Monthly Archive: August 2014

Loncon3 – the Convention and the Hugo Awards

A WorldCon – i.e., the annual SF Word Convention – is an amazing event, culminating in the Hugo Awards night but also featuring a head-spinning series of events, panels, games,  music performances (called filk in SF jargon), art dealers, promotions…
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Guest post: Space Pirate Captain Harlock – 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック. A review

This is a guest review on Space Pirate Captain Harlock – 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック (2013) – the latest movie of the manga/anime created by Leiji Matsumoto in the 70s.  Some background of the original series can be found here, but previous knowledge is not necessarily…
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