Daily Archives: February 1, 2012
EBooks for Breast Cancer Screening and Education
Posted on February 1, 2012 417 Comments
Many of you have heard that the Susan G. Komen Foundation (the folks who do all that pink-related branding regarding breast cancer) is withdrawing its financial support from Planned Parenthood, which in the past did breast cancer screening and education for lots of poor women with funds offered by the Foundation. The Komen folks swear […]
The Difference a Year Makes
Posted on February 1, 2012 36 Comments
This is what February 1 looks like outside my bedroom window just a couple of minutes ago. As a compare and contrast, here’s what it looked like a year ago today: Note that the patchy-looking parts of the lawn in last year’s picture are actually patches of ice that were thick enough to step on […]
SFWA Delists Dorchester Publishing
Posted on February 1, 2012
In another bit of SFWA-related news, the organization has chosen to delist Dorchester Publishing as a qualifying market, after a year-long period of probation. You may read SFWA’s public statement on the delisting here.
Rachel Swirsky Announces for SFWA VP
Posted on February 1, 2012 1 Comment
This is, I think, a positive development for SFWA: If you’re a SFWA member, you may read her platform here. If elected, she would succeed Mary Robinette Kowal, who has done an unbelievably excellent job in four years on the SFWA board (two as secretary, two as VP). I’ve known Rachel for a number of […]
Science Fiction Film For When You Can’t Sleep
Posted on February 1, 2012
Sometimes you’re awake in the middle of the night, not by choice, and need something to distract you from the fact that you’re not able to go back to sleep. What do you do? In my FilmCritic.com column this week, I offer some suggestions for insomniac science fiction. Some of them are good films, others… […]
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