Scott H. nails it again with his holiday shopping tips. SF Bookworm, which I have now added to my RSS reader, has a two-part post on 20 collectible SF and fantasy authors. (Via SF Signal.) Charles Shields, who wrote the well-received biography of Harper Lee, is now working on a biography of Kurt Vonnegut. […]
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As I prepare to leave for the state volleyball tournament, posting may be sporadic and perhaps little more than occasional compilations, such as this: The National Book Award winners were announced last night. The Echo Maker by Richard Powers won the Fiction award. I just finished the book last week and, frankly, have relatively ambivalent […] Air & Space magazine gives us what is supposedly the first photo of Earth from space. (Via Boing Boing.) On a tangentially related note, isn’t it somewhat appalling to read in 2006 that NASA has never had a Space Shuttle in orbit on Dec 31 or Jan 1 because they aren’t sure the onboard […] I think that, by definition, this takes you beyond being a jackass. (Via Boing Boing, whose headline is a classic.) Wired magazine gives us its top 20 SF films. While I think it admirable they apply set standards, the fact Gatacca can beat out The Matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange shows […] I agree. PP has what may be the best KELO blooper ever. Steve Hemmingsen’s facial expression near the end is icing on the cake. The top 100 photos taken by the Hubble Telescope. Although I’m not sure how the top 100 was determined, it’s worthwhile. (Via Kottke.org Remaindered Links.) Wil Wheaton gives us five […] |
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