London photo: geek soap
As seen in the dealers’ room at Loncon last weekend.
festivals/conventions
London photo: the littlest cosplayer
At Loncon last weekend, I met four-month-old Oswin. This was not her first convention.
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…
London photo: Lieutenant Totoro
Another collision of fandoms at Loncon 3.
London photo: TARDIS near the party tree
This is what happens when fandoms collide.
my Loncon 3 (Worldcon) schedule (updated)
I’ll be on a few panels, and may organize an informal meetup for readers, if some of you will be in attendance.
if exposure to violent media influences violence in real life, why isn’t Comic-Con a bloodbath?
The annual celebration of people with superpowers beating the crap outta one another seems to result in only a handful of petty crimes. Any ideas why?
a lost Star Wars movie?! well, sort of…
I had never before heard of “Black Angel,” a short film that accompanied The Empire Strikes Back in some non-U.S. cinemas in 1980.
Doctor Who thing: specialty drinks fit for a (grownup) Time Lord at a London Marriott hotel
Ooo, I’ll have a Dalekquiri, please.
Doctor Who thing: TARDIS bags for charity
Handmade yarny TARDIS bags, with proceeds going to pay for cancer patients’ medical bills in an NHS-bereft land.
