internet
SF Discussion on Tech Republic…
My post on the definition of SF has spawned another discussion . . . It’s kind of fun seeing how my comments morph elsewhere on the net.
science fiction
A Definition of Science Fiction
Pondering lists of movies got me thinking, in true stream-of-consciousness fashion, about what actually defines the genre. After all, quite a lot of purists have tried to say that Star Wars should be rightly categorized as Fantasy, and the Incredibles— Read more…
movies
Me vs. IMDb
Short comparison of my top ten list vs. top ten SF movie rankings on IMDB (as of 2/7/07): Common Films:Star Wars, Metropolis, Alien, Aliens, Blade Runner On the IMDB list, not mine:Empire Strikes Back, The Matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Read more…
movies
The 10 Best SF Films of the 20th Century.
I’ve written about what makes a bad SF film. I thought I’d post my thoughts on a few good ones. I decided to make a list of what I consider the top 10 SF films of the 20th century. There Read more…
internet
More SF Blogs. . .
Follow-up to my post about SF writers who blog: I’ve come across another list of SF blogs at Whatever. . .
internet
Science <> Philosophy Either. . .
I just got an e-mail from fellow Hamster Astrid remarking on my clipmarked post from Meme Therapy that I mentioned earlier. She brought up Immanuel Kant and the Categorical Imperative which is, in fact, a pretty good way of building Read more…
cleveland
Burton Blog followup
Follow-up to my earlier post: Scott Weber at the Burton Blog has another post about writing, thought I’d pass it on.
writing
Some answers to the perennial question
I just recently finished the page proofs for “Fealty” and thinking about the weird genesis of that story gave me the thought to post an answer to the most-oft asked question of those in the fiction trade: where do I Read more…
speculation
What? They play football?
Ok, show of hands, how many people out there watch the Superbowl for the commercials? Now, think of this, how many Superbowl ads actually look like ads? At least like things we traditionally think of ads? How many of you Read more…