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Reading the 1944 Retro Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 3, 2019 by mossjon314159

My reading list for the next several weeks, thanks to the recently announced finalists for the Retrospective Hugo Awards.  Or rather I should say my scavenger hunt because finding some of these stories will be challenging. Update 7/4/2019: Happy Independence … Continue reading →

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Watching the Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form Hugo Nominees 2016

Posted on June 10, 2016 by mossjon314159

Last night I finally sat down and watched the last nominee in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form for the 2016 Hugo Awards. Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (2904 nominating ballots) Avengers: Age of Ultron written and directed by Joss … Continue reading →

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Reading the Best Novel Hugo Nominees for 2016

Posted on June 7, 2016 by mossjon314159

For the last few years, I’ve paid a supporting membership in Worldcon so that I could nominate and vote in the Hugo Awards.  This year, I actually get to attend Worldcon, since it’s hosted in Kansas City, Missouri this August.   … Continue reading →

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An Attempt to Unconfuse This Year’s Hugo Award Debacle

Posted on June 30, 2015 by mossjon314159

I’m not nearly as excited about voting in the Hugos this year as I was last year.  I’ll get much more excited next year when World Con actually comes to my home town (or close to it) in Kansas City. … Continue reading →

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Worldcon! – Ann Leckie

Posted on August 20, 2014 by mossjon314159

Worldcon! blog post by Ann Leckie I did have one or two people tell me they were WoT fans but had put AJ in first place, and I would like to say how much that means to me. Because like … Continue reading →

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Hugo Awards Voting Adventure Wrap-Up

Posted on August 19, 2014 by mossjon314159

My weekend got away from me and I didn’t make my final post of how I voted for the remainder of the 2014 Hugo Award categories I hadn’t previously discussed.  I did carve out two hours on Sunday afternoon to … Continue reading →

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Watching (but not Hearing) the Retro Hugo Awards Ceremony

Posted on August 14, 2014 by mossjon314159

Technical difficulties again plagued the Ustream live video of a Hugo Awards ceremony.  Beautiful video, but no audio. Those of us in the audience were left with Tweet breadcrumbs from @LonCon3 on the hashtag #RetroHugos: The winner of the 1939 … Continue reading →

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Hugo Awards Voting Adventure: Remainder of Retro Hugos

Posted on August 13, 2014 by mossjon314159

Tomorrow the winners will be announced for the 1939 Retro Hugo Awards. The 1939 Retro Hugo Awards can be watched online via ustream. The stream will be located at http://www.ustream.tv/hugo-awards. The Retro Hugo Awards Ceremony starts at 8PM BST (or … Continue reading →

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Hugo Awards Voting Adventure: Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) aka Movies

Posted on August 12, 2014 by mossjon314159

After books, movies are my next ‘go to’ source for hours of uninterrupted entertainment.  If I’m not happy with the book I’m currently reading, I will take an afternoon or evening off from reading to enjoy a good movie.  New … Continue reading →

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Hugo Awards Voting Adventure: Best Short Stories 2014 and 1939

Posted on August 11, 2014 by mossjon314159

For the first time on this adventure, I read every single nomination.  Granted, the time invested in reading short stories is, well, short.  But I’ll take credit where I can get it. 

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