August 17, 2019
You know what they say…. time flies when you’re having fun, or when you’re so busy you forget what day of the week it is and you promised one of your contributors you’d take over the weekly roundup! Never fear! Your Editor-in-Chic shook herself off from dreaming about the weekend to make sure you had everything you need to stay…
August 10, 2019
What a whirlwind of a week! If you’re feeling whiplash already, no one would blame you. July disappeared in a blink of an eye, and in some parts of the US, school’s back in session! It’s been so busy that this week’s edition of the Weekly Roundup is being brought to you by TWO PEOPLE: both your regular tour guide…
August 3, 2019
Welcome back, denizens of geek! We’ve got another Roundup in store for you, with all the best of spec this week! I’m quivering with antici… …pation, so let’s cut the usual goofy intro and jump right in!
July 27, 2019
Hey, hey, kiddos, and what a week it’s been! Weather armageddon continues throughout the world, manifesting in varied and extreme ways, and I got to experience my own scare during the start of the week, when everyone’s phones exploded with emergency alerts about my hometown in a level-4 evacuation emergency for floods and mudslides. Remember how I complained about tsuyu…
July 20, 2019
Hello once again, friends and readers! Welcome back to the Weekly Roundup, where I practice the art of summary (with a bit of awkward alliteration thrown in for good measure) in order to recap our recent genre delights. Buckle your safety belts, keep your hands inside the vehicle, and let’s ride the rollercoaster that was this week!
July 13, 2019
The weather is chaotic. The earth is chaotic. Humans are chaotic. The universe is chaotic. When everything and everyone feels like a storm of bees around your head, what do you do to relax? We recommend getting lost in speculative fiction — the place where you can escape, where you can imagine a variety of pasts, presents, and futures, build…
July 6, 2019
Greetings, earthlings! What mind-bending, universe-expanding adventures happened this week in the world of spec? A little bit of everything, of course! No worries if you didn’t catch it all the first time around. The gang’s all here and we’ve got your back — it’s time for the Weekly Roundup!
June 29, 2019
Hats off to all you magical people out there! I mentioned in last week’s roundup about us not getting rain in my corner of Japan, then wished for your help in securing said rain through whimsical, unscientific means, and voilà! It rained! Not all week, but in long-enough spurts to actually mean something to the poor, dried-out land around here.…
June 22, 2019
Hello, denizens of geek! How are things in your corner of the world? In a previous roundup I rambled about the rainy season in Japan, and since posting, a strange phenomenon has taken place in my area: almost no rain. As much as I dislike the rainy season, this isn’t a good thing. I live in the Kikuchi Valley region of…
June 15, 2019
Hello, my fellow citizens of spec! It’s time for another roundup, and we’ve had a little bit of everything for you this week — books, movies, comics, video games, woohoo! Are you ready for the deep dive? Let’s go!