by podblack on December 3, 2008
From Wikipedia: Michael A. Stackpole (born 1957) is a science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and Battletech books… From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of role-playing games for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens of magazine articles for the industry. During this time, in response to the accusations [...]
by podblack on November 11, 2008
1) You are: a) A klutzy-dipsy high-school student who seems to be destined for a life in cardigans and Ivy League postgrad-degree pursuit (possibly to escape the fact that your mother seems to have more of a teenage lifestyle than you); b) A klutzy-dipsy coffee-house baker who seems destined for a life in cardigans and [...]
by podblack on September 10, 2008
Thanks to Wired.com: “OMG! Have you heard that huge atom smasher in Europe powers up for the first time tomorrow? Of course you have. You’ve also heard it repeated over and over that the Large Hadron Collider is the biggest, most expensive scientific instrument in history and that it’s going to change our fundamental understanding [...]
by podblack on May 3, 2008
Before I start – get into Fine Lines book reviews at Jezebel.com. Great little trips down memory lane, with young adult books from the times you saved up to pay for the latest Judy Blume with small bills! ‘From the Mixed-Up Files…’ – it’s damned cool to check it out now – yes, running away [...]
by podblack on April 25, 2008
Huh. This was unexpected news for the day… when discussing his new film The Oxford Murders, Hurt (who I always think of as The Elephant Man… oh, he’s great in a pre-Boston Legal authored film by David E. Kelley called From The Hip) draws on the growing popularity of math-related viewing material as a reason [...]
by podblack on January 5, 2008
Seriously, it’s a quintet of utter joy – celebrating the feminist science fiction blogosphere! Check out the fantastic reads here on the 19th Carnival of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy! You can find the main site for the Carnival here and this round is hosted by Girls Read Comics (And They?re Pissed). I’ll use any [...]
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