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.

MegaPython vs. Gateroid

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So you find yourself thinking: I want to watch Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus, but I’m afraid it may be too intellectually challenging to jump into right away. Is there perchance a stupider movie I can watch first? Come January 20, … Continue reading →

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Tor.com Wants Your Vote for the Best SF Novels of 2000-2010

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Cast your vote here. The current vote leaders are shown here.

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The Fake Book Charity Box Scam

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So, you’ve got some old books and see a big box that says “Books for Charity” on the side, and you think “Well, that’s better than selling them to a used bookstore, isn’t it?” Not so fast. You could be … Continue reading →

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Stanley Kubrick’s Iron Man

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Those are some mighty fine posters, posters. (Hat Tip: John DeNardo’s Twitter feed.)

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Disclaimer of the Year

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So far, anyway: The views and opinions expressed by GWAR do not reflect those of The Pentagon Channel or the Department of Defense Well, thank God they cleared that up. I just naturally assumed that the views of a 1980s … Continue reading →

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Chewing on Bob’s Burgers

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So, I finished watching Bob’s Burgers, and thought I would delay writing about it until today because I’m incredibly lazy I wanted to ruminate on it for a while. The short description is: It’s not great. Not awful, but not … Continue reading →

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Bob’s Burgers: Flash 1/3rd of the Way In Report

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Lawrence Person

So it’s the first commercial break for Bob’s Burgers, the new animated show after The Simpsons on Fox. So far, I’m sort of enjoying it, not because it’s great (it’s OK: moderately funny, too predictable), but simply because it’s not … Continue reading →

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Jew Got Served

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Normally I don’t link to something that’s already been on the Fark tab, but this Fiddler on the Roof/You Got Served mashup is too good to pass up:

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The Top 500 Books Sold at Auction in 2010

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an article on the top book price realized at auction in 2010, topped by a first edition of the legendary Audobon Birds of America, which pulled in an astounding $11,321,215, or four times the price realized for the Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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Screw Macy’s

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

From Dwight comes news that the Macy’s in Highland Mall is closing. Sad news for anyone losing their job, but I can’t really work up much sympathy on the care-o-meter otherwise. Which is a real shame, because I used to … Continue reading →

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