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 […]