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more about #michaelchabon more comments → geesejuggler: I love the principle of "I am my own sequel." I'm borrowing that from him. Honestly speaking, no one is the same person they were 5 or 10 years ago an... more » Guang: I like the idea of the "crap" section. Can we have a required "crap" label on all books that deserve it, placed prominently on the front cover? It wou... more » Pope John Peeps II: Personally I would prefer to see bookstores shelve all fiction together regardless of genre. oh is he refusing to label his "genre" books as "genre"?... more » halloweenjack, King of the Wild Frontier: He narrates some bizarrely awesome-sounding games he and other kids played, based on the 1973 Planet Of The Apes TV series (not the movies, weirdly en... more » jaynesworth: Charlie Jane, you're a blogger and you wrote the words "his opinion-spouting gets a little overwhelming". That's funny. #michaelchabon more » Anekanta - Go Play!: I'm adding this to my wish-list. Also this: "...one of the constants in Chabon's essays is the primacy of play..." reminds me of this: [go-play.org] more » Rasselas: From time to time I feel guilty for being so cold to the products of Chabon Inc., when its certified Geekcredgineers are so patently well-adjusted, wa... more » MonkeyT: I'm always happy to see someone else trumpeting the concepts and purposes behind the Long Now (with or without the Foundation), something I consider o... more » Bill-Lee: Is this the part where I admit that I still play with Legos in spite of being older than the recommended age for most sets? I find they are a great st... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Go Play! [go-play.org] #starwars more » aubreyf: He lost me when he called Lego sets "incredibly restrictive." But the bit about his kids sticking it to the corporations is a nice touch. #starwars more » HyMinded: And really that's the point behind all of this jibber jabber by Chabon (whose work I generally like). As a kid, you have to make do with what Legos y... more » iliad2099: The one gripe I have with Lego Star Wars is that there are no suggested images for OTHER things you can build with the pieces in a set. When I was a k... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Yeah, he's got a point. I remember back when I was a kid, hearing some statistic that the average person is 90% less creative when they are 40 than w... more » Lampbane: That's the thing about LEGO sets--you always want to build the thing on the box at least once and admire it for a little while, then you get down to t... more » -
#exclusive
Geeking Out About Genres With Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon's celebrated science fiction and geeky pop culture, and his latest book Manhood For Amateurs is a love letter to fandom. So when we managed to ask him a few questions, we were excited to geek out about genres.
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#bookreview
Our Geeky Hearts Are Bigger On The Inside Than On The Outside
Of all the love letters in Michael Chabon's newest book Manhood For Amateurs, the tenderest might well be reserved for Doctor Who. The Time Lord's journey, like so many other geeky narratives, becomes a touchstone for Chabon's relationships and self-discovery.
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#quoteoftheday
Michael Chabon: Star Wars Legos Prove Kids Are Still Remixing The Force
Adults attempt to control children's imaginative worlds, and unsupervised, free-form play is harder to come by than ever, warns author Michael Chabon. But even the most corporate-branded, marketing-controlled playthings can become wild and untrammeled, as Star Wars lego prove. More » -
#rant
Escapism Is The Highest Form Of Art
Is escapism the enemy of smart science fiction? Are stories that let us escape reality always inconsequential fluff? That's what people argue — but the reverse is true. Escapism is a literary impulse, and escapist art is the highest art.
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#alternatehistory
An "Alternate History For Newbies" Primer Makes A Stab At Creating An Allohistory Canon
Interested in diving into alternate history fiction? The Onion AV Club has an unusual recommendation: steer clear of both Philip Roth and Harry Turtledove, and start with a Pulitzer-nominated but seldom-discussed 1972 novel instead. More » -
#jackvance
Science Fiction's Unsung Old Master Getting A New Appreciation?
Is Jack Vance finally getting the literary cred his famous admirers say he deserves? The New York Times has a massive article about the Dying Earth author, quoting fans like Michael Chabon and Dan Simmons. More » -
#johncarterofmars
Andrew Stanton's John Carter Of Mars Ready To Start Filming... In Utah's Alien Landscape
Fresh from its supporting role as the planet Vulcan in Star Trek, the state of Utah is preparing for its role as Mars in Disney/Pixar's long-awaited live-action version of John Carter of Mars, which begins production there in November. More » -
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#johncarterofmars
Michael Chabon Signs On To Write John Carter Of Mars
Andrew Stanton's adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp legend John Carter of Mars just got a new screenwriter… and it's one of the writers who best understands pulp science fiction. More » -
#nerdculturalinsurgency
Michael Chabon, Matt Fraction, and the Nerd Cultural Insurgency (NCI)
I made it to the Michael Chabon (The Yiddish Policemen's Union) and Matt Fraction (Casanova) dual appearance at Wondercon, which was well worth it for anyone into literary comics - or comic-bookish literature. More » -
#thexfiles
X-Files (and Everyone Else), Embrace Your SF Cred
In a bid to avoid being pigeonholed as a nerd icon, David Duchovny claimed he never thought The X-Files was science fiction — then blamed The Dark Knight for The X-Files 2's lackluster gross.
