Guns, Stock, and Tael: Sword of the Bright Lady by M.C. Planck
Jared Diamond’s seminal work, Guns, Germs and Steel, posited that those three advantages are what allowed the Europeans to come out on top of the 15th century world and go on to dominate the globe in the next several centuries. European diseases decimated the New World, and European steel and guns gave them sway over Africa, […]
My Superpower: KJ Kabza
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 KJ Kabza to talk […]
Indy Genre: Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
Nazi zombies. If those two words don’t make you perk up your ears like a great dane that just heard the treat bag rattle, then this movie is not going to be for you. But if you feel as if your life could be immeasurably improved by the application of the aforementioned Nazi zombies plus […]
#25. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast (w/ fixed audio file)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB25GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2325%20–%20Guardians%20of%20the%20Galaxy%20%282014%29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSpace rodents, emo fanatics, and dancing Groots, oh my! In her first episode as an official member of the crew, Rachael Acks joins Shaun, Paul, and […]
Z Nation and “A Chick Thing”
While I was counting down the hours before the return of The Walking Dead, I took the opportunity to write down some thoughts about Z Nation. Sure, it’s no Walking Dead, but it does have its moments. ————————— Last weekend, my sister visited, and, among other activities, she took a break from her TV-less lifestyle. After I got […]
Book Review: Black and Brown Planets: The Politics of Race in Science Fiction edited by Isiah Lavender III
In his introduction to this collection of essays, Isiah Lavender III explains that Black and Brown Planets continues a conversation started in the science fiction community with Elisabeth Leonard’s 1997 anthology, Into Darkness Peering: Race and Color in the Fantastic. The cultural and literary criticism found here in looking at works of the recent past become particularly […]
