Matt Smith in New York

I’m working on my “The Beast Below” blogging as we speak. While you wait, please enjoy this missive from my pal Cahir O’Doherty, the arts editor at New York’s Irish Voice/IrishCentral.com, which came in via email earlier tonight: I was with a friend going to see a show on Broadway this afternoon and we were … more…

bias update: April 7

obsession: Doctor Who (because it now goes to 11) boyfriend: Matt Smith in Doctor Who (because he made me fall in love with him faster than I thought I would) psyched: Iron Man 2 (because Robert Downey Jr. is a permanent member of my boyfriend harem) girl crush: Amy Pond in Doctor Who (because she’s … more…

silly ‘Doctor Who’ picture of the day

While I just sit here twiddling my thumbs waiting for “The Eleventh Hour,” a silly Doctor Who picture for us all to enjoy: Reader Lisa sent this, with this note: pretty cool, eh? Thought you might like this. Matt and Karen are currently on a UK tour and their first stop was Belfast on Monday … more…

who else writes ‘Doctor Who’ fan fiction?

Matt Smith, that’s who: Matt Smith has apparently revealed he has written his own Doctor Who stories – to help him understand the character. The 27-year-old, who replaces David Tennant as the Time Lord in the new series starting on April 3, told the Daily Mirror: “I wanted to feel like Doctor Who, understand where … more…

more ‘Doctor Who’ fan fiction

Are you sitting down? I’ve finally posted the next installment in my ongoing Doctor Who fan fiction story Tristan’s Father. It’s been almost a year since I posted the previous installment, which I acknowledge is just plain crazy. What forced me back to it — it’s always running through my head, but finding the time … more…

bias update: March 29

obsession: Canadian TV (and film) (because I’m hungry for something new and good) boyfriend: Jack Davenport in FlashForward (because he’s just basically the most perfect man ever) psyched: Matt Smith’s debut as the Doctor (though I’m dreading it a little, too, like I haven’t since Tom Baker regenerated into Peter Davison… and I was already … more…