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Here’s six of the best ways I think SyFy improved The...

Here’s six of the best ways I think SyFy improved The Magicians over the books.

what’s out now?

In case you’re interested, here’s a list of everything that’s currently out for consideration, as of 1pm today, 4/12/16.

SF = Science Fiction F = Fantasy H = Horror G = General Fiction (non-genre)

I also included a little preview of what the story is about. Sort of.

NOVELS (over 60,000 words):

After the Apocalypse (F, superheroes)

NOVELETTES (over 10,000 words):

“Faded Glory” (G, mistakes) “Memories of My Father” (SF, brains)

SHORT STORIES (over 2000...

Bring Back the Middle Ground

Bring Back the Middle Ground:

If you both like and dislike this article, then I did my job.

Elections screw nerds. Here are six of the worst ways in which...

Elections screw nerds. Here are six of the worst ways in which they do so.

SIX OF THE BEST... ways to improve the flying experience

SIX OF THE BEST... ways to improve the flying experience

With Batman v Superman: Orphan Fight 2016 coming out on Friday,...

With Batman v Superman: Orphan Fight 2016 coming out on Friday, I chose this week’s Six of the Best to talk about the best modern-era live-action Superman films.

"Recently at work I’ve been interviewing a lot of people — some for my team, and some for a..."

“Recently at work I’ve been interviewing a lot of people — some for my team, and some for a colleague’s team. I have a list of questions prepared; some are super-boring (“tell me about a time you had a conflict with a co-worker”) and have to be asked because otherwise HR will be grumpy.But others are more fun — and more insightful. Here are six of the best questions that I ask in every interview.”

- This week, I’m giving you SIX OF THE BEST… job interview questions.

"Everything we do gives us a disease or prevents one; every type of exercise is the wrong type of..."

“Everything we do gives us a disease or prevents one; every type of exercise is the wrong type of exercise, except that it’s exercise. No matter what your weight is, it’s the wrong weight; no matter what your mental state is, it’s the wrong state.”

- From SIX OF THE BEST… things to give up to improve your health.

"With the sheer amount of online drama surrounding Netflix’s new Fuller House series, it’s only a..."

“With the sheer amount of online drama surrounding Netflix’s new Fuller House series, it’s only a matter of time until everyone sees at least one episode. I jumped on that grenade for you and watched the first half of the series (so far), and discovered six of the worst things about it.”

- SIX OF THE WORST… things about Fuller House - The Nerdery Public

Today on Tales to Terrify, I’m performing “Yours...

Today on Tales to Terrify, I’m performing “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” by Robert Bloch, the author of Psycho. You know, the Hitchcock movie? Listen to it here: Tales To Terrify 214