zomg – I read another book. This is getting crazy. Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve already grabbed something else off my shelf. I suspect once I’ve got a car again, this reading thing won’t continue. But I was also checking out audible.com last night, and though it actually costs $$$, the idea of listening to […]
Read more "Halo – the book having nothing to do with the xbox game"I don’t know how it is that I haven’t come across the work of Richard Kadrey before. It was only when Warren Ellis linked to his new video blog, Dispatches from Probability Beach, that he appeared on my radar. But from the first story from Kadrey’s mythical town I was immediately a fan. Then something […]
Read more "Metrophage – a review"from New Scientist Space Hints of huge water reservoirs on Mars – space Mars is losing little water to space, according to new research, so much of its ancient abundance may still be hidden beneath the surface. Dried up riverbeds and other evidence imply that Mars once had enough water to fill a global ocean […]
Read more ".. Hints of huge water reservoirs on Mars.."Bloc Party‘s new album, A Weekend in the City. I believe The Prayer will be the first single, but Uniform is my fave track by far. This is cd is both more sparse and more layered than their debut. newuniversal, a new take on an old series, this time with Warren Ellis at the helm. […]
Read more "3 awesome things that kick off ’07 nicely…"Bloc Party‘s new album, A Weekend in the City. I believe The Prayer will be the first single, but Uniform is my fave track by far. This is cd is both more sparse and more layered than their debut. newuniversal, a new take on an old series, this time with Warren Ellis at the helm. […]
Read more "3 awesome things that kick off '07 nicely…"from PhysOrg More American men seeking nip n’ tuck Once considered a woman’s domain, cosmetic surgery is increasingly attracting American men keen on remaining competitive in the workplace, improving their love life or getting rid of physical hangups. With procedures for droopy eyelids, bulging love handles and over-sized breasts, more men are readjusting their bodies […]
Read more "..More American men seeking nip n’ tuck.."from the Daily Mail Cloning opens door to ‘farmyard freaks’ Moves to clone and genetically modify farm livestock have opened the door to the creation of “Farmyard Freaks”, experts have warned. News that the daughter of a US clone cow has been born on a British farm has moved the issue from science fiction to […]
Read more "..Cloning opens door to ‘farmyard freaks’.."John Rogers expands from his recent post to elbaborate thusly (from which I’m just gonna pull the highlights, but the whole things really work a read): 4GM: Nobody gets Rich, Everybody Gets Paid … Whedon’s Angel very much died because the WB realized they were just advertising for 20th Century Fox’s box sets. … DVD […]
Read more "..4GM: Nobody gets Rich, Everybody Gets Paid.."In part of his annual state of the world address on The Well Bruce Sterling says: The worst part about writing science fiction is the publishing and distribution system. Practically everything we know about literature and popular literate culture is predicated on the use of ink on paper. I was a big fan of that […]
Read more "bruces on writing in teh 21C"A few quick thoughts on new shows for 2007: 24 – I don’t think I’ll ever tire of watching Jack Bauer ran around shouting at people and pointing his gun at civilians. Seriously. This show may be the most honest show on FOX, showing exactly the future Bush seems to be aiming for. **** Ugly […]
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