This is a research question for a new story that I’m working on. So please indulge me, if I’m not being too offensive. When you

In other news, I’ve signed up with Skype. My handle there is, naturally, Underpope.

(Click for a larger image) On the left, Don’t Turn the Lights On: A Fictional Take on Urban Legends(available at Amazon.com, or directly from the

I haven’t got anything interesting to say at all, so here’s a LOLCat that I really like, because I like cats and I like giant

I just want to say that I think it’s very cool that if you do a Google search for "evil gnome video", the number one

I mentioned Obama’s brilliant and moving speech earlier today.  I’d like to mention it again, and provide you with the video right here. My friend

The Associated Press is reporting that Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, among many other seminal works, has passed away at

Once again, Charles Stross proves that for a Scot, he has a pretty good grasp of American politics, as he digs into his 1st Edition

Via the newsfeed from Slice of Sci Fi, I found this bit of spiffy news: Noah Wyle (”ER”) is set to return as Flynn Carsen

And it’s truly a sad day for nerds everywhere. In case you haven’t already heard, Gary Gygax, the creator of a wee little game called