Tag: observations

  • April Fools!

    It’s that time of year again, and we definitely have some doozies this go around! io9 presents the ThinkGeek products we wish were real. Darth Vader’s helmet appears on the Washington National Cathedral. Conan creator Robert E. Howard collaborated with Jane Austen on Sword and Sensibility. Jay Lake is going to start writing nurse romance…

  • Female Readers and Sci-Fi

    Apparently plenty of people still think women are less interested in science fiction than men. I was dismayed to read this question in a recent interview of Christy Johnson (chair of the Millennicon sci-fi convention that just took place this weekend): “Most people have this idea that science fiction is a ‘guy thing.’ How does the convention…

  • Escaping Into Speculative Fiction

    People read science fiction and fantasy novels and watch the latest superhero and scifi movies for myriad reasons. In a future post, I’d like to look at the various purposes of science fiction and fantasy, but for now, let’s just focus on one of the big reasons people read speculative fiction — for entertainment and escape.…