Taskmaster s17e04 -- this was another fun one, and with more interaction between contestants in the studio, which I have also noticed (as Reddit pointed out) was kind of low this series until now -- ( More with spoilers )

I had not been expecting Taskmaster Champion of Champions III so soon, but was glad to get it! And I enjoyed it a lot. Also, whoa, has it really been 150 episodes? It feels like we just had the 100th one with the cake! ( I think this was my favorite CoC to date (with spoilers) )

Hugo nominations are out! I'm a mix of yay! and ugh and "I better actually get around to reading it" at the list this year, and of course will ( natter about it )

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4. Steven Brust, Good Guys -- this is an urban fantasy standalone, and it's pretty good? But like everything by Brust that I read which is not Dragaera, it makes me realize that while I pretty much always end up respecting and appreciating the way Brust writes things -- the negative-space storytelling, the dialogue-heavy prose, characters who are ( Read more... )

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Day 2: Rec at least three fanworks that you didn’t create.

First, let me take this opportunity to add a few more Yuletide recs. ( Dragaera, Ghostverse, Mrs Piggle-Wiggle, Little Red Riding Hood )

Day 8: In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. The last time I did this challenge (which I found rather challenging even then, because how does one narrow it down to a single piece of canon!) I went with "favorite ( Read more... )