Jon Del Arroz just posted over at superversive [http://www.superversivesf.com/2017/05/16/jon-del-arrozs-definitive-top-5-space-opera-series/] on space operas. > It’s #SpaceOperaWeek and I can think of no better way to launch my first regular Superversive column than to celebrate the genre in which I write and love. I’ll be doing more top fives as they feel appropriate, but as a writer of Space Opera, it makes a lot of sense to launch in celebration of some of my greatest influences. Naturally,…
Ah, the space opera kerfluffle, cause in part by Tor celebrating space opera by having articles written on it by a person who doesn’t like it, and by others who don’t get why “opera.” The latest entry, with some insight [https://steemit.com/blog/@cheah/space-opera-is-about-opera]. > Science fiction is about fiction and space opera is about opera. If people want to read about science or space, there are plenty of non-fiction books, magazines and journals to choose from. If people want to delve…
We’ve all seen it before. The left, especially SJW’s, like to call their enemies stupid, ignorant, bigoted, etc.. The old gag goes that “racist” is what a liberal calls you when he lost the argument, and Scott Adams certainly puts his own spin on it, [http://blog.dilbert.com/post/160696999931/how-to-know-you-won-a-political-debate-on-the] and expands on it a bit. The problem is that eventually, you start to believe it, and I certainly know a few people who sincerely believe Trump goes around g…
Larry Correia, International Lord of Hate and Mountain who Walks, has a new short story out from an upcoming collection of weird west tales. It’s about Bubba Shackleford, the founder of MHI, and it’s available online for free [http://www.baen.com/Chapters/9781481482691/9781481482691.htm]. He also rates Iron Fist a resounding “meh [http://monsterhunternation.com/2017/05/10/iron-fist-rates-a-solid-meh/]“.…
In no particular order… First, over at the reach, the Didact talks weightlifting, and fitness [http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-riddle-of-steel.html], and how it helps out in life. > We endure the pain and soreness, the exhaustion, the nagging injuries caused by past poor form, the commitment of time and effort, because the iron has repaid our initial investment in it a thousandfold. It has transformed us physically, mentally, and spiritually. > There is a calmness and a peace to…