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Recently Read : Woken Furies by Richard Morgan

Posted on 3 February, 2006 by Ian — 1 Comment ↓

Author Richard Morgan has returned to the world(s) of Takeshi Kovacs first imaged in “Altered Carbon” and then “Broken Angels” in “Worken Furies”. Kovacs started as an “Envoy” in the service of the multi planetary system UN Protectorate, being narrowcast Continue reading Recently Read : Woken Furies by Richard Morgan→

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Cthulhu Antenna Ball

Posted on 28 January, 2006 by Ian — No Comments ↓

Cthulhu Antenna Ball It’s cute. It’s an Antenna Ball. It’s an earthly representation of the ultimate evil from beyond the stars. It’s the Cthulhu Antenna Ballâ„¢. via SF Signal! see also Dear Cthulhu. Time to start a cthulhu category?

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Cory quits Day Job, Internet collapses..

Posted on 3 January, 2006 by Ian — No Comments ↓

The day after Cory Doctorow announced his becoming a full-time writter, and leaving his day job at Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Paul Di Filippo published, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, a story in his “Plumage from Pegasus” Continue reading Cory quits Day Job, Internet collapses..→

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Dear Cthulhu…

Posted on 7 December, 2005 by Ian — 1 Comment ↓

Oh Great Cthulhu! I have been an extremely sedulous devotee this year. In March, I wore an Elder Sign (-10 points). In September, I exposed autopope to soul-rending horrors (250 points). In July, I rammed a ship into you (sorry Continue reading Dear Cthulhu…→

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Utopian ideas hidden inside Dystopian sf

Posted on 22 November, 2005 by Ian — 3 Comments ↓

Via Boing Boing, Josh Glenn has a column for Boston Globe called The Examined Life which appears on Sundays in the Ideas section, and asks the question Can the antidote to today’s neoliberal triumphalism be found in the pages of Continue reading Utopian ideas hidden inside Dystopian sf→

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Sweet Serenity

Posted on 1 October, 2005 by Ian — No Comments ↓

Yep, we saw Serenity in its Toronto opening, to a packed house. Joss Whedon ( as per the PVP tee shirt : Joss Whedon is my Master Now) did not disappoint. The Cast acted their Hearts out. Things were Reveled, Continue reading Sweet Serenity→

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