That way, part 2
The other day, in my lament for the lack of male homosexual attraction in sf (particularly as written by male...
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Debauchery—or not
I've never been to a bachelor party before. Of course, by most people's standards I probably still haven't. There were...
But not, you know, in *that way*
I've read two stories in SF magazines recently—one in Interzone, one in Asimov's—in which the male protagonist is entirely devoted,...
Groovin’
Also saw The Emperor's New Groove. This latest spate of movie-watching prompted by having figured out how to hook up...
Congeniality
I saw Miss Congeniality the other day. Fun; it manages to do a surprisingly good (if not terribly realistic) job...
Close call
Huh. Looks like a small asteroid came awfully close to hitting Earth last week, and we didn't even know it...
More phone fun
The perils of working at home, Act 38 or so: Ring. Ring. Me: Hello, this is Jed. [brief pause, during...
ECHELON@home
The Indepundit reports that the NSA, taking a page from the SETI@home project, is launching a program to use idle...
Teleportation and hype
Various people are making a big fuss about these Australian scientists teleporting a laser beam. As has been true for...
As you know, Bob, I don’t care
And while I'm being a Monday morning curmudgeon, I may as well pause to roll my eyes a little at...
Girl cooties and hard sf
Anyone who's wondered what the real distinction is between the genres of hard sf and romance should read Dr. Debra...
Orcs
Yesterday at workshop, I saw a fantasy novel by Mary Gentle that contained orcs. I had to admit I was...