Daily Archives: April 27, 2016
The May Mostly Hiatus
Posted on April 27, 2016 17 Comments
As a heads up for folks: My May is going to be super busy with things that don’t involve being online, including writing and travel, so that means that I’m planning to spend most of May offline. I’m not closing down Whatever because I’ve scheduled Big Ideas, but content here is likely to be those […]
Four Things About the Hugos, 4/27/16
Posted on April 27, 2016 91 Comments
First off, gaze upon Chuck Tingle’s latest story, above (and for sale here). That’s kind of awesome. Second off, I see some people here and elsewhere swearing they’re going to put anything that was on the Sad/Rabid slates or recommendation lists below “No Award” this year. Bluntly, you’ll be foolish if you do this. As I […]
Dear Cruz, Kasich and Sanders: Guys, It’s Over
Posted on April 27, 2016 135 Comments
I just wrote a much longer piece going over last nights results in detail, but other than the line where I called Ted Cruz “a malignant teratoma with a law degree” it was just boring as hell, so, here’s the shorter version: Hey! Cruz! Kasich! Sanders! You got no shot! Let it go! They won’t, […]
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