August 2011
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Aug 18th
@DMReporter: Liz Jones in Somalia →
dmreporter: Surprise! @LizJonesSomalia is a fake! Oh wow. No-way! Pah! Who knew? About two thirds of you, actually - which is great, because if I’d got 50 negative replies a minute I’d have stopped a long time ago. I’m genuinely delighted that so many people get the joke and totally appreciative of the…
Aug 4th
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July 2011
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Jul 3rd
June 2011
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I absolutely loathe remakes of films and movies
I’ve recently been reminded of why I utterly loathe the habit of remaking a good TV series or film either becuase the original is old, and noone wants to watch something filmed with classic actors in just 2D anymore, or because audiences are too stupid to bother with subtitles. Some cases in point: Shameless: Not only is it wasting what could have been productive time for an actor as...
Jun 29th
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Jun 28th
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Jun 27th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 23rd
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Just read: Charles Stross 'The Hidden Family' →
It’s quite funny that I came to science fiction properly as a fan in my 20s, mainly spurred by my interest in the internet. I’d actually spent most of my early teens reading fantasy novels, following the traditional route of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, and moving onto the Dungeons and Dragons related series, which were a bit like the Mills & Boon of the fantasy world. At some...
Jun 22nd
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Jun 22nd