My friends know I'm a lifelong follower of science fiction, and being a Gen Xer, that means I enjoyed reading a LOT of Starlog magazine...

Just released!  Science Fiction by the Hour: Exploring Televised SF Through Series Episode Guides . My new book is a fun and (I hope) intell...

I recently had a great time interviewing John Scalzi, the best-selling and award-winning author of the Old Man's War series and, most re...

When our political roundtable panelists and I took the stage in The Commonwealth Club’s main auditorium, my main sense was one of relief t...

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I have many friends who are supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders. I have many other friends who are supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton—as ...

So The New Republic is up for sale. Again. The Facebook exec gave up on it, apparently after first the staff and then the readers gave up on...

Excited about all of the new and resurrected science-fiction TV programs coming out? Read my SF TV preview—learn about some shows you might ...

My latest Week to Week News Quiz is out! See how much you know about current events.