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Hugo Winners 2018! A few thoughts
I need to finish my Hugo reviews – sorry, folks. Life got busy. A few comments while I’m thinking about it today….. Best Novel: Winner: NK Jemisin’s The Stone Sky. I heartily agree! Jemisin’s trilogy is a resounding success. It’s the only second-person writing that’s ever worked for me, because she has a necessary and…
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Music Monday: Tunes for the week
Music Monday: Three albums and one Apple playlist that should be in your rotation this week. Make Monday better with Andra Day, London Grammar, Janelle Monae, and a playlist curated by Sir Elton John himself.
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The Garden and the Stream: A Technopastoral | Hapgood
Honestly one of the most interesting things I’ve read in a while. His thesis is that the early days of the Web (hypertext) were headed toward a “garden” approach, where humans collaboratively curated and organized knowledge for broad consumption. But what we’ve ended up with is a “stream,” like the FB timeline you’re reading right…
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Concert Review: Evanescence with Lindsey Stirling
Evanescence with Lindsey Stirling Heritage Memorial Park Ampitheatre Simpsonville, SC Tuesday, August 14, 2018 //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Quick thoughts about this show: Opener: Cello Gram A dude with a cello and a dude playing one of those wooden box percussion drum things. Cool. Fun. And their stuff is on Apple Music and Amazon, so go look them…
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A tiny rant re: pronouns
(a tiny rant for the speculative fiction community)
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