Tim Gunn on Star Trek: The Original Series
Tim Gunn returns to Crazy Sexy Geeks to discuss fashion, gender and Star Trek: The Original Series.
The Kitschies!
The 2011 Kitschies are accepting submissions for their tentacular awards celebrating books that “best elevate the tone of genre literature.” Read submission criteria, guidelines and check out past winners of the coveted Red, Gold, Black and Inky Tentacle (for cover art) awards here!
Anne McCaffrey
R.I.P, Anne McCaffrey (lots of great tributes online today: at Whatever, Io9, and Tor among them). Update: everyone seems to be using those fantastic Michael Whelan covers, but McCaffrey had her share of not-so-wonderful covers.
Cthulhu on CNN
It’s not quite the way many cultists had hoped to see Cthulhu on CNN, but it’s still pretty good. Cthulhu and the Lovecraft profiled on CNN. (via Bonnie Burton)
Friends of the Merrill Short Story Contest!
Enter you speculative fiction in the inaugural Friends of the Merrill Collection Short Story contest! The Merrill Collection is the Toronto Public Library’s excellent collection of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction. The 3 winners will receive cash prizes. Find out more, and enter, here.
A Defense of the Silly Godzilla Movies
At TCM’s Movie Morlocks, David Kalat writes a passionate defense of silly Godzilla movies and how Godzilla vs. Megalon conquired the world in “The Importance of Being Godzilla (Part 1).”
The Cultural Gutter 