2025 Reading Summary

Here is a quick and dirty look at the books I read in 2025, and how they fit into various categories. To some extent, these categories simply track some of my personal interest: how many […]

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Time Machine: January 25, 2026

AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 25, 2026 Gernsback Documentary: Tune In To The Future Review: A Christmas Carol and Other Holiday Treasures, by Charles Dickens LOOK AGAIN! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S… COMMANDO CODY? Matt’s […]

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The Editors of Amazing Stories

While doing research on something entirely unrelated, I came across an image of Ted White, a former editor of Amazing Stories (one of the best IMHO) and I suddenly realized that we’d never posted a […]

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Time Machine: January 18, 2026

AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 18, 2026 AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 18, 2026 Rescued Review: Uncle Bones, by Damien Broderick REVIEW – BRIGHT WEAVING BY MARTIN SPRINGETT Trademarking Yourself As A Defense Against AI […]

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AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 18, 2026

Cora Buhlert Toy Review: Mythic Legions: War of the Aetherblade Attila Leossyr II and Gorgo Aetherblade II Two-Pack Mythic Legions: War of the Aetherblade Attila Leossyr II and Gorgo Aetherblade II Two-Pack from Four Horsemen […]

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AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 18, 2026

Cora Buhlert Toy Review: Mythic Legions: War of the Aetherblade Attila Leossyr II and Gorgo Aetherblade II Two-Pack Mythic Legions: War of the Aetherblade Attila Leossyr II and Gorgo Aetherblade II Two-Pack from Four Horsemen […]

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Trademarking Yourself As A Defense Against AI

Today’s The Dailies features an article about the actor Matthew McConoughey (Interstellar, Deadpool & Wolverine, Reign of Fire, Walking On the Moon) has taken the previously unusual step of Trademarking his name, voice, likeness, gestures, […]

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Book Cover: Extras by Scott Westerfeld

Matt’s Reviews: Extras by Scott Westerfeld

Publisher:  Recorded books Publish Date: 2007 Print Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Format: Audio Book Duration: 11 hours 45 minutes (10 compact disks) ISBN-10: 1428172416 ISBN-13: 9781428172418 Author: Scott Westerfeld Read by: Catherine Montbertrand […]

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Big Changes At Lucasfilm

The Star Wars franchise gets new leaders – https://www.starwars.com/news/lucasfilm-leadership Kathleen Kennedy’s tenure saw a tremendous expansion of the Star Wars “universe”. Now, the Mandalorian and Clone Wars Executive Producer – Dave Filoni – will share […]

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