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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/35qwEolZfpk/nebula-winners-2012

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/nebula-winners-2012

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have announced the winners of the 2012 Nebula Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award, and the Andre Norton Award.

Tor.com was eye-wideningly honored to be represented so heavily in the Novelette department by Brit Mandelo for “The Finite Canvas,” Meghan McCarron for “Swift, Brutal Retaliation,” and Rachel Swirsky for “Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia.” All three novelettes can be read for free in the above links. Tor Books was thrilled to have two nominees in the Novel division, Tina Connolly’s Ironskin and Mary Robinette Kowal’s Glamour in Glass.

Congratulations to the winners and all the honorees!

[The 2012 Nebula Award Winners]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torcom/Frontpage_Partial/~3/MxJjcXgF-Qc/announcing-the-2013-spectrum-fantastic-art-awards

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/announcing-the-2013-spectrum-fantastic-art-awards

The 20th Spectrum Fantastic Art Awards were announced this evening at the awards ceremony at Spectrum Live, a weekend long celebration of fantastic art, in Kansas City. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

[The winners are...]

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http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=14935

SPEKTRMODULE 22  The Deeps   44 minutes and 13 seconds

 

 

If you don’t know what you’re looking at: SPEKTRMODULE is a podcast of haunted, ambient and sleepy music I compile for my own amusement.

Direct mp3 link.  Or press Play on the player.  iTunes link.

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Feel free to tell other people about this podcast for sleepy people if you like it.

#SPEKTRMODULE

1. logotone

2.  “Nord I” – Montag    (album:  Hibernation)

3.  “Tidal Wave” – Grouper    (album: Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill)

4.  “Floating Around” -  Firetail    (album: Learning to Cheat)

5.  “Late Night” – Belong   (album:  Colorloss Record)

6.  “Untitled 3” -  Eddies In The Water   (album:  Untitled)

7.  “The Slave Quarters” -  Moscow Abandoned Hotel   (album: The Salem Witch Trials Vol. 2)

8. “Porta Vox Umbra” -  Black Seas Of Infinity    (album:  Amrita – The Quintessence)

9.  “The South Sound” – British Sea Power   (album:  Man Of Aran)

10.  logotone

All previous SPEKTRMODULE podcasts live under this category header or at spkmdl.libsyn.com.

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/io9/full/~3/KAbW2zedbVg/balloon-sculpture-is-the-least-deadly-stage-in-the-xeno-508575633

Michael Abrahamson creates whimsical balloon sculptures of pop culture characters. This Xenomorph might look deadly, but outlast it for a few days, and it will simply deflate.

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http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/io9/full/~3/txwhRz5AdxA/this-century-old-abandoned-ship-now-hosts-a-floating-fo-508563077

Sydney's Homebush Bay is home to many a broken and forgotten ship, but at least one of those derelict boats still houses a bit of life. The SS Ayrfield, long decommissioned, has a mangrove forest growing from its corpse.

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http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/io9/full/~3/U9M3411_ZxQ/pistol-cams-the-mammoth-camera-and-other-odd-vintage-508528801

While many of us today use our cell phones as cameras, "point and shoot" had a very different effect when your camera was shaped like a handgun. Here are some of the weirdest vintages cameras, from cameras shaped like pistols and watches to one that could photograph an entire train at once.

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NOLA Jewels Industrial Faerie necklace, $45

A Momentary Taste of WisCon, the con's official daily newsletter (available in dead tree and PDF), is looking for submissions! Do you have an event you'd like to promote? An announcement that needs a wider audience? Want to share your thoughts on that really great panel or reading or party you attended? It's all welcome at the newsletter. Email your submissions to newsletter37@wiscon.info.

The deadline for Friday's newsletter is 6pm Wednesday. During the con, the deadline is 6pm each day for the following day's newsletter. Please note that due to space limitations, we ask that you keep your submissions relatively brief.

Because I've noted an interesting consistency in reactions, this is just for my own curiosity. You will not be graded (or judged) so please answer honestly...

(any deviations should be listed in comments)

Poll #1914202 Exercise
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 45

After I exercise I want to....

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/io9/full/~3/rUtsGdsqHn4/a-heartbreaking-short-about-a-mothers-loss-set-in-an-508536816

Shona has spent two tours working a dangerous lunar mine so she can pay for her daughter's expensive medical treatments. But the ultimate loss comes while she's still on the job, and Shona isn't sure she can return to Earth.

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