By his own admission, in his latest blog post: On Renarin and Rlain. He says the post is addressed “toward my more conservative readership.” However, he also calls himself “an ally to LGBT+ people” and boasts about writing the “first openly gay men [in] the Wheel of Time.” When discussing Christianity and his own Latter-day… Continue reading Yes, Brandon Sanderson has gone woke
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Edmund Slate Critiques
One of the big things I want to do this year is update all of my book descriptions. A lot of them are old, and written back when I wasn’t very good at writing marketing copy (an area where I still have much to learn). So I thought it would be good to go through… Continue reading Edmund Slate Critiques
A fascinating take on cultural trends from a fashion CEO
I was not expecting to get as much out of this podcast as I did. Triggernometry is a fantastic long-form podcast, and the guest for this one is the guy who made the suits for Jordan Peterson, among other people. He has some fascinating insights into our current culture and where, from his view, it… Continue reading A fascinating take on cultural trends from a fashion CEO
Great interview about conservatives and art
This isn’t exactly a long-form podcast episode, but it is a really great interview on a subject that is near and dear to my own heart. Andrew Klavan is a fantastic author—I’m currently reading his latest Cameron Winter novel, A Woman Underground, and loving it—and of the Daily Wire hosts, he gives the most interesting… Continue reading Great interview about conservatives and art
How I Would Vote Now: 1992 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold Bone Dance by Emma Bull Xenocide by Orson Scott Card All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I have a confession to make. That… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1992 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
Cool timelapse of a pine tree growing
It’s crazy how alien this looks, with all of the needles constantly springing out of it!
How I Would Vote Now: 1974 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees The People of the Wind by Poul Anderson Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein Protector by Larry Niven The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted Explanation I really enjoyed Protector. It was a great sci-fi… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1974 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
Two more fascinating pro-natalist podcast episodes
Ward Radio is a Latter-day Saint podcast that tackles all aspects of Mormonism, from rebutting anti-Mormon arguments and debating various models of Book of Mormon geography to running deep dives on ancient apocryphal texts and fringe scientific theories. They also tackle cultural issues too, and in these two podcasts, they specifically look at the depopulation… Continue reading Two more fascinating pro-natalist podcast episodes
How I Would Vote Now: 1989 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted (Abstain) Explanation Another year where the books were fine, but not to my personal liking (or… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 1989 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
How I Would Vote Now: 2003 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)
The Nominees Kiln People by David Brin The Scar by China Mieville The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick The Actual Results How I Would Have Voted (Abstain) Explanation None of these books were so bad/woke that I felt No… Continue reading How I Would Vote Now: 2003 Hugo Awards (Best Novel)