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Books, Fantasy, FantasyAwards, FantasyFiction, Fiction, GenreAwards, GenreFiction, Hugos, Ignyte, Lambdas, Lammys, LiteraryAwards, Literature, Nebulas, ScienceFiction, ScienceFictionAwards, SF, SFAwards, SFF, SFFAwards

Author: cupcakeninja

10 Major Awards for Fantasy Literature (2018) hits the SFF high points. There is, however, a long list of contenders for awards of varying sizes (2019). Another perspective (2016), from around the time of the last major Hugos fracas. If you haven't heard of them, maybe check out the Ignyte Awards, the Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (or see the overall database of Lambda winners), or the Prix Jacques Brossard. For more information, visit the Science Fiction Awards Database.

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Endo, LateNight, Letterman, Madonna

Author: chavenet

The mere notion of Madonna going on any talk show was rare. She didn't need the publicity. The relentless tabloids took care of that for her. Nor did she have anything to promote. Someone of her magnitude would seldom go on without a reason. But on March 31st, 1994, she did it anyway. She went on David Letterman's Late Show for her first visit with the host in 6 years. Everybody would be tuning in no matter what. But what we got was something so bizarre that we cannot help but marvel that it was ever really a thing 30 years later. from An Oral History of Madonna's Infamous 1994 David Letterman Appearance [Latenighter]

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EarthaKitt

Author: chariot pulled by cassowaries

Blacklisted for speaking out at home, Eartha Kitt campaigned on Australian causes. Long before Leonardo DiCaprio lent his voice to environmental causes in Tasmania, legendary American musician and actress Eartha Kitt joined the fray — and it wasn't the only cause close to her heart in Australia.

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2014, DanHarmon, documentary, Harmontown, podcast, youtube

Author: hippybear

Look, Dan Harmon is a complicated person. Between Community and Rick And Morty he's done a lot. He's also incredibly self-destructive and willing to be open about that. His podcast was popular enough that he went out on a tour, and Harmontown [2014] is the film that documents that tour. This extended version runs 2h40m.