Here’s a scene I’ll always remember, from a movie I’ve otherwise forgotten totally. DISORGANIZED CRIME (1989). I remembered that it was a heist film. I barely remembered who was in it, other than Fred Gwynne. After some mental digging I was able to put together its clever basic premise: a bunch of professional criminals, previously […]
Attention to a certain self-published author: no, you have not been nominated for a Hugo this year. Now, I don’t know whether you’ve made an honest mistake, have fallen prey to wishful thinking, or are actively lying, but in any event, you are wrong; just because some folks have filled out the name of your […]
John Scalzi wrote, “the fetishization of Robert Heinlein creeps me the fuck out.” Me, too. And let me explain precisely what I do, and don’t, mean by that.… First, this is what Heinlein means to me. I have read every single one of his novels. Including THAT one that gives you a sick feeling in […]