The Late Great Ann Blyth
I have no idea who said it first, but there is a saying, "Live your life so that even if you die at 100 years old, people will say you died too soon." For many of us that holds true of legendary…
We Need To Talk About Kara Zor-El.
Film Just briefly. There are typically two indicators that I'm not really enjoying a movie: either (a) I fall asleep, or (b) my film studies brain cells kick in and start looking for flaws. Supergirl…
Becoming a Music Pro with Linda Blaise
How would you like to see the Music Pro ’26 conference through the eyes of an attendee? Well, you’re in luck, because while in Hollywood, CA, at the Musicians Institute, […] The post Becoming a…
So about reading that book...
tw for discussions of sexual assault in fiction so i probably can't finish reading Mate . not because of how poorly it was written, but because it handled the topic of sexual assault in what i regard…
Still in the current
On raising a son in a violent world when you still love violent stories. A theological examination of what gets passed on when the tradition you’re handing on is one you’re still inside.
Comic: June 27, 2026
Comic: June 27, 2026
The Snare of Circumstance - Edith E. Buckley
THE STORY Elmer Bliss, reporter, is hired by a mysterious gentleman called Philander Summerfield to look into a recent Peter Somhers murder case that he believes was never solved. Bliss has been…
The game of 7 stones
street_games A street game used to be played in Portsaid, Egypt around late 90s early 2000. Characteristics ¶ Outdoor game: It needs an outdoor space, not too empty like a football playground nor too…
Bill Foster (aka Jeff County)
1963 – Bill (Ramblin' Man) Foster Oh, Anna Lee! / Two Broken Hearts Virgelle 717 1966 – Jefferson (Ramblin' Man) County Organised Confusion / City Billy (both wr. Bill Foster (Jeff County) Dee Gee…
Metropol Con / Eurocon-Warm-Up am 01. Juli 2026
Mm Mittwoch, den 1. Juli 2026, 19:00 – 0:00 Uhr hostet die c-base den Warm-Up für die Metropol Con / Eurocon – eine Science Fiction-Veranstaltung im Silent Green Kulturquartier, die dann von…
Panel time - worshiping the machine
I'll confess: I've been a sucker for comic books since the convenience store spinner rack days. It's a versatile medium - it can be both a pure expression of a lonely sicko with a pen (most of yr…
Pride Reads, Rec #26 (Happy Boys, Happy Home by Shoowa, Hiromasa Okujima)
Life sucks, and high school bad boy Akamatsu needs an outlet for his pent-up frustrations. Seven, a homeless guy living in a nearby park, is just the outlet Akamatsu is looking for. Soon, he finds…
folk horror
I’d quote-posted someone using a screenshot—feelin’ sketchy about that, since they obviously wanted to make a point without any ‘engagement’ or reply-threads or dogpiles—but they were making a point…
Cobalt Blue: Michael Brook on Early Electronics, Drones, and his Infinite Guitar
Ambient pioneer Michael Brook performs a rare live set at 2220 Arts + Archives in celebration of the reissue of his cult classic 1992 album Cobalt Blue. A […]
Listen: Miracle by Judah & the Lion
Judah & the Lion Miracle Describing their new single, Judah & the Lion band member Judah Akers says Miracle embodies the concept that ‘life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you’. With a…
Anatomy of an Alien
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Going Lakewalker
I’ve not read everything that sci-fi/fantasy author Lois McMaster Bujold has written, but from what I have read, she sure loves to set a fantasy world in a key site of the emergence of the…
Mooch the Messy
Mooch the Messy Marjorie Weinman Sharmat picuters by Ben Shecter 1976 I hate to admit how much I identify with Mooch! He's a messy mouse who tries changing his ways when his father comes to visit.…
Inside Man
Watched: Jun 24, 2026 Such a pleasure to revisit this. The titles really tell you this was in the Minority Report / Bourne Identity era. What a cast! Jarring to see a very young Ken Leung, just a…
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Watched: Jun 23, 2026 Perfect film? Perfect film. Members screening at Bryn Mawr Film Institute .
Review of Ancient Aliens S22E09 “The Wars of the Gods”
​Do you remember last week’s Ancient Aliens? Well, the show sure hopes you don’t, since they repeat a chunk of last week’s episode in this one, rehashing the same material…
3.75in. Darth Vader Figures
There was non-stop hatred poured onto Hasbro's 3.75" Star Wars Retro Collection, but it allowed me to have some of the figures from my childhood again without paying exorbitant prices for vintage…
Boxing the Compass Haircut 100
Boxing the Compass Haircut 100 June 19, 2026 If you are a Baby Boomer and you recall the early days of MTV and the New Wave, then you're familiar with the UK band Haircut 100. In February, 1982, they…
Rough Cuts
Rough Cuts by Glenn R. Miller is an engaging historical novel set in 1926, during the final days of the silent film era as Hollywood stands on the brink of the “talkie” revolution. The story follows…
In Shadows We Fall by Devin Madson
This novella may only be 102 pages long, but each and ever page of In Shadows We Fall drips with palace politics, intrigue, and deception. Madson’s Aurealis award-winning prequel to the Vengeance…
Tower Dungeon 3
Tower Dungeon 3 by Tustomu Nihei Kodansha 2025 The previous volume of Tower Dungeon ended on a cliffhanger, with a party of rival adventurers ambushing our heroes. In the brief, losing fight, Yuva…
Alice Coltrane - WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2, 1972
Alice Coltrane - WBCN-FM, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2, 1972Always read the footnotes, people! You never know what sweet tidbits are lurking in the back of the book. Case in point, Andy…
Forward Prizes Longlists / A Bumper Year for Debuts – Poetry News Roundup June 26th
This week in our poetry news round up we look at the newly announced longlists for the 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry and some of the names making the cut. Forward Prizes for Poetry Reveal 2026…
Obsession, 2025
Genuinely unsettling. This thing has been out for weeks and my local theater was almost full. I didn't know the director was a former YouTuber before I saw the movie, or that he was so young. I can…
My Readercon 2026 Schedule
I’ll be paneling at Readercon July 9 – 12, 2026 at the Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, MA. My schedule is below: The Works of P. Djèlí Clark Friday, July 10, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Andrea…
Sara Herman on chess in popular media
I stumbled upon Sara Herman, a US Chess Federation (USCF) expert and chess YouTuber, who started making videos about chess in popular media. She’s covered shows including House, Frasier,…
50 before I’m 50 – Watch the Foo Fighters play live
It’s incredibly boring to talk about a music concert in text form, but yesterday I watched the Foo Fighters play live in Anfield, Liverpool as part of the Take Cover 2026 tour. The first hour…
Tyrell's Owl
Tyrell's owl. Blade Runner, 1982.
BUTTHOLE SURFERS – After The Astronaut (2026)
What strucks me most is not the band’s ability to move across different musical territories - that alone would be little more than a technical exercise - but the astonishing precision with which…
Max Richter - She was running (piano)
She was Running (composed by Max Richter) From the TV series L'Amica Geniale (My brilliant friend)
Incoming Message, here they go again!
You know the drill by now. It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another teaser video for Red Dwarf: Titan. This week, it’s called Incoming Message, and it premieres as usual at…
Color Book: An exquisite character piece
Color Book (2024) • View trailer 4.5 stars (out of five); rated R, for occasional profanity Available via: Netflix By Derrick Bang • P ublished in The Davis Enterprise , 6.28.26 <p cl
Online short stories from Greg Egan
I recently stumbled upon a treasure trove of free online science fiction short stories while browsing Greg Egan's website. I have read very little of his stuff, but I plan on reviewing several of his…
Rahsan Roland Kirk – Vibrations In The Village (1963) Resonance Records (2025)
Selection: Three For The Festival Track List 1 Jump Up And Down 15:34 2 Ecclusiastics 5:52 3 All The Things You Are (Hammerstein II, J. Kern) 7:33 4 Laura ( D. Raksin, J. Mercer) 7:33 5 Kirk’s…
I Am Frankelda: Dazzling, but uneven
I Am Frankelda (2025) • View trailer 3.5 stars (out of five); rated PG, for dramatic intensity, scary images and fantasy violence Available via: Netflix By Derrick Bang <span style="font
Okay, fine, my hands are actually tender and pink-skinned, like a baby’s.
So I was happy to discover the other day that I, in fact, did not give up all my copies of Dark Horse Presents to the store when I opened back in 2014, but kept them in what remains of the Vast…
Seven Ways to Justify Forgotten Knowledge
Would people actually forget a super powerful spell?
2026 Reader Question 35
Michelle is quickly turning into a creature that is fueled by pure spite and sleep deprivation.
Permaculture co-originator reviews my book "The Garden"
Head over here to read David Holmgren's review of my book " The Garden: Visionary Growers and Farmers of the Counterculture. " I often receive books to review from publishers, but recently I was sent…
Wolfgang Seidel – Friendly Electrons
CD + 16p. Booklet – EKarlrecords Wolfgang Seidel, born in 1949 in the gray and gloomy postwar Berlin, was the drummer in seminal German anarchist rock band Ton Steine Scherben. He was also…
Qui aurait pu prédire… (INA)
Sans commentaire.Dans cette thématique, roman d'Abel Quentin autour du rapport Meadows.Cabane - Abel Quentin - BabelioCritiques (213), citations (242), extraits de Cabane de Abel Quentin.…
Book Club Log #16
This month's book was Woodworking by Emily St. James, of which I need to finish writing my long emotional post about. I had reached out to a book club member about this book because I wanted to talk…