English as the Center and Its Privileges
Daniel José Older recently uploaded an appropriate video titled Why We Don’t Italicize Spanish: This incited reactions from several people, including Bryan Thao Worra: [View the story “Bryan Thao Worra Reacts to Why We Don’t Italicize Spanish” on Storify] Previously, I once asked an editor why we italicize Filipino words. “Charles, there’s a difference between […]
218. Live at CONvergence w/ Martha Wells and Carrie Patel
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode218LiveAtCONvergence/SandF%20–%20Episode%20218%20–%20Live%20at%20CONvergence.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWorld SF, the secret history of genre, and live audiences, oh my! In this special episode, Paul, Mike, David, and Shaun are joined by Martha Wells […]
Book Review: The Silk Map, A Gaunt and Bone Novel, by Chris Willrich
Come, come, sit by the hearth here with me. This fine traveler’s compound doesn’t get much traffic this time of the year. The snows are threatening to close the passes to the west of us. You *are* going home to the West, of course. How did I know? No, no I am no sorcerer or […]
217. The Happening (2008) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode217TortureCinemaMeetsTheHappening2008/SandF%20–%20Episode%20217%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%20The%20Happening%20%282008%29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTrees, wind, and Marky Mark, oh my! You picked it, and here we are talking about one of the worst horror films ever made — assuming, […]
The Disquieting Guest — Bava’s Centenary
July 31 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of director Mario Bava. If this means something to you, feel free to skip the rest of this blog. If the name is unfamiliar to you, let me bend your ear for just a few minutes. Here are just a few of the reasons why horror […]
My Superpower: LJ Cohen
My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome LJ Cohen to talk […]
