What a lovely morning. Somewhat brisk, with a hint of snow, but still quite beautiful.

Made all the more beautiful by the fact that Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani won the Mirrorball Trophy last night on Dancing with the Stars, the All-Star season ( Read more... )

The Hugo Awards winners have been announced for this year. And here's the list of the winners:

Best Novel: TIE:
The City & The City, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade)

Best Novella: “Palimpsest”, Charles Stross (Wireless; Ace, Orbit)

Best Novelette: “The Island”, Peter Watts (The New Space ( Read more... )

A friend of mine sent me the listing late last night of the Origins Game Fair Awards winners for 2010. The 36th Annual Origins Award winners of 2010 are:

Best Historical Miniature Figure or Line: Wings of War: Albatross D.III by Nexus Editrice

Best Historical Miniature Game Rules Supplement: Flames of War: North Africa by Battlefront ( Read more... )