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Want to help people in Minnesota? The best place to start is: www.standwithminnesota.com

You can donate money to people who need it, donate airline miles, send supportive messages, & read about other things to do to help or prepare your own community:
www.standwithminnesota.com/actions-to-t...

"best i can do is pretend they don't exist at all" -ksr

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Hugo, Girl!: Episode 90 - Green Mars: Your Mom's a Mohole This month we read Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, which won the Hugo for best novel in 1994 and definitely meets the technical definition of "a novel." DM: Lori Don't forget we're still running a...

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This one took a little extra time. Here's Green Mars!

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Hotel reservations for LAcon V are now live!

Make your reservations here: www.lacon.org/hotel

All room party inquiries should be directed to parties@lacon.org. 🎉

2026 Nerds of a Feather Awards Recommended Reading, Part 1: Fiction Categories The wheel turns, the turtle flies through space, and once more time brings our feet marching dutifully back to the foot of Mount Awards Seas...

Looking for stuff to read and watch for Hugo nominations? Looking for creators to nominate? We at NOAF have you covered:
www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/2026... (links in this one to more categories at the bottom)

Nerds of a Feather 2026 Awards Eligibility Awards season has once again begun. We began by looking at all the works we collectively have in our sights for nominations in our Recomme...

We also have our own eligibility and the eligibility for awards by our own contributors, here:

www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/nerd...

Thank you to @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social for including me on a longlist of fan writers to consider nominating for awards, and thanks to several people who've said they plan to nominate me! Spurred on by this, I've finally written a Hugo Awards eligibility post about the reviews I wrote last year.

Just saying, a donation gets you into our raffle!

We got another donation from @edmorland.bsky.social - thank you! Chip in and you might get to pick a movie for us to review. Heck, you can pick Zardoz if you want!

Follow @picturemecoding.bsky.social and get an extra dose of Amy's opinions!

I have loved this book (and the cover art) for almost 30 years! 🥹

• Grow up and become a podcaster!

*would COUNT toward our raffle 🤦🏻‍♀️

Just saying, a donation to this fund would could toward our raffle!

Nerds of a Feather 2026 Awards Eligibility Awards season has once again begun. We began by looking at all the works we collectively have in our sights for nominations in our Recomme...

Here's a roundup of many great fan writers to consider for your Hugo nominations!

We're especially excited to see @annmichelleharris.bsky.social, who is eligible for fan writer, short story, and novel!

www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/nerd...

Bump! Make a donation and you might get to pick a movie for us to discuss!

Hey y'all! It's been a while since we did a fundraiser so we're doing one now to support people and orgs providing relief to immigrants, mutual aid, or otherwise protesting 🧊. Minneapolis is an obvious opportunity for support, but we aren't picky about it - an immigrant relief org in any community in need, the ACLU - anything along those lines would qualify. Donations work like entries into a random drawing. The winner gets to pick a movie for us to cover in a future episode. Please EMAIL your donation receipt to us at hugogirlpodcast @ gmail dot com.

Please EMAIL your donation receipt to us at hugogirlpodcast @ gmail dot com to be entered into the raffle.

Big thanks to Andrew for being our first donor! @andrewlovejr.bsky.social

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Oh how COOL! Both the punny and non-punny meaning!

Hugo, Girl!: Episode 89 - Endurance: Rotten Ice This month we read a boat book!!! Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing. It's so cold! A lot happens! There is Dog Tragedy! There's a lost foot! And a frozen butt! No cannibalis...

New episode! She was a little late because she had to navigate the Drake Passage in an open whaleboat.

Hope you enjoy Endurance!

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What a nice thing to say! 🥰

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Intergalactic Mixtape #38 Hey! This week there are essays about the future of science fiction, how to define science fiction, and some criticism. I did not acquire any books because I...

Intergalactic Mixtape is live and full of criticism recs, review recs, and book recs! It’s recs all the way down. 📚🪐💙

it's cold out, please remember to winterize your greyhounds

The Hugo Awards (2026)

The deadline to become a WSFS member and nominate for the Hugo Awards is imminent! We have recs to consider and we have guides to help get you started if you're new to the process. 🪐📚💙

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Supplies for TC Community Aid & Neighborhood Patrols | Amazon Gift List

Hey folks! A friend on the ground in the Twin Cities has shared another wishlist with me! These supplies will also go to support folks who are walking patrols & protecting communities!

There are many ways to join the professional pop-up leftist supply depot bankrollers! 💓

I loved Willy's Wonderland! We also just saw The Retirement Plan (a new one), which was VERY silly and involves a small child throwing Cage a loaded gun across a body of water which he catches while leaping midair to shoot a few bad guys.

Ours started by accident and then we decided to keep it going. I think Con Air is my personal favorite of the Nic Cage Being Nic Cage genre.

Moonstruck is so so good too!