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Blackest is the new black: Scientists have developed a material so dark that you can't see it...
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Toad Words
Ursula Vernon creates... beauty.
Originally posted by ursulav at Toad Words
Terri Windling posted recently about the old fairy tale of frogs falling from a girl's lips, and I started thinking about what I'd do if that happened to me. Frogs fall out of my mouth when I talk. Toads, too ( Read more... ) -
Welcome to the Dark Side!
Star Wars: The Old Republic.
I've spent a lot of time in the past on World of Warcraft. I enjoyed it well enough, leveling my Troll Mage Teufeltusken to 90 over the last few years. WoW's saving grace in my opinion is its scope. It feels like a world. And I loved just going off the beaten path and just exploring.
SW:TOR has a different emphasis. ( Read more... ) -
Birdies
I like walking down Unara Street. There are some large trees, and all sorts of birds hang out there. Rainbow lorikeets , pigeons with pointy crests, little wrens, a family of ibis, the odd crow - and the ever-present mynah birds. -
Storium!
So this looks interesting, and with content from one of my favourite artist/writers, as well as other names I recognise, such as:
Stephen Blackmoore
Nancy Holder
Leonard Balsera
Chuck Wendig
Kenneth Hite
Richard Dansky
Elizabeth Bear
Tobias Bucknell
Keith Baker
Seanan McGuire
And I think Ursula's self-effacing style is more likely to sell it to ( Read more... ) -
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Saw Winter Soldier. Probably the best Marvel film since Avengers, and that's saying something. Lots of action. Great characters. Great story - which turns the shared universe upside down in many respects. I loved the end-credits homage to the style of Bond and other 70's technothrillers.
One thing; everyone keeps saying how 'brave' Marvel is for ( Read more... ) -
Aaron Alston (1960 - 2014)
Damn this is sad news. :(
Originally posted by james_nicoll at Aaron Alston (1960 - 2014)
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It is my devastatingly sad duty to announce I've just gotten confirmation.Aaron Allston passed away tonight, after collapsing at VisionCon. Apparent cause of death is massive heart failure ( Read more... )
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