James Cameron’s A...

Avatar has taken a lot of heat because the story is relatively simplistic, and it’s fair to say that you won’t be surprised by the events as they unfold. But let’s give credit where credit is due: The story is, for the most part, motivated by character, even if that happens in much...

Is Fantasy the New Scie...

Hanging out at Orycon over the weekend I heard a number of people saddened by the fact that fantasy has overtaken science fiction in popular culture. During the last half of the 20th century sci-fi predominated our genre fiction, with a large black monolith waiting at the end of the...

The Sontaran Megatarts...

I’m sure I’ve mentioned Lawrence Miles here before, but he’s just put up the kind of post that makes me realize just how happy I am that Doctor Who is British: Why have I never before noticed that “strategem” is “megatarts” backwards? Obviously,...