Ian Sales reviews the Hugo short story nominees. Short version: "...a poor selection of short stories, and I find it hard to believe they were the best last year had to offer." Ouch!
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), founded in 1965 by the late Damon Knight, has a new new mission statement. [via Locus Roundtable]
Tor.com offers up this Star Trek Primer...in case anyone out there doesn't know what Trek is yet.
I like Star Wars as much as the next geek, but I'd have to be pretty drunk to get a Star Wars tattoo. OK, an AT-AT tattoo is cool, but no way am I getting a Jar Jar tattoo.