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.

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys RIP (Plus Robot Hell)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has died of cancer at the deeply untimely age of 47. Dwight pretty much expressed my thoughts, except I didn’t care for “Rock Hard” either. But I did love “Sabotage,” as well as one … Continue reading →

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That’s One Hell of a Kick

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Back when I moved into my house in 2004, Steve Jackson was one of the people helping tote those hundreds of boxes of books. I used to contribute pieces to The Space Gamer, and helped playtest Shockwave, and we bumped … Continue reading →

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The May 2012 Ansible is Up

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lawrence Person

For your skiffy reading pleasure.

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You had me at “Scarlett Johansson Tied Up Half Naked”

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I would say that Marvel has a good idea exactly what audience it’s trying to draw to The Avengers: (Actually, I always thought her Ghost World co-star Thora Birch was hotter.) Since Howard and I will be reviewing The Avengers … Continue reading →

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Who better to throw out the first pitch than a horrifying, vengeful ghost?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Oh Japan, don’t ever change. But there’s no reason this idea can’t succeed in the U.S. Why not have Freddy Kruger, Leatherface, Jason or Pinhead throw out the first pitch? Granted, this still wouldn’t be enough to get me to … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Curve’s “Frozen”

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

1990s British duo Curve walk the line (if there is one) between Shoegazer and Dreampop on their song “Frozen”:

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FLCL on Blu-Ray for $18.99

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Lawrence Person

We now interrupt this blog for some shameless huxtering: Amazon has the complete 6-episode run of the wonderful and completely insane anime series FLCL on Blu-Ray for $18.99. This is probably my favorite anime series of all time. It’s weird, … Continue reading →

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Random Fark Images That Amuse Me

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A continuing series:

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Happy Birthday Carol Burnett!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lawrence Person

She turns 79 today. How nice of Betty White to buy her a gorilla! In celebration, here’s both parts of the classic “Went With the Wind!” skit. Sure, Burnett has been immortalized on stage, screen, and the Hollywood Walk of … Continue reading →

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The Rockets Are Out of the Playoffs, And It’s All My Fault

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I would like to apologize to Houston Rockets fans everywhere. Two weeks ago, I said that coach Kevin McHale was doing a good job and how the Rockets were going to make the playoffs. Naturally the Rockets immediately go on … Continue reading →

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