The side story of Raj’s parents’ separation takes a turn for the worse as Raj explains that they’ve hired divorce attorneys. Completely ignoring any empathy that would be appropriate, Sheldon interjects the note that he […]
In this week’s viewing: It’s two weeks for the price of one!
Frank Herbert’s Dune has been a favorite subject for science fiction illustrators for years. Now Sam Weber is about to release a new illustrated edition.
Scide Splitters reviews a story collection by one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prolific authors of short form humorous fiction.
Science fiction bikini seems like a simple juxtaposition of words, but examining the phrase reveals much of the cultural and social baggage packed inside.
In this week’s viewing: Loss, depression, neurosis, and more! Don’t worry, there’s a jolly holiday-themed post coming up next week…
A two episode recap this time around, featuring Sheldon’s TV show Fun With Flags!
In this week’s viewing: Celestial Method builds friendships through astronomy, Gugure! Kokkuri-san performs an extended riff on a classic, and more!
In this week’s viewing: Yona of the Dawn sets up a grand quest, Celestial Method fills in another piece, and more!
Sheldon says a four letter word that surprises everyone
In this week’s viewing: Mushishi is all about making connections, Yona is all about cutting them, and more!
Amazing Stories Magazine, Hugo Gernsback and the Hugo Awards were featured on Jeopardy
Now largely forgotten, Thorne Smith was possibly the wittiest writer of the fantastic in the 1920s & 1930s.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Great Balloon Hoax
In this week’s viewing: Yona of the Dawn’s heroine turns strong, Celestial Method is about finding the strength to admit error, and more!
In this week’s viewing: A slower-paced group of episodes for a chance to relax! As much as one can relax with manhunts going on, aliens hanging around, and time going all screwy…
In this week’s viewing: Saying farewell to a few more shows, it’s time to set the lineup for the rest of the season.
Scide Splitters reviews Eric Frank Russell’s hilarious classic, The Great Explosion – possibly the funniest libertarian science fiction novel ever written.
In this week’s viewing: Supernatural companions of all sorts, from aliens to mer-people!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That is to say that beauty is subjective and, despite the human condition that every one of us shares, is subject to cultural biases as well as […]
Just imagine there exists a 1930 film portraying the future world of 1980, a future where people no longer have names, but have numbers instead, like J21, LN18, etc. In this film, the state decrees […]
Why do the short story and the movie get adjectives in the title, but not the book? Steve tells why.
John Scalzi does Concord, NH, glitter boots, kermit flail and all…but obviously doesn’t sell any books (visit his blog if that makes no sense)
The Big Bang Theory returns for season 8…Penny got her hair cut, Sheldon gets robbed on a train and Stuart is living with Mrs. Wolowitz….
Coming soon: A bevy of sword-slinging princesses and knights, plus Astrid Lindgren! Yes, we are talking about Japanese TV…
Science fiction and fantasy’s only annual humor anthology returns with stories from Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Tim Pratt, Piers Anthony, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, and more.
Daleks is and anagram for Sladek. This seemingly random bit of word play has everything and nothing to do with Scide Splitters’ review of John Sladek’s short story collection.
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