Octothorpe

142: A Lot of Double-Sided Bra Tape

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John is going to have lunch, Lori is going to brunch, and Liz is not hungry?

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Content warnings this episode: Mispronounced names (chapter 4), class structures (chapter 7)

  • Worldcon 2025: Seattle
    • Hugo Awards
      • The ceremony
        • Pronunciations
        • Grigory Lukin
        • Nisi Shawl on Bluesky: first, second
        • K Tempest Bradford on X in 2020: first, second
        • K Tempest Bradford on Bluesky
        • The winners
        • Billy on the Street
          • “For a dollar, name a woman!”
          • Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
          • Worldcon 2030: Edmonton bid
          • Picks
            • John: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia
              • The Wall and The Horizon
              • Andrew Openshaw’s review
              • Lori: The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
              • Liz: The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho
              • Credits
                • Cover art: “Ceremony Script Revealed” by Alison Scott
                  • Alt text: A picture of a book entitled “Hugo Award Pronunciation Guide” written by George R R Martin. The cover design is in the style of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, with an Iron Throne made of Hugo Awards. The words “Octothorpe 142” are at the top in a Game of Thrones-y typeface.
                  • Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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