An observation on the history of accountability in American politics and media: (Albert Fall’s $100,000 fine would be worth about $1.2 million today.) Addendum: Ack! My brain was getting tired when I saved the picture and I put the Watergate burglary in 1974 and Nixon’s resignation 4 years later. Corrections have been made.
The finalists for this year’s Aurealis Awards make for a star-studded reading list. Congratulations to all. The awards ceremony will be held in Brisbane on January 23. Best science fiction novel Andrew McGahan, Wonders of a Godless World, Allen & Unwin Sean Williams, The Grand Conjunction, Astropolis Book Three, Orbit Best science fiction short story Peter M. [...]
Thanks to Cheryl Morgan for liveblogging the awards ceremony at Conjecture and to Dave Cake for emailing the results in a handy CTRL-C-able format. Ain’t technology wunnerful? A. Bertram Chandler Award Rosaleen Love William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism and Review Kim Wilkins, “Popular genres and the Australian literary community: the case of fantasy fiction” [...]
This list of recommendations is neither exhaustive nor unbiased. Its purpose is not to sway votes but to share our enthusiasm for works and artists who impressed Talking Squid contributors and colleagues in 2008. This is not the only list. Shane Jiraiya Cummings of Smoke and Mirrors has posted his own recommendations for the professional [...]