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Batman Begins trailer Comments Off

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Editors are important Comments Off

Whenever the topic of editing sf comes up, I think of Frank Herbert. Dune is a great book, in part because of all the stuff that (I have heard it said that) John Campbell made him take out of the body of the book and stuff into the appendices where it belongs. (Cf. LotR.) And [...]

And I’m 12 again Comments Off

Went to see Transformers with Bill and Paulie last night, and all I can say is *fuck yeah*. They did not screw this one up.

I do not think that word means what you think it means Comments Off

Today, we find a calmer and more well reasoned take on the idea that fandom is trying very hard to shoot itself in the head. I say bravo to anyone who can sit down and write all that out without devolving into a spluttering mess. Lord knows I haven’t been ale to. :)

Thoughts on a free lunch Comments Off

This started as a comment in ‘s journal, but it took on a life of it’s own. (I thought unsubbing from would allow me to ignore the exploding stupid. Not so.) Frankly, I think the entitlement problem (ie – right now, someone IS paying for your “free” speech) is what will eventually kill fandom. Like, [...]