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A Picture Tour of Amanda Palmer’s Awesome Brooklyn Lot Party (with Neil Gaiman)
Sometimes you get home at 10 PM after a long day and you want nothing more than to have something to eat and watch old episodes of Kitchen Nightmares or something. Then you read about Amanda Palmer’s...
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Green Lantern’s Light! Alan Scott is DC’s New Gay Character
In the wake of Marvel’s impending marriage between Northstar and boyfriend Kyle, DC Comics has announced which of their characters is now gay: you guys, it’s Green Lantern.Okay, it’s Alan Scott Green...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Twenty-Two, Part One
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
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A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 21
Welcome back to A Read of Ice and Fire! Please join me as I read and react, for the very first time, to George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.Today’s entry is Part 21 of A...
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Little Green Men and Huge Blue Dudes: The Science of Avatar by Stephen Baxter
With more than $2 billion in the bank before it had even hit home video (where it shattered the stats all over again) James Cameron’s Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time. That’s the fact of...
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Big Finish Produces Doctor Who Audio Plays with Brains, Heart and Humor
The 50th anniversary of the beloved, classic Sci-Fi show Doctor Who is almost upon us. Sadly the show was off the air during its 40th anniversary, and so nothing happened—OH WAIT NO, THERE WAS A...
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Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Paranormal Romance
It’s a lucky thirteen worth of releases in paranormal romance for June, and we worked hard to find covers minus the fab-abs this month. There are a couple of new series launches, including one from...
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Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Anemone” and “Ohayo”
自主制作アニメーション (Anemone): When the world seems upside down, it’s sometimes a good idea to look back at your life and renew some old ties. (5:10 minutes)オハヨウ (Ohayo): Some mornings it’s just harder to wake...
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NYC Reimagined as Westeros from Game of Thrones
This map of New York City reimagined as Westeros from Game of Thrones and the Song of Ice and Fire series was put together by RentShare, an organization that manages payments for roommate situations in...
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New The Dark Knight Rises Footage
We’re still not done swooning over The Avengers but it’s time to start getting down and dark with the Batman. Here’s the latest footage, reveiled tonight at the MTV movie awards. So, is The Dark Knight...
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SFWA’s Author Signing Schedule at BEA
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will, for the first time, be participating in Book Expo America, June 5-7, in New York City. They will have information, signings, and representatives...
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Morning Roundup: Doctor Who in the Style of Ocean’s Eleven
This nifty Doctor Who/Ocean’s Eleven mashup shirt from Ript Apparel makes us think a sci-fi heist movie would be awesome. It involves Patrick Stewart leading a cast of famous sci-fi actors to rip off a...
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Queering SFF: Pride Month Extravaganza!
It’s June, and we know what that means: Pride Month! The time of year when QUILTBAG people and allies celebrate, queer content blossoms all over the place, and we remember the folks who’ve come before...
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Queering SFF – Pride Month Extravaganza: Point of Knives by Melissa Scott
To begin the Pride Month Extravaganza on Tor.com at Queering SFF, I’d like to talk about a forthcoming book that perfectly balances the old with the new—sort of what we’re going for, this month!—and...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About The Wrath of Khan
Though there is some debate, The Wrath of Khan is consistently and correctly praised as being the best of all of the Star Trek films. And while Trekkies might debate on its influence, there is...
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Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 10: “Valar Morghulis”
It’s here! The season finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Nothing quite topped the pyrotechnics of last week’s battle of Blackwater, but we got quite a lot of emotional closure and a ton of question marks...
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A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, “Susan,”...
“Cast your nets, wanderers! Try me with your questions, and let the contest begin.”—Blaine the Mono, to Roland and the Ka-Tet, at the end of The Waste LandsWelcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series....
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So... Did You Understand Snow White and the Huntsman?
With the promise of two Snow White tales in theaters this year, it seemed inevitable that one would turn out disappointing and the other would rise above and get everyone excited about the...
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In Space, Sigourney is Too Cool to Scream: Why Alien Endures
In preparation for the release of Prometheus, Tor.com will be looking back on all of the Alien films this week, starting with the eponymous picture that changed the way people looked at science fiction...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: “They Swear There Was A Memo”
We’re deep into Xandillow’s descent into cheating and remorse now as “Revelations” opens, a sad, doomed adulteryfest whose theme is sung to us by Dingoes Ate My Baby, official Bronze house band of...
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