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2009 Hugo Winners Announced

What better way to cap off another great Worldcon than with the Hugo Awards. For those that don’t already know, the Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction [...]

‘Up’ Sweeps Weekend Box Office

I never understood how Disney/Pixar manages to crap out a golden egg with each new release of its films, because not only do the eggs keep coming, but they seem to improve in quality with each successive picture. My first reactions to ‘Up’ as a trailer were doubtful but when all is said and done, [...]

Nebula Award Winners Announced

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This year’s Nebula Award Winners were announced this weekend. Now personally I didn’t think Ursula Le Guin, Cory Doctorow stood a chance this year against , Jack McDevitt, and especially, Ian McDonald’s Brasyl, don’t get me wrong. I love Le Guin, but it’s young adult status [...]

Oscars Go Sci-fi

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Last night’s Oscars garnered some interested albeit unsurprisingly results, although it should be said that the film industry has delivered more than a few notable gems this year. In terms of science fiction, I think it’s been a slower than usual year but there were some [...]

My Nominations for the Hugo Ballot

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With my invitation to the Worldcon this year better known as ‘Anticipation 2009′ in Montreal comes the invitation to select this year’s ballot for the Hugo, Aurora, and the John W. Campbell Award. I don’t know that much about the science fiction community [...]