Daily Archives: May 6, 2007

New Weird, Old Tat? – thoughts on manifestos

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Iain

I was talking with Mark Bould at the Clarke awards about New Weird and he reminded me of a project that I pitched some time ago. Did New Weird ever really exist or was it a fleeting moment? The question, … Continue reading →

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Weekend television

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Iain

Dr Who was back on good form with Lazarus Labs changing DNA. An interesting skit of Frankenstein with the usual conspiracy theory behind the Doctor. Or is it? Is it leading up to an interesting season finale with Harold Saxon? … Continue reading →

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Writing advice

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Iain

Making Light (yup, I’m catching up on my news feeds) has this advice about writing: When we’re teaching SF&f writing at Viable Paradise, one of the things we always tell our students is to get the story started. Limiting yourself … Continue reading →

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PKD legit? C’mon, get out of here…

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Iain

The Making Light blog has an interesting article on it about the New York times article. They use Gore Vidal’s definition of “book chat” – an article which is designed to tell you that its okay to read and like … Continue reading →

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New issue of PKD Otaku magazine out

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Iain

The title sort of says it all but check out the site. The zine has Rudy Rucker’s review of Sutin’s biography and some interesting articles. BTW, its a bit of sod to download though but worth it.

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A day of P K Dick

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Iain

The totaldickhead blog has news of a Philip k Dick one day event up at Nottingham Trent University. The event website is here and this is the programme. I gather that tickets are free but contact the organisers via the … Continue reading →

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Gaiman films

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Iain

Neil Gaiman has a pointer towards the Beowulf film and an interview with Michelle Pfeiffer on YouTube. I’m so looking forward to Stardust.  technorati tags:neil gaiman, beowulf, stardust

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