So one of the things that SF should do is address the world, possibilities, and challenges.

I was struck by just how well the old TV show UFO did some of this -- take a look at this scene from an early episode. Straker makes an offer to Lt. Bradley and Bradley turns it down because of his skin tone.

"Racial prejudice burned itself out five ( Read more... )

First time in a long time that I didn't vote on the Hugos. I had no time to speak of so I didn't do ANY of the reading (although, for a change, I'd seen 4 out of the 5 BDP Long Form nominees). That's a record.

But what this means is that I'm finally reading Anne Leckie's "Ancillary Justice" and so far, I'm really enjoying it. I can see why it ( Read more... )