Through the graces of Glenlivet and other people's questionable late-night impulses, I have seen Scott Pilgrim vs the World. I went in with low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised when the movie slightly exceeded them ( Read more... )

Half a Crown (Jo Walton / papersky): Third in the series. I... don't have a lot to say about this. British democracy is sort of saved from fascism by British debutante traditions? Maybe? I lost my focus somewhere in there, and can't see what the heck Walton was trying to do. I find myself engaged by the characters even while I want to beat them with their ( Read more... )

This got kind of long. Oops? If you only read one thing in this post, read me gushing about Y: the Last Man.

Contact (Carl Sagan): Reread. Alien message, alien machine, human field trip. Surprising how books will imprint on you in ways you don't notice until you come back ten years later, and well. There you are ( Read more... )