Despite the Rabid Puppies pissing in the punchbowl of the Hugo Nominations again, the fans of the 74th WorldCON have proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that love is real. For those of you just tuning in, the Rabid Puppies are an organized group of evildoers intent on destroying the Hugo Award, and are…
Same Crap, New Year – “Rabid Puppies” Take 2
The Hugo Nominations for 2016 were announced on Tuesday, April 26, sometime around noon CST… and I am at a loss for words: It looks like the Rabid Puppies have managed to make a mockery out of fantasy/science fiction’s most well-known award. AGAIN. Okay, but to recap for those of you just joining this sideshow,…
Whelp, Better Luck Next Time, Puppies…
The Hugos were awarded Saturday, August 22, 2015, in Spokane, Washington under an apocalyptic haze. The pictures coming through on social media were of an eerie, sickly yellow sky, looking, as one of my colleagues, Jed Hartman, suggested, very much like something from William Gibson’s Neuromancer, “The sky was the color of a television tuned…
Dirty Dogs, Old Tricks
In a bizarre turn in the “Puppy Neepery,” as John Scalzi likes to call it, author Lou Antonelli announced in the Superversive SF Hugo Livestream podcast that he had written a letter to the Spokane Police Department alerting them that the guest of honor and Hugo Award emcee David Gerrold has been so “intemperate” in…
Hugo Puppery Disappoints
With voting right around the corner — the deadline being July 31 — Hugo voter packets1 have gone out. They’ve actually been out for some time, maybe a month already, but I’ve been dreading opening mine. Because, as no one could forget, this is the year that the Hugo’s were bolloxed up by two groups…
Why Are All My Science Fiction Fan Friends Screaming “SAD PUPPIES” Incoherently? The Hugo Awards, Of Course
You probably know someone affected. This may even have happened to you. You go down the cubicle farm at your office, hoping to chat with your nerdy/geek friend who is usually your go-to person for the latest news on the Marvel Movies and you find them curled up in a fetal position muttering, “Sad puppies,…