Once you start reading Stranger Things as one big allegory for child abuse, the whole thing hits real different. I have my snark about the slog of the editing and endless two-up talking scenes, but as a single piece of work, looking back on the whole thing, it’s a really ambitious show. With that kind […]
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As @DelReyUK broke the story, I’ll take that as permission for the GW UK cover reveal… It’s finally here! I’m happy to reveal the cover for the UK version of GOD’S WAR, which is coming out at the end of May/early June. I’ve also gotten word that there is a UK audio version of the
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I was only stumped by one question at WorldCon, and that was posed by Elizabeth Bear at the “Looking Forward to the Post-Apocalyptic World” panel. She asked why someone would choose to write future fiction vs. secondary world fantasy and what the primary differences were, or something to that end. The best I could come up
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Because, REALLY: 1) My Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing ones. 2) My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through. 3) My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon. 4) Shooting is not too
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Used Bit Torrent for the first time the other day. It’s like Napster used to be, only faster and friendlier.
Apparently, you can indeed upload videos to YouTube. They just take a really awfully long time. I’ll be playing with this new camcorder during the break so I hope it’s not just, you know, broken.