Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

Poll Results: How do you read this blog?

I didn’t get quite as many votes as I would have liked, but I think the spread is probably fairly representative of how you folks read this blog. Here are the results: 66% of you read this blog via and RSS Reader 33% of you read this blog by coming to the main page Nobody […]

Video Found: Turbo (Short Film)

Remember that movie Gamer with Gerard Butler? Remember how the idea was really cool, but it was executed poorly? I do. But the good news is that someone else had the same idea and came up with a twenty-four minute short film called Turbo: TURBO is a high adrenaline short film in the tradition of […]

Video Found: Khoda (animation made from paintings)

Khoda is absolutely amazing. It’s an animated film made entirely from paintings (over 6,000 over them). Imagine having to paint that many things? The story is told without words and is visually gorgeous. The folks who made this were incredibly dedicated. See for yourself (after the fold):Khoda from Reza Dolatabadi on Vimeo.

The Skiffy and Fanty Show #2 is Live!

For those of you who are interested, the second episode of the science fiction and fantasy podcast I am doing with Weirdside is up. We cover the recent controversy created by NextRead’s rants about SF Signal’s Mind Melds, the inclusivity of genre fiction as a community, some Nebula Awards hangups (Spar!), and some interesting news. […]

Interview w/ Jack Skillingstead

Jack Skillingstead was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. You can read my review of his novel, Harbinger, here. Thanks again to Mr. Skillingstead for his time and patience. Here goes: First things first, can you tell us a little about yourself (a sort of mini bio)? I was born in a […]