Description in the program book: Maybe it’s flirting; maybe it’s friendship; maybe it’s a lifelong relationship. Finding romance in all its forms and guises in…
Description in the program book: Was there a [same-sex romance] subtext to Lord of the Rings? Is subtext in the eye of the beholder, or…
A perosn named Sundara at ApolloCon 2007 in a bellydancing-inspired costume A congoer named Nara The name tag of the woman below said Susan Calvin.…
The ApolloCon 2007 opening ceremony was short and simple. The convention chair, Mark Hall said they started ApolloCon because they wanted to have a con…
ApolloCon was a speculative fiction convention in Houston, Texas. ApolloCon 2007 started with a kaffeeklatsch with the editor-legend David Hartwell. Kaffeeklatsches are a tradition at…
Opening ceremony is one of the most memorable parts of an ArmadilloCon. The toastmaster tries to embarrass the Guests of Honor by poking fun at…
I finally got to meet Charles Stross in person at the pre-ArmadilloCon pizza lunch. The pizza place, Mangia, is crowded at lunchtime. Its acoustics would…
Costumes from Linucon 2004 masquerade and hallways The seduction of Tux the Penguin in three parts What would Linucon be without Tux the Penguin? No…
Official Synopsis: Cuddling with the computer too much? We’ve been there too. Ways to learn (or relearn) social skills. Panelists Eric and Cathy Raymond discuss…
The panelists reiterated the relevant discoveries that were new in 2004: growing organs in another location of recipient’s own body (whether human or animal)…