Brian Collins
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Messy bisexual, genre fiction fan, movie snob, reluctant blogger, they/them. Hosts Science Fiction & Fantasy Remembrance.
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#482. The Way We Live Now - Anthony Trollope
Has that classic Victorian lit problem where the most morally upright characters are also the most boring, while the more flawed and outright dastardly characters are the most fun and interesting.
Has that classic Victorian lit problem where the most morally upright characters are also the most boring, while the more flawed and outright dastardly characters are the most fun and interesting.
December 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
#482. The Way We Live Now - Anthony Trollope
Has that classic Victorian lit problem where the most morally upright characters are also the most boring, while the more flawed and outright dastardly characters are the most fun and interesting.
Has that classic Victorian lit problem where the most morally upright characters are also the most boring, while the more flawed and outright dastardly characters are the most fun and interesting.
Some say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it also takes a forest to make a violin. It's "An Important Failure" by Rebecca Campbell, from the August 2020 issue of Clarkesworld!
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Short Story Review: “An Important Failure” by Rebecca Campbell
(Cover by Joseph Diaz. Clarkesworld, August 2020.) Who Goes There? Rebecca Campbell was born and raised in Canada, although last I checked she’s been living in the UK for a minute. Unusually …
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December 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Some say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it also takes a forest to make a violin. It's "An Important Failure" by Rebecca Campbell, from the August 2020 issue of Clarkesworld!
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Inglorious Basterds is probably the closest we have to a mainstream Israeli fascist movie.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Inglorious Basterds is probably the closest we have to a mainstream Israeli fascist movie.
Both vengeance and his birthright will be his. It’s the first installment of Fury by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, from the May 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction!
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Serial Review: Fury by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (Part 1/3)
(Cover by Hubert Rogers. Astounding, May 1947.) Who Goes There? There have been power couples throughout the history of science fiction: Ed and Carol Emshwiller, Edmond Hamilton and Leigh Brackett,…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Both vengeance and his birthright will be his. It’s the first installment of Fury by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, from the May 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction!
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“Right-wing Christian furry” is such a funny combo.
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“Right-wing Christian furry” is such a funny combo.
Christmastime is upon us, and so is this month’s review forecast. We’ve got Philip K. Dick’s debut novel, Nancy Kress’s debut short story, and more!
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Things Beyond: December 2025
(Cover by Frank Kelly Freas. Satellite, December 1956.) Merry Christmas, happy birthday to me, and all that. People who keep up with my posts may have noticed that I missed a couple things last mon…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Christmastime is upon us, and so is this month’s review forecast. We’ve got Philip K. Dick’s debut novel, Nancy Kress’s debut short story, and more!
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PTA is easily one of my favorite filmmakers and OBAA is one of the best movies I’ve seen in like the past five years. I also lowkey need someone to get his ass in public.
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
PTA is easily one of my favorite filmmakers and OBAA is one of the best movies I’ve seen in like the past five years. I also lowkey need someone to get his ass in public.
Hoping when Bernie dies that DSA people will stop lionizing a guy who’s a Zionist and a xenophobe.
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hoping when Bernie dies that DSA people will stop lionizing a guy who’s a Zionist and a xenophobe.
Everyone deserves companionship, although we don't always ask for it. It's "I Live with You" by Carol Emshwiller, from the March 2005 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction!
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Short Story Review: “I Live with You” by Carol Emshwiller
(Cover by David A. Hardy. F&SF, March 2005.) Who Goes There? Carol Emshwiller was one of the most acclaimed short-story writers of her generation, made more impressive because she kept doing go…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Everyone deserves companionship, although we don't always ask for it. It's "I Live with You" by Carol Emshwiller, from the March 2005 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction!
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Don’t enjoy The Last Jedi much, but I appreciate that it treats fandom with absolute contempt.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Don’t enjoy The Last Jedi much, but I appreciate that it treats fandom with absolute contempt.
Hell might be other people, but then it might just be yourself. It's the final installment of Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, from the October 1975 issue of Galaxy!
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Serial Review: Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (Part 3/3)
(Cover by Richard and Wendy Peni. Galaxy, October 1975.) The Story So Far Allen Carpentier has died, which turns out to be only the beginning of his suffering. He’s in Hell now, or Infernolan…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Hell might be other people, but then it might just be yourself. It's the final installment of Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, from the October 1975 issue of Galaxy!
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Unfortunately we will never get a creative curveball from Disney like Return to Oz ever again.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Unfortunately we will never get a creative curveball from Disney like Return to Oz ever again.
One shouldn't play God, lest your playthings BECOME God. It's "The Region Between" by Harlan Ellison, from the March 1970 issue of Galaxy!
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Novella Review: “The Region Between” by Harlan Ellison
(Cover by Jack Gaughan. Galaxy, March 1970.) Who Goes There? Harlan Ellison has a complicated legacy, and we can say “legacy” confidently now, given that he died in 2018. Ellison is one…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
One shouldn't play God, lest your playthings BECOME God. It's "The Region Between" by Harlan Ellison, from the March 1970 issue of Galaxy!
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Would be cool if there was a democratic socialism that wasn’t patriotic/xenophobic.
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Would be cool if there was a democratic socialism that wasn’t patriotic/xenophobic.
My forehead is fucking monstrous.
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
My forehead is fucking monstrous.
Don’t go dark on me, Bob.
November 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Don’t go dark on me, Bob.
We knocked on the doors of Hell's darker chamber. Pushed to the limit, we dragged ourselves in. It's the second installment of Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, from the September 1975 issue of Galaxy!
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Serial Review: Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (Part 2/3)
(Cover by Stephen Fabian. Galaxy, September 1975.) The Story So Far Allen Carpentier was once a bestselling if not very respected science fiction writer, but in the world of the living he recently …
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November 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We knocked on the doors of Hell's darker chamber. Pushed to the limit, we dragged ourselves in. It's the second installment of Inferno by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, from the September 1975 issue of Galaxy!
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Ya know, Trump has talked shit about Hillary Clinton a lot over the years, but has said very little bad about Bill.
a close up of a man 's face with a serious look on it .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a serious look on it .
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November 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Ya know, Trump has talked shit about Hillary Clinton a lot over the years, but has said very little bad about Bill.
Possibly the worst filmography of any current Hollywood director.
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Possibly the worst filmography of any current Hollywood director.
Jonny Greenwood is kind of a shithead who’s been complicit in the mass slaughter of Palestinians……… but he do be really good at scoring movies.
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Jonny Greenwood is kind of a shithead who’s been complicit in the mass slaughter of Palestinians……… but he do be really good at scoring movies.
I just realized, what were the odds we’d get two Richard Bachman movie adaptations in the same year?
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I just realized, what were the odds we’d get two Richard Bachman movie adaptations in the same year?
Now this is what I call a title for a fucking crime novel.
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Now this is what I call a title for a fucking crime novel.
The old Eyes Wide Shut Blu-Ray never looked good and some of you are just coping with that.
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The old Eyes Wide Shut Blu-Ray never looked good and some of you are just coping with that.
The cognitive dissonance (and moral depravity) required to believe people who work in a city and contribute to its culture must bend over backwards to live there while some people are entitled to live comfortably in Israel for being Jewish.
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The cognitive dissonance (and moral depravity) required to believe people who work in a city and contribute to its culture must bend over backwards to live there while some people are entitled to live comfortably in Israel for being Jewish.
Got two fat babies with me at work.
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Got two fat babies with me at work.