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 2024
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 2024 corabuhlert.com/2025/01/01/a...
My front window is all decked out for the holidays with my wintery action figures, e.g. Masters of the Universe Classics King Chooblah, Icer and Temple of Darkness Sorceress, Masterverse Frosta, 200X Ice Armour He-Man, Schleich Eldrador ice monster, ice rat and ice tiger. #HolidayDecorations
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My front window is all decked out for the holidays with my wintery action figures, e.g. Masters of the Universe Classics King Chooblah, Icer and Temple of Darkness Sorceress, Masterverse Frosta, 200X Ice Armour He-Man, Schleich Eldrador ice monster, ice rat and ice tiger. #HolidayDecorations
My Mom made this embroidered holiday wreath in 1978. It still has a place of pride in my house. #HolidayDecorations #Weihnachtsdeko #Embroidery
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My Mom made this embroidered holiday wreath in 1978. It still has a place of pride in my house. #HolidayDecorations #Weihnachtsdeko #Embroidery
Reposted by Cora Buhlert
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
Reposted by Cora Buhlert
Not me thinking “hmmmmm what could Jirel do that would make Conan this mad…” 🤔
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Not me thinking “hmmmmm what could Jirel do that would make Conan this mad…” 🤔
Reposted by Cora Buhlert
Neuer Blogpost, in dem es wieder einmal darum geht, dass die Sword & Sorcery der 70er Jahre mehr war als eine Flut muskelbepackter Conan-Klone: katzenklaue.blogspot.com/2025/11/konv...
Trotz aller Clonans ...
Wie ich vor einigen Monaten in einem Beitrag, der eigentlich Roger Zelaznys Dilvish the Damned gewidmet war, schon einmal etwas ausführlich...
katzenklaue.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Neuer Blogpost, in dem es wieder einmal darum geht, dass die Sword & Sorcery der 70er Jahre mehr war als eine Flut muskelbepackter Conan-Klone: katzenklaue.blogspot.com/2025/11/konv...
"Begone, evil ones! I, Sy-Klone, the last defender of Anwat Gar, shall protect these cookies with my life." - "Go, get him, boys!" #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Begone, evil ones! I, Sy-Klone, the last defender of Anwat Gar, shall protect these cookies with my life." - "Go, get him, boys!" #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU
Breakfast of Champions of Grayskull. He-Man, Skeletor and I are enjoying a caprese sandwich and latte macchiato, courtesy of Bakery Vatter at Autohof Schwarmstedt. #FoodSky #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU #ToyPhotography
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Breakfast of Champions of Grayskull. He-Man, Skeletor and I are enjoying a caprese sandwich and latte macchiato, courtesy of Bakery Vatter at Autohof Schwarmstedt. #FoodSky #MastersOfTheUniverse #MotU #ToyPhotography
Sunrise on a frosty day near Walsrode. #DailySunrise
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Sunrise on a frosty day near Walsrode. #DailySunrise
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This month's second #ScienceFIction book round-up starts rough, veers into the very funny, and ends (as one might expect) in the sublime. It is worth your attention!
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This month's second #ScienceFIction book round-up starts rough, veers into the very funny, and ends (as one might expect) in the sublime. It is worth your attention!
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
Monument to the civilian bombing victims of WWII at Walle cemetery. The Walle neighbourhood was almost completely destroyed by an air raid on August 18, 1944. The wreath was placed for war victims memorial Sunday. #BremenWalle
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Monument to the civilian bombing victims of WWII at Walle cemetery. The Walle neighbourhood was almost completely destroyed by an air raid on August 18, 1944. The wreath was placed for war victims memorial Sunday. #BremenWalle
Monument to the fallen defenders of the Bremen Soviet Republic at Walle cemetery. Designed by Georg Arfmann in 1972, replacing an earlier monument destroyed by the Nazis. #BremenWalle
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Monument to the fallen defenders of the Bremen Soviet Republic at Walle cemetery. Designed by Georg Arfmann in 1972, replacing an earlier monument destroyed by the Nazis. #BremenWalle
Autumn at Walle cemetery in Bremen. #BremenWalle
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Autumn at Walle cemetery in Bremen. #BremenWalle
Historical grave monument on Walle cemetery in Bremen. #BremenWalle
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Historical grave monument on Walle cemetery in Bremen. #BremenWalle
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It’s the weekend and I have tea and toast but it’s time for this week’s Wombling along with reviews and other online articles that caught my eye this week www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
Wombling Along — Runalong The Shelves
Helllooo! Hope you’re ok? Welcome to Wombling Along the blog’s weekend supplement where I share reviews and other things I found online that I think people may enjoy. It’s been a bit of a low energ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It’s the weekend and I have tea and toast but it’s time for this week’s Wombling along with reviews and other online articles that caught my eye this week www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
I'm at Galactic Journey again, reviewing Swords of the Barbarians by Kenneth Bulmer, a not very good sword and sorcery novel. Plus reviews of books by Philip José Farmer, Ted Thomas and Kate Wilhelm.
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
[November 20, 1970] Year of the Cloud... and lesser lights (November Galactoscope #2) - Galactic Journey
This month's second book round-up starts rough, veers into the very funny, and ends (as one might expect) in the sublime. It is worth your attention! by Jason Sacks The Stone God Awakens, by Philip Jo...
galacticjourney.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I'm at Galactic Journey again, reviewing Swords of the Barbarians by Kenneth Bulmer, a not very good sword and sorcery novel. Plus reviews of books by Philip José Farmer, Ted Thomas and Kate Wilhelm.
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
galacticjourney.org/november-20-...
Reposted by Cora Buhlert
On his birthday, we remember William Ware Theiss, the innovative, creative costume designer who came up with so many memorable designs on all three seasons of the original #StarTrek. He also worked on the first season of #StarTrekTNG.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
On his birthday, we remember William Ware Theiss, the innovative, creative costume designer who came up with so many memorable designs on all three seasons of the original #StarTrek. He also worked on the first season of #StarTrekTNG.
Ongoing Masters of the Universe Comic Series Announced www.he-man.org/ongoing-mast...
Ongoing Masters of the Universe Comic Series Announced – HE-MAN.ORG
www.he-man.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Ongoing Masters of the Universe Comic Series Announced www.he-man.org/ongoing-mast...
More than half of UK novelists believe AI will replace their work www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n... This is depressing. And most international writers don't get anything from the Anthropic AI settlement, because we don't have US copyright registration, for why would we?
More than half of UK novelists believe AI will replace their work
A new study by the University of Cambridge found many authors’ work has already been used – without their permission – to train large language models
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
More than half of UK novelists believe AI will replace their work www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n... This is depressing. And most international writers don't get anything from the Anthropic AI settlement, because we don't have US copyright registration, for why would we?
Lula kontert den Kanzler: Merz hätte tanzen sollen www.t-online.de/nachrichten/... Merz in eine Bar gehen, tanzen und lokales Essen probieren? Sorry, aber die Idee allein ist lächerlich. Da könnte er ja vielleicht mal Spaß haben.
"Hätte in Bar gehen sollen": Lula kontert Kanzler-Kritik
Brasilien kontert die Kritik von Kanzler Merz am Veranstaltungsort des Klimagipfels. Präsident Lula findet deutliche Worte.
www.t-online.de
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Lula kontert den Kanzler: Merz hätte tanzen sollen www.t-online.de/nachrichten/... Merz in eine Bar gehen, tanzen und lokales Essen probieren? Sorry, aber die Idee allein ist lächerlich. Da könnte er ja vielleicht mal Spaß haben.
Neues Gesetz könnte Kauf auf Rechnung erschweren www.t-online.de/finanzen/akt... Das wird immer dämlicher. Nur weil irgendwelche Leute nicht mit Geld umgehen können, die das auch schon früher nicht konnten, sollen wir jetzt alle drunter leiden.
Schuldenfalle Onlineshopping: Wie ein neues Gesetz "Später bezahlen" erschweren könnte
Immer mehr Deutsche haben Schulden, die sie nicht begleichen können. Ein Grund dafür sind bestimmte Zahlmethoden beim Onlineshopping. Ein neues Gesetz soll dem entgegenwirken.
www.t-online.de
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Neues Gesetz könnte Kauf auf Rechnung erschweren www.t-online.de/finanzen/akt... Das wird immer dämlicher. Nur weil irgendwelche Leute nicht mit Geld umgehen können, die das auch schon früher nicht konnten, sollen wir jetzt alle drunter leiden.
Why am I not surprised?
Elizabeth Warren has urged Harvard to oust Larry Summers after revelations that he solicited advice from Jeffrey Epstein on how to abuse his position and coerce his mentee to have sex with him.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Urges Harvard to Cut Ties With Summers After Epstein Emails Surface | News | The Harvard Crimson
Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) urged Harvard to cut ties with former University President Lawrence Summers after newly released emails revealed years of personal correspondence between Summers and...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Why am I not surprised?
Why on Earth are people blowing up turkeys and setting their homes on fire? I thought Thanksgiving turkeys were roasted in the oven.
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Why on Earth are people blowing up turkeys and setting their homes on fire? I thought Thanksgiving turkeys were roasted in the oven.
Reposted by Cora Buhlert
LAcon V Guest of Honor Barbara Hambly's latest novel Murder in the Trembly Lands has just been published. The novel features a 19th Century mystery in New Orleans.
Get your copy signed at LAcon V!
Get your copy signed at LAcon V!
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
LAcon V Guest of Honor Barbara Hambly's latest novel Murder in the Trembly Lands has just been published. The novel features a 19th Century mystery in New Orleans.
Get your copy signed at LAcon V!
Get your copy signed at LAcon V!
Reposted by Cora Buhlert
Thank you, soil bacterium.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you, soil bacterium.