Daily Archives: May 9, 2012
I’m Wrong Again and Happily So
Posted on May 9, 2012 132 Comments
I thought Obama was going to keep his distance on same-sex marriage through November. I was wrong. I’m at the airport and catching up on this as it develops; when I’m done I’ll possibly check in with further thoughts. But for now, I’ll just say: Good for him. Glad he came out.
My Schadenfreude Phaser is Set to “Meh”
Posted on May 9, 2012 30 Comments
People are (rather gleefully, I suspect) sending me this story about conservative writer Jonah Goldberg getting dinged for the jacket flap bio of his latest book, which incorrectly states that Goldberg has been twice nominated for the Pulitzer. In fact it appears he’s been twice submitted for consideration, which involves no special skill other than […]
Horse Sense From Indiana Senator Richard Lugar
Posted on May 9, 2012 98 Comments
Who was defeated in his primary last night. It’s on the subject of his primary opponent and the value of bipartisanship. I’m going to quote a big fat chunk of it here. For those of you who want to see the whole thing, it’s here. —- …If Mr. Mourdock is elected, I want him to […]
North Carolina and Amendment One
Posted on May 9, 2012 244 Comments
I’m not particularly pleased with the outcome of the North Carolina Amendment One vote last night, but neither am I particularly surprised. And as I noted on Twitter last night, my impulse to tut-tut North Carolina voters is well tempered by the fact Ohio’s voters put their own rather odiously bigoted marriage amendment into their […]
The Big Idea: Mark Teppo
Posted on May 9, 2012 13 Comments
The Mongoliad, Book One (there will be two more) was put together by what could only be called a supergroup of seven science fiction and fantasy rock stars, including Hugo-winning authors Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear. But it’s often hard enough getting just one writer to figure out where a tale is going; what happens […]
The Final FilmCritic.com Column
Posted on May 9, 2012
It’s up now. Go see me say goodbye and have some final thoughts on (pretty much exactly) four years of science fiction film. And if you have any comments you’d like to make over there, well, now’s the time, isn’t it.
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