Walter Jon Williams's Blog, page 225
March 11, 2010
When Geekdoms Collide
Okay, maybe this is way the hell too meta, but I always enjoy it when geekdoms come crashing together.D&D alignments explained, with examples from Dr. Who.
Where Has the Time Gone?
You've all got something like 24 hours in which to nominate me for a Hugo Award! Better get cracking!
March 10, 2010
Here's the US cover for Deep State, my next. No word yet ...
Here's the US cover for Deep State, my next. No word yet on a publication date.
Health Plan
Republican plans for health care reform have finally been revealed!Hoyer-Larson Bill: All 45 million uninsured Americans would be guaranteed medical care, all of it provided by Dr. Tom Janicak of Houston, TXGriffith-Cantor Bill: Low-income families would be allowed to huddle outside hospital windows in the cold and look at wealthier families receiving care.[via Janice:]
Media Miscellany
Brief notes concerning images recently made visible on my television. Survivors. While I had a cold last week I watched several episodes of this British post-apocalypse series, seen here on BBC America. BBCA usually runs SF and/or fantasy on Saturday nights, and have so far managed to prove that the Brits can produce series as feeble and half-witted as anything seen on Syfy. Survivors takes
March 7, 2010
O You Lucky Brits!
Oh to be in England now that This Is Not a Game is there!Yes! The British paperback of TINAG is now available!
March 5, 2010
Sekrit Formula
Now that Alice in Wonderland has entered general release, my opinion of which is given below, perhaps it's time for this glimpse into the mind of the Master.
March 4, 2010
Famous For All the Wrong Reasons
Renowned atmospheric physicist Charles B. Moore passed away on Wednesday. Though his career was chock-a-block with scientific accomplishment, he is best known for something that didn't actually happen.Let me explain.Dr. Moore was a pioneer in the use of large polyethylene balloons, or aerostats. On June 4, 1947, one of Dr. Moore's Project Mogul aerostats crashed in a sheep pasture near the
Count the Cliches!
It's the adventures of Brewster Rockit, Space Guy! [via Janice:]
March 2, 2010
Pretty Pictures, Lots of Chases
I got a chance to see a sneak preview of Burton's Alice in Wonderland, and now I'm thinking about how franchises have got detached from the source of their inspiration.It certainly happened with Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey played a character who shared a name and an occupation with his progenitor, but little else. There were people with names like Irene and Moriarity in the film, but they
