Above the Convenience Store

(I used to call this type of post "Bits and Pieces." I like the new name better.) Let's start with TV . Mad Men has returned ...

I just got back from a trip to Armadillocon in Austin and I realized I've been heading down for that con (off and on) for over 20 years!...

The results for the 2009 Hugo awards can be found here. Here are some comments on a few of the winners: Best Novel went to The Graveyard Bo...

I've got to say that I'm pretty pleased with Jonathan Strahan's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 3 . At least...

I've collected lots of stuff over the years. Books, comics, toys, movie memorabilia . . . stuff. Much of it is buried in boxes, deep ins...

I'm ending my review of Greg Olson's Beautiful Dark the way I began, by reviewing four chapters at once. Nice symmetry that. To be ...

I've had a fascination with Batman all my life. As a little kid Batman was my favorite superhero, due mainly to the syndicated re-runs o...