For some reason, I have a handful of these posts that I thought I’d scheduled months ago, but that never went out. The Nominees The Algebraist by Ian M. Banks Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke River of Gods by Ian McDonald Iron Council by China Mieville Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross The… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2005 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
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How I Would Vote Now: 1964 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein Dune World by Frank Herbert Witch World by Andre Norton Way Station by Clifford D. Simak Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation This was a pretty decent year, though I didn’t enjoy all of the novels. Still, I… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1964 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
Generational Turnings and the Great American Revival
One of the shows that I listen to fairly regularly is Steve Deace, and a couple of days ago he had an interesting discussion about The Fourth Turning and Strauss & Howe’s generational theory. It’s worth giving a listen, if you’re interested in that kind of stuff. What really interested me, though, is how the… Continue reading Generational Turnings and the Great American Revival
How I Would Vote Now: 1959 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees The Enemy Stars by Poul Anderson A Case of Conscience by James Blish Who? by Algis Budrys Have Space Suit Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation Immortality, Inc. is the first book I’ve read by Robert Sheckley, and while… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1959 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
What does it mean that Brandon Sanderson is woke?
I’ve been thinking a lot about Brandon Sanderson lately, and his recent turn toward including more woke content in his books, especially Wind and Truth. I haven’t read it (I’ve only read the first book in the Stormlight Archive), but I have read excerpts from it, and heard from other people that it includes a… Continue reading What does it mean that Brandon Sanderson is woke?
How to (not) write women (and men)
This guy has an interesting YouTube channel. He does mostly writing videos, and his advice is better than most of the stuff out there. I think he’s a literary agent and a non-fiction author. Anyways, watching this one was a real throwback to my days as a newbie writer, when I made some of these… Continue reading How to (not) write women (and men)
Canada is SICK (and so are we)
One of the most fascinating podcast interviews I’ve seen in a long time. Throws me back to A Canticle for Leibowitz, one of the best works of science fiction to come out of the 19th century.
I’m not a vet, but this video makes me wish I were…
The sheer level of detail that went into this battle plan is just astounding. Now I really want to watch that movie! Maybe, with AI video, someone will do it justice.
Did I predict it?
On July 24th, 2024, eleven days after the (first) Trump assassination attempt, I posted the following predictions: 3. Biden will be removed from office via the 25th amendment, and Harris will become the 47th President. On this one, I was clearly wrong. I thought that the Democrats would do the right thing and remove an… Continue reading Did I predict it?
The Great American Revival is beginning
Saw this in a news article, thought it was worth posting, especially as it has more than 10k likes only 24 hours after it was posted. I will share more signs of the brewing revival as I encounter them. For more of my thoughts, check out this post here.