Dr. Jason W. Ellis' Blog on Science Fiction, Research, Pedagogy, Computers, and LEGO
I was very happy this week to receive a used copy of the Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 from Amazon. This early ebook technology by ClariNet is chocked full of content, including a hypertext version of Vernor Vinge’s A Fire Upon the Deep. I will post more about this amazing collection as I explore its …
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I have not yet had a chance to see Martin Scorsese’s Hugo or read the book that it is based on, the Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. However, I do want to see the film, because I am fascinated by automatons, the forebears of robots. The New York Times has an article about …
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The 2009 Hugo and John W. Campbell Award Winners were live twittered from the 2009 WorldCon/Anticipation by TheHugoAwards. And the winners are (along with a link to each winner’s website): John W. Campbell Award David Anthony Durham Hugo for Best Fan Writer Cheryl Morgan Hugo for Best Fan Artist Frank Wu Hugo for Best Fanzine …
While researching a paper that I’m writing on the exchange of real and cultural capital in the major Science Fiction awards, I ran across this bit of trivia. I always considered the Hugo Award the oldest major SF award, but according to Reginald’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards (1991), this distinction goes to the now …
Yufang and I jaunted to Washington, DC for a few days this past week for some much needed R & R. While we were there, we visited the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), the NASM Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, walked the Mall at night, and dropped in at the Smithsonian Zoo, albeit when …
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