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The Prop 8 saga continues! Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held (PDF) that a lower court abused its discretion in ordering the unsealing of tapes of the Prop 8 trial. I’m not happy with the … Continue reading →

I always end up reading far fewer novellas than I do things of any other category. This year, I read 13. In addition to the sources I used for the other short fiction, I went to the SFWA forums and … Continue reading →

Repeating the notes from my previous post: this year, I read about 260 short stories and novelettes. I compiled my list using a combination of reading magazines and anthologies, querying authors about their yearly work, asking for recommendations from critics … Continue reading →

This year, I read about 260 short stories and novelettes. I compiled my list using a combination of reading magazines and anthologies, querying authors about their yearly work, asking for recommendations from critics and editors, and referencing the year’s best … Continue reading →

[Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog] Marina Adshade, an economics professor with an interest in “sex and love,” writes: Today we will take a few minutes to show a little appreciation for an important right in Western society – the right … Continue reading →

Here’s the official lowdown: Friends of the Genre (FOGcon) is a literary-themed San Francisco Bay Area SF/F con in the tradition of Wiscon and Readercon. This year our theme is “The Body”, and we’ve two wonderful Honored Guests, writer Nalo … Continue reading →

Hello readers of Alas! I’ve been a reader of Alas for several years (and an occasional commenter), and Barry recently invited me to be a guest blogger here as well. I also regularly write at my own blog Fannie’s Room, … Continue reading →

Just poppin’ in to say that Dinah Press only has a few days left in its fundraising drive. We’ve received a very generous non-Pay Pal donation, plus some preorders, so we’re actually a lot closer to our goal than the … Continue reading →

I have seen this trailer posted on tumblr and blogs a few times: Scarlet Road Video from Paradigm Pictures on Vimeo. Something about the way it was posted as an awesome exciting and sex positive feminist trailer bothered me, but … Continue reading →

This is a general update on the UC Davis Occupation, the illegal police assault on multiple students, and the fallout. It’s a little stream of consciousness, because there’s a lot to cover. For those of you who don’t know, UC Davis, the … Continue reading →