Continuing my Classic Movie semi-marathon (as in, watching them occasionally) I watched 1962's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, starring John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin.

It's a very well-made movie with very good acting, but I realised I can summarise it in about 5 seconds.

So I did. Enjoy!

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Originally posted to my blog.

I’ve been guest-reviewing episodes of Arrow for bureau42.com. The review for the latest episode is here if anyone feels like reading it.

It’s in their review format so it’s a lot more structured and less rambly than I’d usually make it, but I hope I’m making up for that just a little bit with the unstructureness and rambliness (not to mention ( Read more... )

I haven’t been very, well, creative lately. I’ve had things I’ve wanted to write about, and then just not got around to them. I’ve been busy, but I could have made the time. It got to the point where I told myself “Just write something. Anything.”

So I present my review of a video game that came out several weeks ago. The plus side here is that I’ ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago I accidentally hit the wrong button on my car radio and switched to an AM station called Radio K, a low-powered station run by students at the local university.

I really, really liked the song that was playing. This is why we all have apps on our phones that can identify songs for you. This is how I found out about Laura Marling. ( Read more... )

I’ve always thought Nellie McKay was fantastic, and not just because she posed for my Photo of the Day site (I got a rare non-smiling photo!).

I got Nellie McKay’s latest album on release day. I actually pre-ordered it. I don’t think I’ve ever pre-ordered a CD before.

This album couldn’t be more different than her previous album, but that’s hardly ( Read more... )