If you are putting maps in your advertisements, it is wise to make sure that your maps are correct!

Too many web pages are just unreadable. This is a nice tool to fix that.

Dear Science Fiction Fandom, I wanted to have a word about the Hugos. these are your awards: the shortlists chosen and voted for by you. And because I too am a fan they are my awards. They reflect upon us all. These lists say something about SF to the world. Science Fiction Fandom: your shortlists aren’t very good.

My former colleague Heather used to write speeches for Hillary Clinton, but not this one.

Alex updates his classic essay

Heathcliff? Heathcliff!

Torchwood writer James Moran responds to fannish overreactions re Children of Earth

I almost gave up on this after the first minute, but that would have been a mistake.

The Economist confronts Swedish royalty

Why so many awful Mike Resnick stories end up getting shortlisted for awards

Just amazing

If you are making a documentary about slavery in the Polisario camps, and invconveniently discover that there isn't any, then just make up the evidence and distort the interviews you have obtained.

A Russian videoblog of visiting Egypt, Nigeria, Namibia and Angola. (Actually he is President Medvedev.)

The same-sex marriage debate

Why it will never be the same again

The unexpected connection between Farrah Fawcett and Ayn Rand

More Muir

Illustration of how we see colours