). […]
One Week Out From Millennicon
Posted on March 13, 2009 23 Comments
A reminder to all and sundry but in particular the folks living in the greater Ohio/Indiana/Kentucky tristate area: Staring next Friday, I’m guest of honor at this year’s Millennicon science fiction convention, conveniently located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Convenient for me, in any event, since it means I can drive it rather than fly it, and […]
Apologies, Etc
Posted on March 13, 2009 82 Comments
A meta-note about my walkback of a couple days ago, and feel free to ignore this if like most people all this “me talking about me” crap I’ve done recently has begun to bore you: 1. I’m aware some people think I “caved” by apologizing, but to quote my own damn self on this, like […]
Wil Wheaton for Alpha Geek
Posted on March 13, 2009 71 Comments
Geek-beloved musicians Paul and Storm are running a contest to see who’s the greatest geek of them all, and after 64 competitors (one of whom WAS NOT ME, hmph), it’s come down to Joss Whedon and Wil Wheaton. And yes, fine, Whedon did Buffy and Firefly and looks vaguely like an alien to me. Fine. […]
Modeling the Latest in Leprechaun Punk Wear
Posted on March 13, 2009 18 Comments
Don’t mess with her. She’s got a sheep. And I can tell you she’s not afraid to use it. More seriously: Thank you to everyone who has sent good thoughts to Athena in the last week, regarding the death of her friend Tiffany. Without going too much into Athena’s own personal territory, I can say […]
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