The Geek Test: What’s Your Score?
I believe people of all types should be able to join in geek events and have fun whether they’re sufficiently geek credentialed or not, but I wondered how one might one go about quantitatively evaluating “geekiness”
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Fannish Friday Hiatus
Due to unexpected personal issues, Fannish Friday will not be seen this week, but will resume at its regularly scheduled time next week. Steve DavidsonSteve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories. Steve has been […]
The Metal Man by Jack Williamson
At the young age of 20, science fiction icon Jack Williamson wrote his first short story The Metal Man and welcomed readers to a new literary brilliance that would be enjoyed by generations to come. We take a look at this historic tale.
Walking the River at LoneStarCon 3
LoneStarCon 3 promises to be one of the truly landmark events in the history of science fiction. Something so magnificent owes a great debt to San Antonio Fandom
César Vallejo, ¿autor de ciencia ficción?
Si a un peruano cualquiera le piden que nombre al poeta más conocido del Perú, lo más probable es que responda “César Vallejo”.
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Engineer’s Toolkit
To explain to a generation born after PlayStation how we simulated Apollo reentries in 1968, using Stone Age implements and dragging our knuckles, I’ll need to go into a little detail.
Bad Robots
Robots are supposed to follow three laws that will maintain their loyalty to humanity. But as we all know, even a bunch of nuts and bolts can go bad. So let’s take a look at some of the bad robots we’ve grown to love.
¿Qué está pasando? Acoso sexual y racismo en la Ciencia Ficción.
Tanya Tynjala addresses the issue of sexism in Science Fiction outside the confines of the English speaking world,
Friday Fanzine
Today we introduce you to the Hugo Award winning fanzine from Christopher J. Garcia and James Bacon – The DRINK TANK.
The Winston Science Fiction Series
Paul Cook looks back at an early science fiction influence – the Winston Science Fiction Series.
Nobody Goes It Alone: Best Friends Make Anime Better
This is the story of two little girls. They live down the street from each other, take the bus to school together, and are often mistaken for sisters.
Friday’s Fanzine: Askance 28
Fannish Fridays offers our readers a concentration of content that is squarely focused on fandom. Or, I should say FANDOM. Those people for whom terms like SMoF, Dirty Old Pro, Femmefan, Fen, GAFIA, FIAWOL, FIJAGH, BNA & BNF, not to mention Roscoe, Ghu,Yngve and Smooooth!, DUFF & TAFF are not unfamiliar fanspeak.
Amazing Stories T-Shirt Goes Public
Amazing Stories’ exclusive, collectible T-shirt is now available for reservation by the general public.
Deep in the Heart of Texas, Part 2
Ever wanted to drop a fan into the middle of the Atlantic? Learn how.
Discovering Science Friction: Snark Week 2013
Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives could easily have been made into a Syfy Channel movie (if they’d used lower resolution cameras, thrown in a former 1980s TV star and some cornball music).
Shaping History at Gen Con 2013
The summer convention schedule marches on. Already we have sampled the delights of E3 and Comic-Con, and WorldCon looms on the horizon. This weekend another destination convention takes the stage, as Gen Con 2013 gets […]
Having a Sexual Harassment Policy is not Enough
The topic of sexual harassment, in general and specifically at science fiction (SF) conventions (cons), has been discussed online at length lately, due in part to the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) controversy (for […]
Swimming Anime – Not Just Fan Service (Really!)
Back in March, the studio Animation Do released a trailer for a nameless anime about a group of hunky male swimmers. The trailer caught fire on the internet, with folks all over begging for an […]
Ten Pieces of Evidence that We’re Living in the Science Fiction Future
This will display my age, now 45, as I compare the world I live in now with the one I grew up with. I am inspired this week by a number of news stories that […]
A Fan’s History — Fanzines, Continued….
Fanzines, continued: Okay, Mr. Smartypants, what’s a “sercon” zine? Actually, I’m glad you asked that question. It’s another of those annoying (well, to an outsider) fannish neologisms and acronyms. In this case, we have “serious” […]
Who Killed My Little Pony?
I used to play with My Little Ponies. I hated dolls, kept my hair short, wouldn’t wear dresses, but even I was susceptible to the unbearable cuteness of My Little Pony. For a while I […]
Top Post de Julio en Amazing Stories
El mes pasado hubo de todo un poco en cuanto a los artículos favoritos. He aquí un recuento de los mismos LITERATURA Reseñas: Cedar Sanderson nos hace una reseña de Use Enoung Gun, antología de […]
First Contact: First Interests in Science Fiction
Recently a thread passed around on Facebook asked various writers what books mattered to them most when they were young, starting out with an interest in science fiction. One writer said she was reading all […]
Science Fiction Hobby Games: A First Survey – A Review
I do love me some board games. I’ve been playing ’em since I was below the recommended age and never gave up. Over the last few years, I’ve become a more frequent player, having made […]
Noticias literatura 6-8
Festival Celsius 232 El pasado fin de semana se celebró con gran éxito el Festival Celsius 232 en la localidad de Avilés, dedicado a la literatura fantástica. En el blog del festival ya se pueden ver […]
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