Movie Review Rant: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010; dir Jon Turtletaub) — A SFF Film Odyssey Review
Though not the first live-action remake of a Disney cartoon, 2010’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is part of what might be called Disney’s 1st Phase of Live Action Remakes, sitting right between the last of the Pirates of the Caribbean (At World’s End; 2007) trilogy films and the much more interesting Maleficent (2014). If this is a phase […]
Announcement: The Duke of Editing is Now Open for Business! Bring Your Grammars!
Some of you already knew this was coming, but you didn’t know the name of my new freelance editing business or the full extent of the shenanigans to be had now that I’m trying desperately to behave like a professional. But it has happened. As of this moment, The Duke of Editing is open for […]
On the Hugo Awards “Best Fancast” Category: Eligibility, Vote Value, and the Unlikelihood of Change
Recently, I had a Twitter discussion* with Nerds of a Feather about the “Best Fancast” category for the Hugos.** Briefly, Nerds’ Hugo Nominations Draft Ballot contained several podcasts which I had thought weren’t eligible because of their association with a pro site (Tor.com). This discussion continued today with Justin Landon’s comments about nominations, which I’ll […]
I Have a Patreon Page: Show Me Your Love (Or Something Less Creepy)
It happened. I said I would do it, and so I have. I’ve created a Patreon page so you’ll all show me how much you really love me, but on a slightly more regular basis. There are “goals” I’d like to achieve — namely, being able to focus more on blogging about the things I […]
Blogging, Patreon, Life: Thinking About Things…Publicly!
I originally posted the following on Google+, but I decided to crosspost it here to get input from folks who are subscribed to this blog. Anywhoodles: So, Patreon. In the last week or so, I’ve been giving serious thought to using it, partly because my look back at my blogging work in 2014 made me […]
2014 in Review (Stats, Data, Yikes): A Lax Year
I’m a bit late to the party here, but I figured since I set so many goals for myself this year, I should actually talk about what my 2014 looked like in terms of blogging. In brief: 2014 was not a particularly good year for me as a blogger, which isn’t actually a surprise. I’ve […]