question of the day: Which entertainment figure from before the advent of photography would you like to see a photo of?
Would it change our ideas about him or her?
Year: 2012
London photo of the day: Irish Paralympics fans
Very enthusiastic. (This photo is from last week. It’s all over now. Back to boring normality.)
The Queen of Versailles (review)
Ends up an ever less slightly ungenerous look at the .01 percent than it might have been absent the 2008 financial crash, because even the uberwealthy get stressed when money gets tight. But this is still a brutal film from many angles.
Doctor Who thing of the day: Silence make appearance at Republican convention
At least according to the brilliant cartoonist Tom Tomorrow…
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (trailer)
Such a fantastic idea! Please let this not suck.
question of the day: Which great movie can you not bring yourself to watch again?
Because it’s either too disturbing or too gory or too long or too something that makes it too uncomfortable to reexperience…
London photo of the day: “spirit in motion,” stationary
The Paralympics “agitos” festooning Tower Bridge.
get ready to Star Trek Into Darkness (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Doctor Who blogging: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”
Oh, I love this. Not just the wonderfulness of this episode, but that I can unreservedly love a Doctor Who again. That feels so good.
the Teachers’ Guide to Doctor Who: “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship”
Only £1 — cheap!
