2015 Hugo awards

If anyone wants to follow the next stage in a ridiculous Culture War battle, the 2015 Hugo Awards will be announced tonight starting @ 8pm Pacific time. Streaming link here. http://www.ustream.tv/hugo-awards Added 8-22-2015, 11:30 pm Pacific time: the Hugos have happened in many record-breaking ways. The parties and post-game analyses are well underway. I can…

So…over the weekend, the Hugo Awards nominee lists were released to the public. And the Internet blew up. For anyone not an SFF geek, the Hugos are the SFF publishing industry awards voted on by the members of Worldcon. They’re a coveted prize, but by no means an all-encompassing or even reader-relevant accomplishment. To be…