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Daily Archives: November 27, 2007
Pullman hits out at nitwits
Just ahead of the premiere for the Golden Compass, Philip Pullman has hit out against Bill Donohoe, President of the league of North American Catholics, commenting in an interview with Newsweek “Why don’t we trust readers? Why don’t we trust … Continue reading
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Brian Aldiss on sf
Brian Aldiss has railed against the cultural great wall of China erected against sf in the Times (courtesy of SFCrowsnest). I wonder if we don’t partially erect the barrier ourselves though and perhaps secretly want it as readers? Isn’t it … Continue reading
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Billie Piper reprises Pullman role
Billie Piper will be starring in the adaptation of Pullman’s Shadow in the North, according to the BBC, over the Christmas season. She starred in Ruby in the Smoke last year.
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French authorities arrest a team who repaired a 150 year old clock
I wish I’d seen this before but BoingBoing has this link to a Times article and a Guardian piece on the exploits of les UX, an underground (quite literally) group of people who hold cultural events in the most unlikely … Continue reading
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