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Tipping the Velvet
I saw Jodhi May in something today and suddenly got an urge to watch her in the TV versionĀ of Sarah Waters’ Tipping the Velvet. I bunged in the DVD and starting watching it from when Florence (played by May) … Continue reading
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Random quote #4
I don’t need the money. Not needing the money puts me in a magical place because I can say no. I like the idea of having good movies made or having no movies made. Neil Gaiman on The Anansi Boys, … Continue reading
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Stranger Than Fiction
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t. –Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar. in Following the Equator by Mark Twain (1897) I really enjoyed this film starring one of my favourite … Continue reading
Margaret Atwood
“I’m a reader of science fiction and fantasy” – Margaret Atwood in Ursula Le Guin at 80 BBC Radio 4 17th March 2009 at 11:30 I thought at first (due to her accent) that Margaret was confessing to be a … Continue reading
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I got this from maurinsky: Here’s the deal: 1. Grab the nearest book (that is at least 123 pages long). 2. Open to p. 123. 3. Go down to the 5th sentence. 4. Type in the following 3 sentences. 5. … Continue reading
What is up with The Guardian?
The Guardian‘s blogging editorial policy seems determined to be as divisive as possible regarding gender. The Guardian used to be one of my quick links but recently I removed it because I was fed up with being sucked into a … Continue reading
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I do read books
Literary criticism is hard for me so here is a list of the recently read: The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney. Stef came in for a hard time because she has never been to Canada and yet wrote a … Continue reading
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Incredibly true
Except for the fact it was Buffy the Vampire Slayer that made me spend all that money: this list is the same as mine (except add Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me for Farscape). So Farscape, hmm… And the early issues … Continue reading
“We are living in catastrophe”
I have always enjoyed reading the work of Doris Lessing though I do know I haven’t read nearly enough by her. The Children of Violence series notably Martha Quest, A Proper Marriage and A Ripple from The Storm impressed me … Continue reading
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Catching up with a whole new world
When I was a child I used to read The Beano, the Broons and Oor Wullie, and moved on to Tiger and Roy of The Rovers (The Safest Hands in Soccer was my favourite story: initially it was beautifully drawn … Continue reading
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