Cora Buhlert
@corabuhlert.bsky.social
Writer, teacher and translator from Bremen in North Germany. Three-time Hugo finalist and 2022 Hugo winner for Best Fan Writer. she/her
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Cora Buhlert
@corabuhlert.bsky.social
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A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2025
I never felt particularly comfortable with eligibility posts, but I posted such an overview for the first time in 2016, when someone added my name to the Hugo Nominations Wiki. Eventually, it paid …
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A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2025 corabuhlert.com/2026/01/01/a...
I'm at Galactic Journey today, reviewing Tomorrow Is Too Far by James White: galacticjourney.org/february-19-...
[February 19, 1971] Tomorrow is too far (February Galactoscope #2) - Galactic Journey
For February's second Galactoscope, we not only have an Ace Double and a James White novel, but an update from West Germany… by Winona Menezes Ace Double: 05595 Beyond Capella, by John Rackham I becam...
galacticjourney.org
February 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I'm at Galactic Journey today, reviewing Tomorrow Is Too Far by James White: galacticjourney.org/february-19-...
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My car doesn’t have blind spot warnings because of the chip shortage from 2020. Really cool how Honda had to strip out an actually useful safety feature so we can have NFTs, which notoriously panned out really well. Real glad we’re doing that shit again with AI!
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
My car doesn’t have blind spot warnings because of the chip shortage from 2020. Really cool how Honda had to strip out an actually useful safety feature so we can have NFTs, which notoriously panned out really well. Real glad we’re doing that shit again with AI!
I don't give a fuck what the American right wants from Europe. We don't want them here.
“The American right often identifies powerfully with Europe, but the Europe it wants to love is not the Europe that’s been built over the past few generations,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes, “so American conservatives are trying to alter the beloved as the price of their affection.”
Opinion | What the American Right Wants From Europe
The tensions in Marco Rubio’s trans-Atlantic vision.
nyti.ms
February 18, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I don't give a fuck what the American right wants from Europe. We don't want them here.
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The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.
I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
February 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The AI bubble RAM crisis is caused for non-existent problems by non-existent money for a non-existent infrastructure to meet non-existent demand to make non-existent business and will utterly destroy real business based on real demand and real infrastructure built with real money for real problems.
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Brisbane in 28 Announces Change in Co-Chairs
We're excited to announce a lot of additions to our Team bidding for a Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028!
www.brisbane28.org/brisbane-in-...
#brisbanein28 #worldcon
We're excited to announce a lot of additions to our Team bidding for a Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028!
www.brisbane28.org/brisbane-in-...
#brisbanein28 #worldcon
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Brisbane in 28 Announces Change in Co-Chairs
We're excited to announce a lot of additions to our Team bidding for a Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028!
www.brisbane28.org/brisbane-in-...
#brisbanein28 #worldcon
We're excited to announce a lot of additions to our Team bidding for a Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028!
www.brisbane28.org/brisbane-in-...
#brisbanein28 #worldcon
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New Review - time to meet my new favourite witch Mehrab - run and get hold of this excellent story - A Forest, Darkly by AG Slatter is out now and yes you need it. www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
A Forest, Darkly by A G Slatter — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Titan Books for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Titan Books Published – Out Now Price – £9.99 paperback £7.99 ebook ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM
New Review - time to meet my new favourite witch Mehrab - run and get hold of this excellent story - A Forest, Darkly by AG Slatter is out now and yes you need it. www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
There's a reason those billionaires are pushing AI so hard, so they can write better e-mails to conspire to commit crimes.
February 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
There's a reason those billionaires are pushing AI so hard, so they can write better e-mails to conspire to commit crimes.
Fahrenheit is how Americans feel. To everyone else, it makes no sense.
Fahrenheit, how humans feel
Celsius, how water feels
Kelvin, how atoms feel
Celsius, how water feels
Kelvin, how atoms feel
February 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Fahrenheit is how Americans feel. To everyone else, it makes no sense.
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As someone who was in Hexagon and On Spec before the end, can I just say how great it is to see a Canadian SFF magazine with cool covers reach its 10th issue in hard copy?
⚔️THE CROWDFUND FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY 2026 IS LIVE⚔️
Three issues - our Timeworn Terra special - a New Jirel of Joiry story...
The more re-posts this gets, the more bonus content we'll add to this year's issues!
Go here to learn more and back the magazine👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Three issues - our Timeworn Terra special - a New Jirel of Joiry story...
The more re-posts this gets, the more bonus content we'll add to this year's issues!
Go here to learn more and back the magazine👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
February 16, 2026 at 12:18 AM
As someone who was in Hexagon and On Spec before the end, can I just say how great it is to see a Canadian SFF magazine with cool covers reach its 10th issue in hard copy?
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They are places I haven't been, languages I don't speak, foods I haven't tried, books I haven't read, and people I haven't met. I wake up every day excited to learn about the world and the things in it. What separates me (and us!) from the gutter racists is that we see existence as joyful.
February 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
They are places I haven't been, languages I don't speak, foods I haven't tried, books I haven't read, and people I haven't met. I wake up every day excited to learn about the world and the things in it. What separates me (and us!) from the gutter racists is that we see existence as joyful.
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We're funded at the base level! Let's go get a badass sword & sorcery comic by Jason Sholtis and Trey Causey!
Thanks to @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social for their support and partnership.
And a hearty thanks to all who backed and shared. I really appreciate it.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Thanks to @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social for their support and partnership.
And a hearty thanks to all who backed and shared. I really appreciate it.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Swords Against! The swords & sorcery fiction magazine
Sword & sorcery fiction accented by great art. Our magazine explores the boundaries between the old and new, challenges where the genre is and was, and tells some kick-ass stories. The magazine is pub...
www.backerkit.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 AM
We're funded at the base level! Let's go get a badass sword & sorcery comic by Jason Sholtis and Trey Causey!
Thanks to @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social for their support and partnership.
And a hearty thanks to all who backed and shared. I really appreciate it.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Thanks to @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social for their support and partnership.
And a hearty thanks to all who backed and shared. I really appreciate it.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
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🖼️DOUBLE ART UNLOCKED🖼️
(It was unlocked at 5am but we we're sleeping😪)
💪Our 2026 issues will now feature two original illustrations per story or article, four pieces for the longer stories.
📈We're already 1/3 toward our next goal: an Intl Shipping Discount!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
(It was unlocked at 5am but we we're sleeping😪)
💪Our 2026 issues will now feature two original illustrations per story or article, four pieces for the longer stories.
📈We're already 1/3 toward our next goal: an Intl Shipping Discount!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
February 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
🖼️DOUBLE ART UNLOCKED🖼️
(It was unlocked at 5am but we we're sleeping😪)
💪Our 2026 issues will now feature two original illustrations per story or article, four pieces for the longer stories.
📈We're already 1/3 toward our next goal: an Intl Shipping Discount!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
(It was unlocked at 5am but we we're sleeping😪)
💪Our 2026 issues will now feature two original illustrations per story or article, four pieces for the longer stories.
📈We're already 1/3 toward our next goal: an Intl Shipping Discount!
👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Because romance never featured any tropes at all before approx. 2020.
February 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Because romance never featured any tropes at all before approx. 2020.
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A lesser known speculative fiction for Black History Month! #scifi #sciencefiction #literature #blackhistorymonth
February 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
A lesser known speculative fiction for Black History Month! #scifi #sciencefiction #literature #blackhistorymonth
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If you're at #Boskone this weekend, keep a sharp eye out for our Brisbane / Meanjin Worldcon Bid for 2028 swag! We'll have a rep handing out badge ribbons, postcards, and bookmarks with our pretty logos on them!
@boskone.bsky.social #brisbanein28 #worldcon
@boskone.bsky.social #brisbanein28 #worldcon
February 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
If you're at #Boskone this weekend, keep a sharp eye out for our Brisbane / Meanjin Worldcon Bid for 2028 swag! We'll have a rep handing out badge ribbons, postcards, and bookmarks with our pretty logos on them!
@boskone.bsky.social #brisbanein28 #worldcon
@boskone.bsky.social #brisbanein28 #worldcon
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Victor Frankenstein can animate your corpse with electricity
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI
Even more AI on Facebook.
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Victor Frankenstein can animate your corpse with electricity
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Hugo nomination thread one - my stuff, listed in this blog post. Includes some short stories, an essay that is eligible for Best Related Work, and some poems:
marikness.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t...
marikness.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t...
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Hugo nomination thread one - my stuff, listed in this blog post. Includes some short stories, an essay that is eligible for Best Related Work, and some poems:
marikness.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t...
marikness.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t...
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Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
Ubisoft workers are on strike: 'We are treated like children'
The strike comes after the publisher revealed plans to cut up to 200 jobs and ordered remote workers back into the office
www.polygon.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
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James Van Der Beek was part of one of the most influential shows of a certain era, a show that loomed large to a certain generation of critics. Beyond that, he was talented, willing to poke fun at himself & seemed like a good man. Extremely sad news. Way, way too young. 💚 people.com/james-van-de...
James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek Star and Father of 6, Dies at 48 After Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has died after he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in August 2024. The actor was best known for playing Dawson Leery on 'Dawson's Creek'.
people.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
James Van Der Beek was part of one of the most influential shows of a certain era, a show that loomed large to a certain generation of critics. Beyond that, he was talented, willing to poke fun at himself & seemed like a good man. Extremely sad news. Way, way too young. 💚 people.com/james-van-de...
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Oh this is absolutely shit news. Poor bugger. Cancer is the fucking worst and 48 is no age.
I lost a friend to colorectal cancer when he was only 40 so this hits hard. Also I was EXACTLY the right age for Dawson's Creek. So double oof.
May he rest in peace.
I lost a friend to colorectal cancer when he was only 40 so this hits hard. Also I was EXACTLY the right age for Dawson's Creek. So double oof.
May he rest in peace.
James Van Der Beek was part of one of the most influential shows of a certain era, a show that loomed large to a certain generation of critics. Beyond that, he was talented, willing to poke fun at himself & seemed like a good man. Extremely sad news. Way, way too young. 💚 people.com/james-van-de...
James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek Star and Father of 6, Dies at 48 After Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has died after he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in August 2024. The actor was best known for playing Dawson Leery on 'Dawson's Creek'.
people.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Oh this is absolutely shit news. Poor bugger. Cancer is the fucking worst and 48 is no age.
I lost a friend to colorectal cancer when he was only 40 so this hits hard. Also I was EXACTLY the right age for Dawson's Creek. So double oof.
May he rest in peace.
I lost a friend to colorectal cancer when he was only 40 so this hits hard. Also I was EXACTLY the right age for Dawson's Creek. So double oof.
May he rest in peace.
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Actor James Van Der Beek, star of "Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues," has died at 48. More: https://www.wpri.com/entertainment-news/dawsons-creek-actor-james-van-der-beek-dead-at-48/
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Actor James Van Der Beek, star of "Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues," has died at 48. More: https://www.wpri.com/entertainment-news/dawsons-creek-actor-james-van-der-beek-dead-at-48/
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The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1
February 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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The historic Strandterrassen restaurant on the shores of the Steinhude Sea. Built in 1899. #SteinhuderMeer
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The historic Strandterrassen restaurant on the shores of the Steinhude Sea. Built in 1899. #SteinhuderMeer