the hugo awards
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7 Extremely Weird Inventions From the Grandfather of Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback was a pioneer in the world of science fiction during the first half of the 20th century—so much so that the Hugo Awards are named after him. But Gernback also edited serious tech magazines and came up with ideas that were often way ahead of their time. Or, in the case of the…
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The Hugo Awards Undermined Themselves Being Sponsored by Raytheon
The annual Hugo Awards were this weekend, celebrating sci-fi and fantasy literature (and some non-literature) that enchanted audiences through the ever stressful year of 2021. But as creators got together to bask in the accomplishments of their peers and were honoured just to be nominated, the awards show found itself under fire for one of…
