I'm in my 50s and I like the idea of playing with swords too. *I took fricking fencing classes*.

I missed this in the flurry of posts when it first dropped, but big congratulations to all the nominees and a shout out especially to my @skiffyandfanty.com pal @therisingtithes.bsky.social!

Apparently they had a technical issue with the source they use to schedule posts and the first half of the announcement didn't send.

Outstanding! So happy for my old friend @rachelhartmanbooks.com getting nominated for her fantastic AMONG GHOSTS, and on such a fantastic ballot! Congratulations to all the nominees!

Amazing ballot! Congratulations to all the nominees but very happy to see my pal @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social recognized for all her great work as an editor!

I am adequately prepared to rock!

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

You're absolutely not the only one who cares about Doyle's The Lost World, but fair's fair, you have dibs. :-)

Is Robotech sufficiently niche? I've wanted to do a Voltron: Legendary Defender-style ground-up reboot of Robotech for AGES. (I know, the rights would be a nightmare. Allow me this dream.)

Oh, and on the subject of reboots, I'd like to write Reboot! That's niche-er, right?

Thank you! There are probably books about the Queen Mary, I'll look for one.

There are some important things to remember in terms of Awards-shortlist day etiquette. A short thread.

Even folks I really like and respect make some blunders on this stuff.

1) Allow people to enjoy the shortlist. Avoid dismissing the finalists (whomever they are) for at least a month.

5...4...3...2...1...IGNITION! Hugo Finalist announcement launches April 21 10 a.m. PT

Tomorrow's the day you get to learn who the finalists are for the 2026 Hugo Awards.

Finalists will be announced tomorrow at 10 a.m. Pacific time on all LAcon social media channels.

Thanks! I'm coming to it in (charitably) my middle years and was never very sporty, which means that it's a challenge to keep up with all the ridiculously fit people half my age, but I'm having a lot of fun. I'm going to stick with it.

I just started learning fencing this year, and I'm excited to watch this event!

Since you all are smart people who know about interesting things: Can anyone recommend me a good general history of Transatlantic passenger liners and specifically their conversion into troop ships during World War 2?

I've been Googling and finding online resources but I do love a book.

Didn't he also once claim that people called Rob "the white Obama"? I suspect that Doug confuses "things said at the Ford family Thanksgiving dinner" with stuff that literally anyone else believes.

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It's true! I am a longtime!

Oh my GOSH, this is remarkable.

AI is a scam that empowers fraud, disaster capitalism, and fascism. It's a real problem that Carney seems to be so credulous or complicit about what's fundamentally and obviously a billionaire techbro boondoggle.

Tracking Ford’s interest in jets at the island airport
2018: No mention
2019: No mention
2020: No mention
2021: No mention
2022: No mention
2023: No mention
2024: No mention
2025: No mention
2026: Buys a jet and calls for jets at island airport
Coincidence? We think not! #onpoli

God, I miss playing Amber Diceless. You really need the right group for it, though.

My own country is destroying itself because there is literally no set of policy prescriptions that will make it 1985 again with Hulk Hogan's Rock n Wrestling on Saturday morning cartoons.

I am living in poverty on disability but I am so happy to have found the $$ to forward to Doug Ford to purchase his private jet. Makes me feel like I contributed to society in a meaningful way. As an aside, it will be 13 months total before I get to see my surgeon again to fix me. I guess it adds up

'Mile End Kicks' director Chandler Levack is a recovering music critic Mile End Kicks director Chandler Levack is a recovering music critic

This is good, you should read this. And also you should see MILE END KICKS.

See you out on the street this summer, Toronto 🤞🏻💕

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On our way home this evening, I saw the Girl Guides selling cookies in front of the subway station.

Me: Oh no, it's my arch-nemeses! Cute little kids adorably selling cookies!

Me: Luckily I have no cash.

<One cookie purchase later>

Me: WHO KNEW THAT THE GIRL GUIDES TAKE CREDIT CARDS NOW?!?!

Exactly! The geese live here. We don't ask them about their citizenship. They transcend that.

Probably a TOUCH too early to start the drumroll, but for my part I'm excited!

I'll be honest, I have a dislike of Verhoeven's work that I can't really justify or explain but that probably would have had me voting for Edward Scissorhands. Certainly the person I was in 1991 would have voted for that over Total Recall.