Monthly Archives: December 2016

Forget ‘Best of 2016.’ Here’s the ‘Catch-Up in 2017’ List.

Posted on December 31, 2016 by nathanielwms

I only get to read/watch a fraction of the things I want to during a year.  So I asked friends over on Facebook to recommend one thing from 2016 that I should experience, be it book, film, comic or otherwise. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Princess Leia

Posted on December 28, 2016 by nathanielwms

In mourning for Carrie Fisher until further notice. The year has not been kind to science fiction fandom or music lovers.  The best quote I read yesterday was from Twitter’s Miss Texas 1967 who said: “It is becoming increasingly obvious that David … Continue reading →

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Chris Mars’s Video is “New Weird” Sci-Fi Goodness

Posted on December 23, 2016 by nathanielwms

The video for Chris Mars’s new song, “Down by the Tracks,” is like a cinematic version of a China Miéville novel as scored by the Kinks in 1968. (There’s more going on there, but that should grab the right people’s interest.) … Continue reading →

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2016 End-of-Year Items

Posted on December 21, 2016 by nathanielwms

It’s the end of 2016, and I’m using it for the usual shameless plugs.  A lot of my work from 2016 won’t be appearing until next year or later: My non-fiction book is under double-blind peer review at a university press … Continue reading →

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“Stranger Things” Soundtrack Makes Best Albums of 2016 List

Posted on December 1, 2016 by nathanielwms

Rolling Stone just listed their “50 Best Albums of 2016” and there’s a surprise appearance at #47 by the soundtrack to Netflix’s sci-fi/horror series, Stranger Things. The recognition is for the theme and incidental music, composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael … Continue reading →

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