Sci-Fi Saturday 9/12/26

The last edition of Sci-Fi Saturday reported on the science fiction books I've read recently (for a rather generous definition of "recently"). This edition reports on the recent science fiction movies (and some TV shows, mostly animated). Early warning: among the ones new to me, there is only one … Continue reading

Friday Notes (Sep 11, 2026)

After putting the blog largely on hold this spring and summer, I'm trying to get back into it by doing a bit of catch-up. (Or at least discover if and how I really want to get back into it.) Five posts so far this month (not counting this one) compared to five posts during the three summer months … Continue reading

TV Tuesday 9/8/26

The recent Sci-Fi Saturday post listed the SF books I've been reading (so far) this year, and the even more recent Mystery Monday post listed the murder mystery books likewise. Haven't read any science books lately (I've been getting science news from New Scientist magazine), but I have been … Continue reading

Mystery Monday 9/7/26

It has been more than two years since the last post for Mystery Monday — a series I introduced in 2019 with a post about the delicious Nero Wolfe books by Rex Stout [see Nero and Archie]. Posts since have explored my other favorite genre: murder mysteries. The gap is due to [A] reading much more … Continue reading

Sci-Fi Saturday 9/5/26

I've posted quite a few Sci-Fi Saturday posts devoted to specific works, but it has been almost exactly four years since the last post carrying the "Sci-Fi Saturday" title. Such posts usually cover a number of works and therefore need a generic title. As mentioned last post, I've been in a bit of … Continue reading