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All You Fascists Are Bound To Lose…

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

So the Puppyfascists lost, with No Award beating them in every category where they were the only nominees, and with Guardians of the Galaxy their only actual winner (a shame, as it’s a horrible film, but it’s a horrible film … Continue reading →

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Hugo Blogging: Best Novel

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

Bet you thought I’d forgotten about these, didn’t you? No, it’s just that the thought of reading any more John C Wright stuff made me feel physically ill, so I gave up on the novellas several times. I did my … Continue reading →

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What Political Campaigners Can Learn From The Sad & Rabid Puppies

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

…apart, of course, from “don’t be like them”… For those who haven’t been following this on my blog, there are two extreme right-wing to neo-nazi groups, called the Sad Puppies and the Rabid Puppies respectively, that are calling for the … Continue reading →

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Hugo Blogging “Best” Fan Writer

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

And so once again I dip into the sewer. The “Best” Fan Writer category in the Hugos is apparently meant to encourage SF fans to write about SF. This year, it seems to be largely made up of people who … Continue reading →

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Hugo Blogging: “Best” Novelette

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

This is another category where the ballot is dominated by the overlapping slates that were block-voted in an attempt to promote reactionary (and in the case of at least one of the two slates, explicitly neo-fascist) political views, and as … Continue reading →

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