Helsinki in 2017: Why I Support the Bid & the Supreme Awesomeness of Finnish Care Packages
If you didn’t already know, I’m a huge supporter of Helsinki’s 2017 Worldcon bid. A huge supporter. I did the whole pre-support thing when I was in London last year, and I intend to go through the whole process of voting for Helsinki at this year’s Worldcon — well, not at the actual con, mind, […]
Update: WordPress Move on Hold
Just a quick note for folks who were wondering what was going on: I’ve put the move to WordPress on hold for the moment. It turns out that WordPress.com does not allow the use of iframes or scripts, which means I’d need to do a self-hosted webpage. There’s a good reason WP doesn’t allow these […]
On Procrastination: The Evil One
It’ll come as no surprise to anyone that I have a procrastination problem. As you may well know, I’m working on my PhD in English, which requires me to write a 200-250 page dissertation. My dissertation is mostly pretty awesome: my first few chapters explore the work of Tobias Buckell, Nalo Hopkinson, and Karen Lord; […]
Reminder: Patreon + Voting Rights
In case you missed out on what is happening with my Patreon page, here are a few fun facts: Being a patron at any level grants you voting rights on the content of this blog (usually two polls a month) Most patron levels let you suggest at least one topic each month, which would then […]
Retro Nostalgia: Silent Running (1972; dir. Douglas Trumbull) and the Heroism of Environmental Madness
Undoubtedly, the 1970s was one of the most important decades for environmental issues. At the start of the decade, the environmentalist movement had become so influential that the United States government felt compelled to amend the Clean Air Act (in 1970) and the Water Pollution Control Act (1972). This action expanded the scope of the […]
Announcement: The Migration to WordPress
I wanted to let everyone know that I’ve decided to migrate this blog over to WordPress. The reasons are pretty simple: while Blogger gives me more control over the physical space of the blog, WordPress’ features are more functional (better comments, better “read more” function, etc. etc. etc.). I can also easily get a domain […]