Monthly Archives: July 2007
Kylie, the cup of tea and Dr Who
Sort of out of the miffed department, methinks, but the BBC have an article about a confused pensioner asking Kylie for a cup of tea whilst filming the Christmas episode. The article (slightly more interestingly) gives this plot summary: In … Continue reading
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Howard Waldrop blogs again at LCRW
BoingBoing has a link to the Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet‘s blog who are now blogging Howard Waldrop for as long as either can do it. If you trawl around the links you get some really cool writers like Ray Vuckevic … Continue reading
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Neil Gaiman goes Old English
IESB.net has these interviews with Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary talking about the Beowulf movie which I have really high hopes for. (In the meantime, can I recommend Seamus Heaney’s translation into Modern English?)
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Comics and women
The fab Forbidden Planet blog has posted this link from a bit of the Guardian I haven’t got around to reading in full yet. Ned Beauman’s article on the sexism on comics is bang on the nail and its a … Continue reading
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Doctorow on DRM in the Guardian
Cory Doctorow has this comment piece in the Guardian about DRM continuing the ongoing fight against ridiculous practices which tend to fail dismally eventually.
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Dark Horse presents on MySpace…
Dark Horse and MySpace have resurrected Dark Horse presents on the communal website. The first show has comics from: Sugar Shock, the debut new comic from artist Fábio Moon and Joss Whedon, creator of the popular television shows Buffy the … Continue reading
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Padding Paws in the Roof – Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell reviewed
Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf is Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell‘s (Edge Chronicles) new novel and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Barnaby Grimes is a tick tock lad and one of the best in the business. After … Continue reading
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Untitled
The Thief with No Shadow is Emily Gee’s debut novel and, whilst not being a great Romance reader, I found this to be a fun read. Melke is a wraith, an individual born with the ability to become invisible. She … Continue reading
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Revenge is best served after radiation
The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning is a prequel graphic novel to the Wes Craven film and has a certain schlocky charm. Whilst the main coverage of the film is for its gross out horror, there is a neat little … Continue reading
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Changing tales
The Guardian Books blog has a post from Thomas Bloor about shapechanging tales. He looks like an author that I’m just going to have to get into but the list is intruiging throwing out a few classics like Alan Garner … Continue reading
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