SFSignal lists the 2008 Hugo Award winners here.

I'm a bit disappointed that The Yiddish Policeman's Union won. It sounds very well written, and I may get around to reading it one day, but from what I've heard there's no real science fiction in it. IMO Alternate Histories or Alternate Universes don't necessarily equate to science fiction unless ( Read more... )

From The Best Article Everyday comes 20 pop-cultural obsessions even geekier than Monty Python

My tally is four, but to be honest I only devote an unusual amount of time one of these at this point in my life.
1) Star Trek
2) Battlestar Galactica
3) Doctor Who
4) Fanfic

This is list of books that I will be reading during my deployment. I am only taking about four or five books with me in my bags. I just need to carry enough reading material for the trip (which has the potential to drag on for a number of days) and the first couple of weeks in Baghdad. I'm not worried about the first weeks there as I suspect I'll ( Read more... )

I agree. I disagree. I find this article amusing.

The 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction from Something Awful: The Internet Makes You Stupid.

From SF Signal's SF Tidbits for 9/18/07 comes this excellent quote about what being a geek means.

SciFi Weekly interviews Naomi Novik, author of Empire of Ivory, book 4 in the Temeraire series. "Being a geek in certain ways is about having deep passions in weird areas and being able to follow them. That is very much what I am."That's what being a ( Read more... )

I should be turning off the computer and hitting the sack soon. I swear I will. I have plans to go tubing tomorrow morning, but it's looking very unlikely due to bad weather all weekend long. Bummer because this may be my only shot this summer with my pre-deployment training (date and location to determined) expected to take up the whole summer ( Read more... )