May the fourth be with you at Forbidden Planet

The London Forbidden Planet store has an intriguing event on July 12th. From the press release:
“Forbidden Planet are pleased to announce that we are the exclusive European location for the upcoming Gentle Giant World Tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars.
This landmark event will feature the demonstration of a real 3D scanner as used [...]

Good graphics for Teens

Newsarama has this recommended list of graphic novels for teenagers and there is some great reading on the list.

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Northern Golden Compassy thing

HisDarkMaterials.org and BridgetotheStars.net have intriguing news on the filming of the first Pullman film. It appears that a trailer will be appended the third Pirates of the Caribbean film. A poster showing Lyra, Iorek and the althiometer is posted here.

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Smog - UnLunDun by China Mieville

This is, I strongly suspect, the first of several posts about Un Lun Dun. China Mieville’s first foray into children’s literature regains the jouissance of Perdido Street Station but retains the technical skill of the the Scar and Iron Council.
It is, of course, political. Un Lun Dun is being threatened by the Smog and [...]

Putting the pieces together - Jigsaw by Garry Kilworth reviewed

Garry Kilworth’s Jigsaw is a strange beast of a book like its central conceit.

Max is being brought up by his father on a series of archaeological digs. He and his brother are busy having adventures and befriend the American rivals. What neither of the parties realise is that he has rebuilt a parchment that [...]