film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
One might wonder why God has seen fit that his most devout followers are often not blessed with an abundance of brains.
Charity venture Books about Town placed 50 benches in the shape of giant books and painted to commemorate all sorts of great British writers around London this summer. They’ve just come off display, and will be auctioned off on October 7th. See Books about Town for more info.
Here’s the bench dedicated to Neil Gaiman’s novel Neverwhere. A closeup of one section:
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And this is the back:
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At the New York Public Library earlier this month. Listen to the reading courtesy of the NYPL.
All royalties from this collection of reminiscences — including many from those involved in making the current and classic show — go to charity.
This will probably disappear since it’s not an authorized upload, which is why the quality isn’t great, so watch quick…
Most clicked this past week…
Apparently there are fans who are calling for Neil Gaiman to take over running Doctor Who whenever Steven Moffat steps down, which I was unaware of until now…
Bratty Angie with her “stupid box” and “I’m bored” and “the future is stupid”… She gets to travel in the TARDIS and we don’t? WTF?
I’ll be in my bunk… being lullabied by the Cumberbatch.
