Hamburger Nationalism: A Warning to Any Dissenter from Clown World
With the constant churn of the news cycle, it’s easy to forget that the current counterculture moment initially coalesced around pop culture revolts like Gamer…
Author: Brian Niemeier
Brian Niemeier is a best selling science fiction author and a John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer finalist. His second book, Souldancer, won the first ever Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel., and its sequel, The Secret Kings, became a 2017 Dragon Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel. He's currently crowdfunding his latest work Combat Frame XSeed: CY 40 Second Coming on Indiegogo. Read more of his work at brianniemeier.com or pick up his books via Amazon.
Retro Reviews: The Running Man (1987)
In keeping with my recent penchant for reviewing lesser 80s and 90s classics, I took the occasion to rewatch 1987’s camp dystopia actioner The Running Man. Based on…
Retro Review: Galaxy Quest (1999)
My 80s and 90s movie reviews seem to be resonating with readers. This response makes sense, given that many have rightly despaired of Hollywood ever treating…
The Craft of Writing: The Editor Defined
Publishing is an old industry that’s assembled its own internal lexicon. As you’ll find with any trade, publishing jargon can be difficult for laymen–and…
Like Any True Craft, Art Lasts
Hang out around science fiction authors long enough, and you get the sense that they’re all crazy. John Scalzi claims that Donald Trump and…
The Mid-90’s Was the Highpoint of that Cultural Era
A raging debate between members of Generation Y and the Millennials revolves around this question: Which decade was superior–the 1980s or the 1990s? As…
Culture Blog: What Starts with “T” and Ends with “Witch”?
The gaming scene acquired a rep as the last untaken hill in the culture war. These days it’s more like the Death Cult’s test…
Time Travel Facsimile: A Window to the Past in Your Own Home…!
The inventors of television probably thought they were pioneering a revolutionary new communications medium. What they couldn’t have suspected was that they were creating the…
Amazon is Killing the ‘Golden Goose’
Author David Stewart recently produced an excellent video on recent shenanigans in the eBook market. Based on rumblings he’s heard from readers and other authors,…
Sad Day in Video Game Dev News, But There Was One Bright Spot…
Another day, another beloved IP despoiled by woke corporatism. Last night, Mister Metokur broke the following cringeworthy yet inevitable news: Read more on the impending…