Top 10 Blog Posts for August 2013
And here they are: 10. The Fan: Discussing a Definition (in Dialogue w/ Jonathan McCalmont & Justin Landon) 9. Shakespeare Roleplaying (or, the Ridiculous Things Adam Callaway and I Do on Google+) 8. The #ThoroughlyGoodBooksbyPOC Reading List 7. Star Trek Movies and TV Shows: Ranked by Me 6. Top 10 Overused Fantasy Cliches 5. Talking […]
Top 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies Since 2010 (Thus Far)
This is just the beginning. I’m going to make an announcement about this very topic after I pass my PhD candidacy exams in September. For now, however, I’d like to offer a list of films I consider to be “the best” in the SF/F category for the years 2010-2013 (thus far). By “the best,” I […]
Flavorwire “SF/F Films Everyone Should See” Meme: How many have you seen?
The fine folks at Flavorwire recently released a list of 50 SF/F films they think everyone should watch (technically, there are 63 titles on the list, since they counted series as one). I figured it would be fun to turn it into a meme. So here you go: BOLD = You’ve seen it! E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial […]
Star Trek Movies and TV Shows: Ranked by Me
On August 11th, Badass Digest released a Trekkie-voted ranked list of all the Star Trek movies to date (plus Galaxy Quest, for some reason). It’s a strange list, to say the least. Why is Galaxy Quest on there? Other than the fact that it’s a mostly-direct parody of Star Trek, it isn’t actually a Star Trek […]
Top 10 Posts for July 2013
Finally! A month without seas of old stuff. Awesome job, folks! Here’s the list: 10. The Politicization of the SFWA? (A Mini-response to Michael Z. Williamson) 9. Month of Joy: “The Joy of City Stomping” by David Annandale 8. Movie Review: The Wolverine (2013) 7. Link of the Week: Speculative Friction (the website is still […]
8 SF/F Writers Who Changed My Life (#WeekofJoy)
Books change lives, right? Well, they certainly changed mine. Books have been a part of my life since I was a kid, though I honestly didn’t understand their true value until much later in life. They were entertainment in my younger years. I read Goosebumps and Hardy Boys because they provided quick, fun narratives (and some […]