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Monstress
Monstress vol. 1: Awakening, Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.
I encountered the first issue of this as a Humble Bundle sampler ( http://ewx.livejournal.com/626752.html) and liked it, and bought it cheap on Comixology during a sale. From a high level, the setting isn’t the most original: the world is largely divided (with a literal wall) between ( Read more... ) -
Holiday Reading
House of Cards, Michael Dobbs, 978-1-4711-2852-3.
An unscrupulous 1980s Conservative chief whip plots and schemes within a re-elected but weakened government. This is not really great literature: most of the characters are stereotypes rather than in any way rounded portrayals, and the writing felt a little pedestrian. Nevertheless it was fun to ( Read more... ) -
Stanage Edge
We went climbing on Stanage Edge, a lengthy escarpment in the Peak District.
Climbing. We mostly stuck to Mod and Diff routes. For the ( Read more... ) -
Clip 'n Climb
We went to http://clipnclimbcambridge.co.uk/. As a quick look at the website will make clear this isn't a traditional climbing wall - instead of the usual rock-like holds there is a broad variety of (mostly plastic) constructions. The gallery on the website gives some idea and a lot ( Read more... ) -
Impending doom
With a real likelihood of UK exit from the EU, it makes sense to move the bulk of any savings you may have outside the British economy, since there's a serious risk that they will soon become worth substantially less and stay that way. Where are you moving yours?
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Issue #1 of Various
Some sampler issues that came via Humble Bundle a while back and I’ve only just got around to.
Black Magic #1. A witch who is also a policewoman. First episode works in isolation but is clearly intended as the start of a longer story. I liked this and could be tempted by more.
Citizen Jack #1. Brutish snowplow salesman makes a deal with a ( Read more... ) -
Two religiously themed books
A History Of Christianity, Diarmid MacCulloch, 978-0-141-02189-8
Set aside some time to read this; at comfortably over a thousand pages, you’re unlikely polish it off in a weekend.
MacCulloch nominally starts his history in 1000BCE, though devotes just a few dozen pages to the Greek/Roman and Jewish background. The following 2000 years get ( Read more... )
