"There are some books that refuse to be written. They stand their ground year after year and will not be persuaded. It isn't because the book is not there and worth being written -- it is only because the right form of the story does not present itself. There is only one right form for a story and if you fail to find that form the story will not ( Read more... )

Doctor Who meets Top Gear. With the BBC's blessing. :-)

(This is on YouTube where all the world can see. Beware one clip from the finale.)

Philip Glenister for Free Tibet

shinyjenni's picspam review of The Invasion of Time. Andred does indeed have a notable nose.

For some reason, I keep imagining Jeremy Clarkson in his underpants. Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

Muppets (warning: nudity)

Star Trek IV bloopers

Seeing I at the online Disco Guide.

( SPOILERS for the Doctor Who finale )

Hilarious Top Gear ads for Season 11!

There's no way I'm the first person to comment on the similarity between Top Gear and The Goodies.

Go to housesforthehomeless.com.au, prove you're a human, and they'll donate a dollar on your behalf. (Would my overseas readers test this pls?) It works from outside Australia, too! (Thanks guys!) ETA: Blimey, they raised the whole $100,000 in just three days! You can still make a donation, though, at the Mission Australia Web site ( Read more... )

Top Gear speaks to the little boy in all of of us. omg scroll down, my comment is there!

Chess champion Bobby Fischer passed away this week.

Attacked by "conservative culture warriors" such as the former PM, Australian schools are quietly dropping contemporary approaches to literature, such as examining the role of race and gender."Conservative voices in the media misrepresent what goes on in the nation's literacy and English ( Read more... )

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Have renamed my "full-blown mother-earthism" tag to "eco-mentalism" in honour of Jeremy Clarkson's NTA win. ;-)