Arisia 2010 Schedule

(Picture from here.)

A little news: some nice reviews for The Secret Lives of Fairy Tales in this month's F&SF: here and here.

I'll be at Arisia this year, Cambridge, MA 1/15-1/18. My schedule with the description of the panels:

Saturday 5:00 PM
[189] Destination Moon at 60 — 1hr — Paul Revere A
Although it won a "Retro-Hugo" in 2001 as the best dramatic presentation of 1950, "Destination Moon" is hopelessly out of date. On the other hand it had the participation of Robert Heinlein, Chesley Bonestall and Woody Woodpecker. Can this film be redeemed for modern audiences? Is it just a moldy curio of the past or is it still worth taking a look at? Jeffrey A. Carver, Steve E. Popkes, A. Joseph Ross (m)

Not sure how I got on this one. I blame Obama.

Saturday 7:00 PM
[214] Must-Read Stories — 1hr — Room 201
What are essential reads for every SF (or fantasy) fan? Can you really understand later vampire books if you haven't read Bram Stoker's "Dracula"? Must you plow through the entire Foundation series, or track down obscure short stories? Panelists will present their 'essential' lists and debate them. Jonathan Woodward (m), Ken Gale, Peter Maranci, Michael McAfee, Steve E. Popkes

Every field tries to decide what is canon. We're no different. But we do argue about it in public.

Sunday 10:00 AM
[258] The City as Character — 1hr — Paul Revere B
New Crobuzon, The Sprawl, Newford, even Minneapolis in War For the Oaks. What authors use their cities in the most interesting ways? How does the city contribute to the story? Gordon Linzner (m), Meredith Schwartz, Margaret Ronald, Steve E. Popkes, Daniel Rabuzzi

An opportunity to talk about Future Boston. I get to mention Cities, the disease, in a book about a City. Cool.

Sunday 7:00 PM
[372] Stories that Changed Everything — 1hr — William Dawes A
Which stories of science fiction, fantasy or horror changed the paradigm, without necessarily being the best stories? For better or for worse, which stories took the genre—or the world in a new direction? How? Why? James A. Wolf, Mario Di Giacomo, Steve E. Popkes, Mark L. Amidon, Vikki Rose (m)

See above.

Come on. Visit. It'll be fun.
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Wall of Idiots
Insect breeding boosted from global warming
Powerful people behaving badly

Links of Interest
A face painted relationship
Assessing BPA risk
Catalog of the microbes
Dog genes and human disease
North magnetic pole on the move
China's nuclear shipping
China's national grid and here
China's renewable energy

DIY
Soda bottle spare key
Tamales
Natural wood raised garden
Cedar chest
Tesla tornado Christmas tree
Lamps
Storage
CNC
Wireless power
5 Minute Ice Cream!