Monthly Archives: April 2007
Supernatural
The last episode left with a certain “logic where art thou” moment. Sam and Dean were haivng fun and games with something that claimed to be an angel, though was a vengeful spirit. However one believed in angels and the … Continue reading
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Alastair Reynolds gets spacy with the BBC
Reynolds is one of these great authors who does something that isn’t sexy (thinking about the far future) but manages to make the same future wonderful. The BBC have got a great interview with him talking about science and science … Continue reading
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The Golden Compass
I’m a little slow in looking at this but the His Dark Materials has posted some shots from the forthcoming game of the film of Northern Lights Golden Compass. It looks intriguing but in all honesty, I’m not a gamer. … Continue reading
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Harry Potter
I’m a little tempted to call this post Harry Potter and the Pot of Cash but that’d just be catty. The BBC have posted pictures from the forthcoming film on their site. I have to confess that the books are … Continue reading
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Scott McCloud’s Right Number
After the collapse of the micropayments system these were originally offered under, Scott McCloud has offered the first two parts of his comic, the Right Number, on his website. Part three will be done some point soon he hopes. (Warning: Flash … Continue reading
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China Mieville
The Guardian is carrying an interview with China Mieville which also has a link to a short reading from Un Lun Dun.
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Robot rights
Driving to work this morning, I was listening to the Today programme on Radio Four and they had an article about the movement to consider robot rights as they become more autonomous, such as healthcare and housing. As one of … Continue reading
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Kryptonite found – looks different in the harsh light of day…
Sometimes is fiction is better than fact. A mineral resembling kryptonite has been found in a Serbian mine. Now wehre did we put that underwear pervert to try it out on? It looks different so no “shiny, shiny!” BBC link
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Weekend tv
So the Daleks came back to Doctor Who on Saturday. I wasn’t anticipating much before the weekend but the experiment was a neat twist. However I still felt like it was the remix of a favourite track and they’ll be … Continue reading
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Carnegie of Carnegies
Awards season trundles on with the Carnegie awards for childrens writing. Intriguingly they’ve started a Carnegie of Carnegies with the association that judges them providing a provisional list which includes Pullman, Alan Garner, Phillipa Pearce and Mary Norton but doesn’t … Continue reading
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