“Talk Nerdy to Me” (to sing along with)
Highly amusing.
Month: August 2014
Doctor Who blogging: “Deep Breath”
We now have Peter Capaldi to save us from Steven Moffat, who I swear is veering into Michael Bay territory…
why ads have returned (and other reconsidered priorities)
After years of trying many different things in an attempt to boost traffic and induce readers to subscribe, it’s back to basics. Reviews, and little else.
London photo: geek soap
As seen in the dealers’ room at Loncon last weekend.
Lucy movie review: head case
In this pile of adolescent heavy-metal-deep pseudo-sci-fi philosophy, the meaning of humanity depends on how “cool” something looks onscreen.
London photo: the littlest cosplayer
At Loncon last weekend, I met four-month-old Oswin. This was not her first convention.
Into the Storm movie review: all wet
A movie to make you despair of the found-footage conceit (if you weren’t already). Suddenly Twister looks like Shakespeare.
if you’d like to prove that you’re a troll…
…go ahead and flag my comments. Cuz that’ll do it.
Deliver Us from Evil movie review: weak spirits
A rote police procedural conducted by a cardboard movie cop investigating a supposedly demonic evil that simply cannot compete with nonsupernatural reality.
London photos: high-vis high fashion
On display at Loncon last weekend was this wonderful dress — probably not very practical or wearable — by artist Helen Schell…
