The Twelve Links of Christmas

Dave Itzkoff’s latest target is John Scalzi, who rounds up discussion of the piece here, including his thoughts and Sarah Monette on mainstream reviewing of sf
Nic on Magic for Beginners
Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Graham Sleight on Arthur C. Clarke and George R. Stewart
Ed Champion on Rudy Rucker
An interview with Peter Watts
Benjamin Rosenbaum’s original opening to his story “The House Beyond Your Sky“
Alternate Earths
The most blatant As Others See Us Moment I’ve come across for a while:

“The Children of Men” is not another of Ms. James’s famed detective novels, and it is not, as it has sometimes sloppily been described, science fiction. It is a trenchant analysis of politics and power that speaks urgently to this social moment
And on an admin note, thanks largely to a heroic effort by Tony, Vector 250 went to the printers just before Christmas, so the V250/Matrix 182 mailing should be out in mid-to-late January

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