Tentative WorldCon program includes the cryptic comment “poss lose VanderMeer to appease Cox” – tell us more!!!

triggers a discussion of Niall Ferguson.

From – Fellowship 9/11 – description is great but the humour doesn’t quite live up to the concept; also from yhlee, Bruce Bethke on winning the Philip K Dick Award – hilarious picture, but also sensible discussion of what’s wrong with the Hugos and Nebulas (more on Nebulas here).

PS see ‘s demolition of Bethke in a comment to this post.