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Month: August 2014

London photo: fruit and veg (and fish and chips)

Wed, Aug 06, 2014
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In Wood Green.

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why do women wear sexy cosplay costumes, anyway?

Wed, Aug 06, 2014
168 comments

Um, why are you asking me? I’m not a cosplayer. You should be asking cosplayers. But since you insist, I’ll make a few guesses…

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my Loncon 3 (Worldcon) schedule (updated)

Wed, Aug 06, 2014
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I’ll be on a few panels, and may organize an informal meetup for readers, if some of you will be in attendance.

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London photo: wild blackberries

Wed, Aug 06, 2014
4 comments

One of my housemates just pointed out to me that there are wild blackberries growing in our garden.

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London photo: “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red”

Mon, Aug 04, 2014
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Volunteers at the Tower of London “planting” red ceramic poppies for the installation “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.”

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Cats Review Movies: a tumblr (by me)

Sat, Aug 02, 2014
9 comments

I can’t believe no one has done this already.

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London photo: love locks invade London

Fri, Aug 01, 2014
3 comments

The menace from the Continent has crossed the Channel.

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Around the Block movie review: to teach, perchance to inspire

Fri, Aug 01, 2014
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Appealing performances, a few tweaks to genre clichés, and a sincere desire to counter outrageous racism go a long way toward making this worth a look.

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Mood Indigo movie review: mood disrupted

Fri, Aug 01, 2014
10 comments

Delightfully bonkers stop-motion vacuumpunk madness comes to an abrupt halt in this mysteriously truncated version of Michel Gondry’s latest romantic whimsy.

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