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Review: Redshirts by John Scalzi

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Shedrick

Redshirts by John Scalzi (9780765316998): 2012 (Tor Books) It is the far future and Ensign Andy Dahl has been assigned to the Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union fleet. What should be a plum position turns into a fight for … Continue reading →

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Big Feet: A Lesson in Privilege

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Shedrick

Yesterday, John Scalzi had an excellent piece on privilege entitled “Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is“. I think his metaphor is particularly apt and can help explain one of the stickier problems in speaking about issues of … Continue reading →

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All or Nothing

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Shedrick

I have been looking forward to the release of John Carter  for months. Not only because I enjoyed the book (to be honest, though I had heard of it, I hadn’t read it until I heard about the movie coming … Continue reading →

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Geeking Up the Big Easy

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Shedrick

I’m currently blogging from the “Networking Uncommons” at the American Library Association‘s annual conference in New Orleans.  I’m not actually a member of ALA (mostly due to financial reasons) but am accompanying The Princess as part of her entourage. First … Continue reading →

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Review: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Shedrick

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (2004, 2007) : 9780765348272 (Tor) “Do you want to live forever?” — Valeria You’re seventy-five years old.  You’ve lived a good, ordinary life, filled with the all the trappings that an ordinary life should … Continue reading →

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