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20 essential SF books of the past 20 years.
It's been a while since I've posted here (did anyone send out a search party?) due to Livejournal being blocked at work ("dating/relationship" site). I didn't want to be the one who pointed out this error but it seems as if someone else has instead. Hurrah!
On the other hand, attempts to post comments to the Torque Control website from work meet ( Read more... ) -
The year in books
1 The Taken - Dean Koontz ( Read more... ) -
Rubber nipples
(via oletheros)
"Batman and Robin isn't just bad by comic book standards, it's bad by the standards one applies to getting hit in the face with a festively-decorated baseball bat."
The seven least faithful comic book movies.
I must admit to liking Constantine (though that could well be because of Rachel Weisz) and also Hulk, which was pretty decent until ( Read more... ) -
If that's your thing...
"We were having so much fun finding new ways to shoot men in the face in slow motion that we entirely forgot to try shooting them in the crotch until our helpful Midway rep suggested it. We can now report that it results in an eye-watering and incredibly long animation of a howling man staggering around clutching the bloody mess that used to be his ( Read more... ) -
Miss Pot meets Mr Kettle
Inspired by UKSFBN's interview with Steph Swainston, and Jonathan McCalmont's review of The Harlequin's Kiss.
Poll -
Concubine / 1920s / Adultery
2) Insanity / Pregnancy / China
Raise The Red Lantern. -
Late / Asian / Films
Guess the films from their IMDB tags:
1) Remake / Martial Arts / Belt (Fist Of Legend - guessed by ajr)
2) Insanity / Pregnancy / China
3) Based On Comic / Post-Apocalyptic / Exploding Head (Hokuto No Ken/Fist Of The North Star - guessed by memetic_glutton)
4) Teeth Extraction / Post Hypnotic Suggestion / Octopus (Oldboy - guessed by despotliz5) Tap Dance / Gambling / Sword ( Read more... )