1. Apparently, I did forget to make an official announcement about this, so here goes the official announcement: I will be at Lone Star Con in San Antonio, August 29-September 2, 2013. Apart from definitely owing Cat Rambo and a few others some drinks, I have no official schedule, so if you are there, feel free to come by and wave; I'll be the ( Read more... )

Forgive me for crushing all these links together:

1. Over at Tor.com, the Freddy the Pig reread continues with Freddy and the Perilous Adventure.

As a general note, since Tor.com was also chatting about the New Yorker versus science fiction yesterday, the Freddy books were written by a New Yorker writer/editor. I think the real question here is ( Read more... )

A group of mothers protesting all those gay superheroes in Marvel and DC Comics.

A couple of reactions:

1. So, yes, I stopped being a regular Marvel reader years ago, but, seriously, am I actually expected to think that Northstar's marriage is going to influence anyone that much? Northstar's? I am willing to bet that about half the people reading ( Read more... )

Shorter version: The best Hulk film, like, ever. Hulk Smash! And I don't even like the Hulk.

Longer version: Things go boom! Tony Stark quips! Thor makes sure we can all see how well cut he is! The one woman on the team isn't given any superpowers, but makes up for it by actually doing kick ass stuff. The film otherwise massively flops the ( Read more... )

So I just saw Captain America: The First Avenger, and all I can say is, "Avengers Assemble!"

Wait, are you kidding me? This is me. Of course I have more to say….

( But I'll cut in case you don't care or want to avoid spoilers. )

Snark SLIGHTLY delayed by US Open in Golf. And now ( Read more... )

I didn't watch the series finale of Smallville live, partly because setting up the television and trying to find the CW channel would be a major effort (we watch a lot of DVDs, but not broadcast television), and mostly because I hadn't seen the show for several seasons, especially after the departure of the only person consistently worth watching ( Read more... )

1) Happy Festivus to all! Here, I am pleased to tell you that the holiday has gone quite well and according to custom with the Grey One knocking down a pole. (Well, ok, technically the Swifter, but, a pole is a pole and she liked watching it fall since her grievances, apparently, are poles that stand up and faucets that could be running water, but ( Read more... )

From around the internet: the opening sequences of Doctor Who:

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What we learn from this, I think, is that Matt Smith is young. Very young. I mean, ok, we already knew that, but this just emphasizes the point. He's young.

Also, I am still all nostalgic for Christopher Eccleston.

Meanwhile,
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Disney buying Marvel Entertainment for about $4 billion.

It probably says something about me that I immediately thought, but, all of the Marvel heroes comics rides are at the Islands of Adventure theme park, and not at any of the Disney parks, so what is Disney going to do with its rival park merrily making use of its now owned superhero icons?