Jun 20, 2017
With summer 2017 officially here, we have six mini-reviews of six books, old and new, classic and recent, science fiction and science fact, offered for seasonal reading: Dandelion Wine (1957), Girlfriend in a Coma (1998), Rocket Boys (1998), A Tale for the Time Being (2013), Hidden Figures (2016), and The Fifth Heart (2015).
Enjoy! And don’t forget your own recommendations.
Jun 20, 2017
The latest episode of the X-Files Retrospective podcast, covering Gethsemane (4×24), is now available here for your listening pleasure. Intro and outro music attribution is below. You can also follow the show from its own feed (RSS, iTunes, Stitcher) or through the Bureau 42 Master Audio Feed (RSS, iTunes, Stitcher).
Jun 19, 2017
“So I might have mentioned there are two kinds of magic.” Patricia handed Laurence a blueberry pastry and a mug of English Breakfast.
“Good and bad, I’m guessing,” said Laurence, not quite having his mouth full. Patricia’s bathrobe was splayed out on the sofa next to him, and he wondered if he could grab the ring while she wasn’t looking. But then he remembered the part about someone getting pulled back in the nightmare dimension.
“No, though that’s a common misconception.”
Charlie Jane Anders’ first major work won the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
It’s an impressive accolade, no doubt much appreciated by a writer who has long been connected with and written about SF and Fantasy fandom. Does it merit the award?
Jun 19, 2017
The Handmaid’s Tale delivers its hardest-hitting episode, based almost entirely on original material.
Jun 18, 2017
Orphan Black‘s final season continues, with character committing acts of brutal violence, villains corralling the clones, and significant questions lingering.
Will we finally see the Cow? And what rough shape will it take?
Jun 18, 2017
We’re in classic Doctor Who territory this week, in a story that could have been written to a similar resolution without his presence.
Jun 18, 2017
The latest round of voting takes place here.
Jun 18, 2017
Things always slow down a bit in the midst of the major theatrical tentpoles.
Jun 16, 2017
Due to the splintered storylines, we’re reviewing two episodes as one this week.
Jun 23, 2017
12 Monkeys Review: “Causality”
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12 Monkeys follows its serious developments with a heist episode that tries for a lighter tone.
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