Summary: <br> In which we take on the Hugosplosion, update you on Aussie awards, defy Doomsday, and address the possible misappropriation of the term glittery hoo-ha. It's just been that sort of fortnight.<br> <br> <br> <br> Defying Doomsday <a href="http://www.pozible.com/project/188146">crowdfunding campaign</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://file770.com/?p=21738">Tin Ducks</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.sfsite.com/news/2015/04/06/ditmar-winners-4/">Ditmar Winners for 2014</a><br> <br> <a href="http://aurealisawards.org/2015/04/12/and-the-winners-are/">Aurealis Awards</a><br> <br> <a href="http://tiptree.org/?see=front_page#TiptreeAward">Tiptree Award</a> (more on this next time when Alex is with us)<br> <br> <br> HUGOSPLOSION - take a deep breath, we're going in.<br> <br> Updated <a href="http://sasquan.org/2015/04/revised-again-hugo-nomination-ballot/">Hugo ballot</a> as of Sat 19 April<br> <br> io9 - <a href="http://io9.com/two-authors-withdraw-their-work-from-the-hugo-awards-1698053027">the withdrawal of two authors from the ballot</a>.<br> <br> Stats on the Hugos: <a href="http://aidanrwalsh.com/2015/04/16/whose-rocket/">Whose Rocket by Aidan Walsh</a><br> <br> David Gerrold, this year’s GOH on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/david.gerrold/posts/10205360779551319?pnref=story">history of the Worldcon</a><br> <br> #NewHugoCategories Hashtag on Twitter<br> <br> Connie willis on <a href="http://azsf.net/cwblog/?p=116">Why I won’t be a presenter at this year’s awards</a><br> <br> <a href="http://grrm.livejournal.com/418285.html">George RR Martin being outspoken on LJ</a> about who is responsible for Sad & Rabid Puppies.<br> <br> Kari Sperring on <a href="http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/371521.html">ego and the expectation of awards</a> <br> <br> N K Jemisin - <a href="http://nkjemisin.com/2015/04/not-the-affirmative-action-you-meant-not-the-history-youre-making/">Not the affirmative action you meant, not the history you're making</a><br> <br> Alisa’s proposal for her Hugo reading. <br> <br> What Culture Have we Consumed? <br> <br> Alisa: Lost, Sex Criminals, Daredevil Ep 1, Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger (she’s an archaeologist? Oh man!) <br> <br> Tansy: Rat Queens; Interstellar; Faerie Tale Theatre, Daredevil, The Blacklist; Eleanor Arnason - <a href="http://strangehorizons.com/2015/20150413/arnason-c.shtml">Me & Science Fiction, what are we, chopped liver?</a> <br> <br> <br> Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia">Patreon</a> and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!<br>
