Summary: <br> <a href="http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yttold.png"><img src="http://tansyrr.com/tansywp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yttold-300x217.png" alt="yttold" width="300" height="217" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-16223"></a><em>In which we welcome a new member of the Galactic Suburbia: Next Gen, and embrace the awards season.<br> </em><br> Baby News: Happy birth to future feminist awesome little dude Samuel, and congrats to his parents, Alisa & Chris as well as newly minted big sister Mack!<br> <br> <a href="http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/02/2015-nebula-awards-ballot/">Nebula ballot</a>. <br> <br> <a href="https://aurealisawards.org/2016/02/17/announcement-2015-aurealis-awards-shortlists/">Aurealis shortlist</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://wiki.sf.org.au/2016_Ditmar_preliminary_ballot">Ditmars shortlist </a><br> <br> <a href="http://file770.com/?p=27677">Norma! Shortlist.</a><br> <br> <br> Mark Oshiro, ConQuest & the whiteness of cons/fan spaces <br> <a href="http://markwatches.net/reviews/">Mark Does Stuff Etc.</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/markdoesstuff/posts/1055796457774855">Mark's original post</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/markdoesstuff/posts/1057813257573175?fref=nf">Mark's follow up</a><br> <a href="https://no-award.net/2016/02/24/taking-up-room-in-con-spaces/">Stephanie Lai at No Award on Taking Up Room in Con Spaces</a><br> <br> <br> (also <a href="http://www.popsugar.com.au/tech/Han-Ben-Solo-Adventures-Tumblr-40125260#photo-40125259">Ben and Han Solo at home</a>)<br> <br> <strong>CULTURE CONSUMED</strong><br> <br> <strong>Alex:</strong> Finished Molly. Triton, Samuel Delany; Wicked + Divine; Illuminae, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. <br> <br> <strong>Tansy:</strong> Molly also, Gentleman Jole & the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold, Marvel Avengers Academy, Gilmore Girls, Buffy Rewatch with Daughter!!!<br> <br> <br> Skype number: 03 90164171 (within Australia) +613 90164171 (from overseas)<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!
