The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Last year at about this same time, I took up a interesting challenge posed by Baltimore scribbler and BSCReview contributor Brian Lindenmuth to compile a list of authors whose work I had read for the first time in 2008. I hadn’t realized until going through that exercise just how many wordsmiths I’d unintentionally “discovered” during the preceding 12 months. While the number...
Page 3.14 (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Good science takes time, but good science fiction hinges on impatience. Why wait for the invention of real technological marvels when you can imagine them yourself or see them on TV? On The Quantum Pontiff, Dave Bacon ponders the formative links between fantasy and reality, spurred by an Intel talk on the possibilities of "fictional prototyping." He writes, "the creative act of telling...
Super Punch (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Below are the absolutely best books, comics, and toys that I obtained over the last year. NECA's Big Daddy from Bioshock. I have one taking up a good part of my desk. It's very stable despite it's size, well-painted, and satisfactorily poseable. Available at Entertainment Earth , eBay , and Amazon. Cucos vinyl minifigures on sale at Tenacious Toys and eBay. Revoltech Gloomy Bear available at eBay and...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The head of the Chicago police sergeants' union appeared in court today and was ordered held on bond in connection with looting union dues to pay for steak dinners, gambling trips to Las Vegas and a second residence in the city's Sauganash neighborhood. Sgt. John Pallohusky, a 21-year veteran assigned to the detective division, was arrested at his Northwest Side home early Friday on felony theft and...
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
With the Holidays just around the corner, I invited publishers to come up with special prize packs for the biggest giveaways of the year. In the next couple of weeks, you'll see similar contests cropping up, all of them a mix of autographed copies, bestselling titles, and Advance Reading Copies. The idea is to offer something that everyone will want to win. Tor Books, Orbit US, Del Rey and Bantam Spectra...
The Burton Review (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Booking Through Thursday is hosted by Deb : Today’s question was suggested by Barbara : Do you think any current author is of the same caliber as Dickens, Austen, Bronte, or any of the classic authors? If so, who, and why do you think so? If not, why not? What books from this era might be read 100 years from now? Some disagree as to the caliber of the above authors, and some will disagree on...
Kaedrin Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
I'm totally stealing an idea from Jason Kottke here (let's call it a meme!), but it's kinda neat: Whenever I link to something at Amazon on kottke.org, there's an affiliate code associated with the link. When I log into my account, I can access a listing of what people bought1. The interesting bit is that everything someone buys after clicking through to Amazon counts and is listed, even items I didn't...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone will get to see the name of her son's alleged online tormentor but she'll have to wait at least another month, according to a ruling by Cook County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Lawrence this morning. Stone's husband, Gary , said the family has grown exasperated by the delays. "This started in April," he said, "and we still don't have a name in November."...
Free Advice (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
This article (HT2 Dan Simmons) is actually pretty good in explaining the logic behind Patriots' coach Bill Belichick's decision to go for it (rather than punt) on 4th down with the ball in his own territory and his team with a small lead. Since the Patriots were stopped and ended up losing the game, tons of people said Belichick was an idiot. You can read the article to see a defense of Belichick's...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
One man held a "Ban Baby Butchery" sign. Another blew wonder bubbles. Priests in black cassocks held rosaries. They were among about 40 anti-abortion activists protesting a new city ordinance at a Northside Planned Parenthood this morning. "This absolutely is a call to action," said Eric Scheidler, executive director of Pro Life Action League. "There's tremendous motivation...
The Little Professor (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
After reading Aaron Bady's assessment of Publisher's Weekly's all-male, all-the-time Top Ten of 2009 list, I clicked over to PW's site...and discovered that they identified Dan Simmons' Drood as one of the best works of fiction from 2009. I'd splutter,...
Games play (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
In this BBC report Dan Simmons looks at a technology that promises gamers the chance to compete... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The most recent Mind Meld on SF Signal deals with what speculative fiction novels first published in the last 10 years should be included in high school literature courses. I had to read the Chrisalids and 1984 in class, but most of my speculative fiction reading was done after school. I read mostly fantasy but felt after a while that I should read some of the SF classics as well, and started with...
Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
We’re more than pleased to announce that our latest Dan Simmons project, the limited edition of his punishing novel, The Terror, has just been completed and is awaiting pickup at our printer. We’ll be getting copies sometime next week, and start shipping immediately thereafter. For a full description and limitation info, please check out The Terror’s [...]
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Making Solar Power Mobile Power - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com Last year, he launched GreenTow, a startup based in St. George, Utah, that sells self-contained solar power trailers. The units come with a block of solar panels that extend and tilt out from the trailer, as well as batteries, inverters and — just in case — a backup diesel generator. The trailers themselves are roadworthy and...
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zhfarhan | 06/24/2009
Click's Dan Simmons has an overview of the Nokia N97, as part of a series of handset reviews exclusively for the web. The new smart phone is touch screen and has an easy to use keyboard, while the home screen can be personalised with various widgets. This mobile phone will be released in the UK on Friday 19 June 2009.
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