Category: IRL
Who is Jeff Noon?
Jeff Noon (born 1957) is a British author, sometimes associated with the science fiction genre, though actually spanning broader themes than conventional sci-fi. He has...
Marquis Likes Sexy Fandom!
Writer/photographer/editor/all around Renaissance woman Amelia G of Blue Blood fame was kind enough to interview me for the most recent issue of Marquis. Marquis is a...
Slash Dong Likes Sexy Fandom!
The nice folks over at SlashDong had this to say about Sexy Fandom after I wrote up their teledildonics how-to the other day: “the narcissism of my rampant referer...
Happy Matronalia and Feriae Marti
March was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and March 1 used to be the celebration of the new year. So happy new year to any Roman time travellers or...
What is a Leap Year?
This year is not a leap year. Leap years have an extra day after the 28th of February. A February 29 every four years keeps the calendar year in sync with the actual...
Starbucks Sinful Serpent Siren
Wait a minute. The Starbucks business books out there describe their logo chick as being a siren, but I think she is actually a melusine or nixie. Given the two tails...
What is a Mermaid?
A mermaid is a legendary creature with a female human head and torso (if it’s male, it’s called a merman) and the tail of a fish, which inhabits the water....
Drowning in Coffee
In Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes were sea nymphs who lived on an island called Sirenum scopuli which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks. Approaching sailors...
What is up with the Starbucks Coffee Logo?
What exactly is that on the Starbucks logo? It looks like some fantasy femme we ought to be lusting after, but it is unclear what sort. Many people mistakenly believe...
Is Starbucks Coffee Named for Battlestar Galactica?
There are people who assume that Starbucks Coffee was named after the Lieutenant in Battlestar Galactica. There is apparently even a scene in a Starbucks in the revamped...
RIP Hunter S. Thompson
Science fiction fandom button makers everywhere would have made fewer sales had Hunter S. Thompson never written the immortal words, “When the going gets weird,...
Darth Vader vs. Apollo and Starbuck
Peeved I suppose at being outgrossed at the box office by Battlestar Galactica, George Lucas and the Star Wars folks had to sue Glen A. Larsen and the Battlestar...
