I honestly have no idea what I think of the Luna Bros.' Sword.

I don't think there's a case that it's good. I think it probably achieved quite close to what it was trying to achieve, so it's not bad in the sense of incompetent. I think there is probably a case that what it was trying to achieve is unattractive, if not as reprehensible as Girls ( Read more... )

In the real world, the Dolomites are a part of the Italian Alps ( Read more... )

When watching Doctor Who with CC enabled, there is a very common notation: " 'Next Stop Everything' plays". This is the sting when the Doctor's doing something dramatically Doctorish. So what is it? Who's it by? When's it from ( Read more... )

On Doctor Who, "Vincent", which I have not yet finished watching on account of working ( Read more... )

So, Archibald the "dog". Isn't that how John Allison draws, like, wendigos? Is Archibald a wendigo?

A propos, why are there wendigos in England?

One of these days, I'm going to need to write a Doctor Who fanfic in which the Doctor goes somewhen and absolutely nothing hinky is going on. He goes somewhen else and nothing's still going on. Bored, he goes on again. He lands, only to find out that Sarah Jane Smith has just routed the weird aliens. Landing site number four, nothing. Bored and ( Read more... )

Iron Man 2 comfortably exceeded my expectations.

It is funny, full of genuinely witty banter, and that helps push it through the pathologies of sequel superheroes.

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So, making the rounds is Terry Pratchett on Doctor Who, which much like his remarks on J.K. Rowling were taken to try to suggest some sort of feud, are being taken to suggest some sort of five-minute hate on one British institution by another ( Read more... )

Is which's (?whiches) a word, like whose?

Consider:

The mixed group of dogs rushed about, vocalizing in a most distressed manner. Which's bark, or howl or moan, was the most disturbing?

Or, if you think that even generic dogs are human enough to require who, then:

The scientists had set up a display with half a dozen species of cockroaches. You ( Read more... )

I have yet to see an "I didn't like it" remark about The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, both in my immediate circles (at least two enthusiastic readers from my recommendation) and in SF fandom at large. It seems like a significant candidate for the Hugo and Campbell next year.