Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

The Annual William Shatner Warning Not To Set Yourself on Fire Frying a Turkey

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Lawrence Person

In the now-annual tradition, I bring you a public service announcement from William Shatner: try not to set yourself on fire while frying a turkey. Behold the Shatner! For those with low Shatner thresholds, the advice is: Don’t overfill the … Continue reading →

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Kung Fury

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Sunday I saw Kung Fury, the crowd-funded parody of every cheesy 80s cop show, science fiction movie, and fighting video game, rolled into one absurdist package. It has everything you could ever ask for in a short film featuring a … Continue reading →

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Felicia Day to Be the Next Mad on MST3K

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I was worried that the MST3K Kickstarter might not make it to the full 12 episode total. Not anymore. Felicia Day is going to play Kinga Forrester, the next evil mad scientist overlord on the new MST3K. My first thought … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Luna Covers “Sweet Child O’Mine”

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I’m not a big fan of Guns & Roses, but certainly “Sweet Child O’Mine” has to rank among their best, with one of the all-time great guitar hooks. Here’s Luna with a nicely chill, twangy rendition of it.

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Bring Back MST3K Kickstarter Hits $2 Million Goal

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

The Bring Back Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter has hit their $2 million goal, which means it’s funded and they’ll do at least three new episodes. Everybody Smile! And they still have 25 days to go! Now let’s hope they … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Philip K. Dick’s World of Chance

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I picked the following up as part of a swap: Dick, Philip K. World of Chance. Rich and Cowan, 1956. First hardback edition and first thus under this title (the first hardback edition of Dick’s first published novel, published earlier … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Luna Tango Covering Slowdive’s “When The Sun Hits”

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a nice cover of Slowdive’s “When the Sun Hits” by Luna Tango. Who are Luna Tango you ask? As far as I can tell, they’re not even a musical group, they’re a music circle at Japan’s Chuo University.

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Library Addition: Signed Isaac Asimov Limited Chapbook

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This is one of the many things on my want list, since I always thought it was a neat little book, and I finally found a copy I could afford. Asimov, Isaac. Three By Asimov. Targ Editions, 1981. First edition … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter for New MST3K episodes?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Joel Hodgson just launched a kickstarter to produce new episodes of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Let me get the obligatory meme out of the way: But fans have been calling out for an MST3K reboot for years. Why only now? … Continue reading →

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Lantern: For Your Archived Movie Magazine Needs

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Here’s Lantern, a very cool historical research tool that searches “1.3 million pages of digitized books and magazines from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound.” How extensive is it? I did a search for Tod Browning and turned … Continue reading →

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