Daily Archives: December 5, 2012
And To Close the Evening, This May Be My Favorite Redshirts Review Yet
Posted on December 5, 2012 14 Comments
It’s brief enough to quote in full. It’s from Nick Harkaway from this longer “a year in reading” column over at The Millions: John Scalzi’s Redshirts is a little bit of genius. It starts out as a very funny Star Trek in-joke and then crosses the rubicon to become a somewhat disturbing examination of that joke before diving into […]
In Which Krissy Makes Her Opinion of the “Fake Geek Girl” Accusers Known
Posted on December 5, 2012 45 Comments
Go ahead and tell her she’s a fake geek girl. See where it gets you, nerdburglar. Also? That shirt she’s wearing? You can get it here. It’s a lovely poke in the eye to certain types. Update: Give the picture a little more attitude with a caption.
Dear Whateverians: Choose My Pose!
Posted on December 5, 2012 99 Comments
Well, now it is on: Jim C. Hines has formally challenged me to a pose-off, and in doing so has offered me three choices of pose. Here is the first choice: Here is the second choice: Here is the third choice: Which to choose, which to choose? I can’t decide. So I’m going to let […]
Whatever Holiday Shopping Guide, Day Three: Arts, Crafts, Music and More
Posted on December 5, 2012 153 Comments
The Whatever Holiday Shopping Guide 2012 continues, and today we move away from books and focus on other gifts and crafts — which you can take to mean just about any other sort of thing a creative person might make: Music, art, knitting, jewelry, artisanal foodstuffs and so on. These can be great, unique gifts for special folks […]
The Big Idea: Mark Yohalem
Posted on December 5, 2012 11 Comments
Today’s Big Idea is slightly different: It’s about a video game, not a book. Because (and not only because I am currently in the process of writing a video game myself), I figured, what the heck. So, today writer Mark Yohalem tells you the idea behind Primordia, in which two of mankind’s heirs embark on […]
The Story Board Ep. 5 – “Life Online: Putting the Meme in Memoir”
Posted on December 5, 2012 9 Comments
So, Patrick Rothfuss, Jenny Lawson, Wil Wheaton and I got together to talk about blogging about ourselves and other topics, and off we went for ninety minutes. It’s fun! And we swear a lot, because it’s me and Pat and Jenny and Wil. You’ll love it. P.S.: Sorry about being so choppy. It’s Wil’s fault.
Hey Look! The Chicon 7 Opening Ceremonies!
Posted on December 5, 2012 9 Comments
In which I played talk show host! I had my own house band and everything! If you’re interested in just my opening monologue, it starts at about 2:50. But honestly, if you have the time and you’re a science fiction fan, it’s worth it to watch the whole thing, because the interviews with Mike Resnick, […]
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