“King Devil” is also known as hawkweed, an invasive flowering plant with tall, fuzzy stalks. In Charlotte MacLeod’s standalone mystery (first published 1978), it also refers to a nasty old man who…

Confessions of a Schoolboy Poacher, Adam Rayner’s first book, is now on pre-sale. Press the “Books & Mags” tab or click here:…

Every generation believes that their Saturday Night Live cast was the best and that the current cast is the worst. It just so happens that my generation’s SNL cast (mid ’90s) featured…

It’s that time again. The Download Festival lineup is taking shape, the black T-shirts are being mentally packed, and somewhere a person is already checking whether their old festival wellies have…

My second from the Booker Prize shortlist, this time by Luke Kennard. All I knew was that it was something to do with a guy in a black bag, and that it was really funny. Well, I loved it. Made my…

Beyond Border's final album, Aftermath, arrived in March 2026. The post In memoriam: BEYOND BORDER calls it quits appeared first on Synthpop Fanatic.

Inventing the Renaissance was my “big book” of the year, ⊕ [Note: Some other Big Books I enjoyed: “The Power Broker” (2015, before I was regularly writing about them), The…

Photo: Marc Brenner | Josh O'Connor (Joe) and Zubin Varla (Eddie) Clifford Odets’ 1937 play ‘Golden Boy’ tells the story of Joe Bonaparte, a gifted violinist who chooses to pursue a career in…

Very pleased to announce three new titles from Materials, now available for pre-order from http://material-s.blogspot.com/ . They are: — The Eye and the Night, by Abdellatif Laâbi , translated and…

It’s hard to believe that there’s someone out there who hasn’t heard some version of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” My cursory research revealed almost 100 official covers of the song and I believe…

UN Peacekeeping and The Gentlemen. << It’s like a gun, but crappier The thin blue line >> Hello and happy Thursday. I’m pivoting away from Warhammer 40k this week to talk about UN…

I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen a review open with a discussion of the dedication at the start of a book. But that’s what I’m going to do here because the dedication for Bonnie Jo Campbell’s new…

The Periplus of Hanno recounts a 5th-century B.C. Carthaginian maritime expedition to West Africa. It describes a landscape aflame and of a fiery mountain whose identity remains mysterious. It’s a…

The Temple of the White Rat is multiple series of fantasy-romance novels by T Kingfisher set in the same world; it’s named after an order of “god-touched” lawyers, healers, and social workers who…

A series that has no clue what it wants to be. Does it want to be a monster movie, a plague movie, or just another live action Scooby-Doo clone without a cute dog?

The first half is all the books I read & recommend. The second half are books I started reading / read but do not think highly enough of to recommend (although some I had to finish simply because…

This card is a true gem for Star Trek fans. The reverse of the card reads that this costume material was worn by Gates McFadden in episode “Chain of Command”. Not all cards state worn…

I’m doing an Ask Me Anything on r/rpg and it is filled to the brim with discussion of the new Microscope, West Marches, and a mess of other things too. I’m Ben Robbins, the creator of…

I thought I should finally put together a page for Obsession when I realized people were asking for some missing locations! I was fortunate to see the film before the hype was in overdrive, so it was…

I am a big fan of Narnia.  The name of this blog derives from a place in the Narnia series.  Many of my most favorite posts on my blog, my neatest ideas, were inspired by Narnia.My children…

If written ten years later, this might have become an isekai story with a lame title like I Drowned in Ancient Rome and Woke Up in Japan Where I Learned About Marketing. But the 2008 publication date…

Answering questions and concerns. Update: Nick G. from Anthropic has responded on Hacker News , and sufficient attribution has been added to Anthropic’s blog post. I stand by my posts as of the time…

Absolutely brilliant box office disaster!

My favorite bands and albums.

I was surprised when I heard that Artistic Director Josh The post Elevator Theatre’s Young Cast Explore Rage & Grief of this ‘Bitch of Living’ in Spring Awakening appeared first…

I enjoyed reading Last of the First, but I did have some problems understanding Verinaar’s POV or why he was the last mage standing or why he was seen as the Mage who would do a deal for the…

I am fascinated by films that employ the ‘one-shot’ technique. A select few—very few—of them are, in my opinion, masterpieces. These are films that combine technical expertise, flawless…

one of the best m/f dynamics

Subscription service Apple TV, the only place where you can stream the classic Peanuts television specials, has announced this year's free streaming weekends for the classic Peanuts holiday specials:…

Ayane Sakura, Rumi Okubo and Rie Takahashi talk to Oricon about becoming the Magic Knights in the remake of Magic Knight Rayearth The post Ayane Sakura, Rumi Okubo, Rie Takahashi Interview –…

🎨 Impressions Before I finally decided to read this book, it had been on my list for many years. It first entered my radar when it was recommended by Ali Abdaal, the productivity YouTuber. I heard…

When I was in my late teens, I would stay up super late on Saturday night to watch a strange TV show. For the longest time as a child, we only had access to what TV we could drag in via our rooftop…

This week Javier Bardem told the BFI London Film Festival that during a Skyfall script reading he pitched Sam Mendes a Silva who, besides destroying the world, wants to have sex with Bond. But hold…

Celebrated as both a musician and a mathematician was Tom Lehrer (Thomas Andrew Lehrer -- 1928-2025). Lehrer recorded pithy, humorous, and often political songs that became popular in the 1950s and…

Two more revised Enterprise season 1 reviews: "Fallen Hero", a solid episode with nuanced Vulcan characterization and suspenseful space action, and "Desert Crossing", a survival story that ultimately…

This is the definition of the word in a dictionary. It is not something we can scientifically measure like temperature or weight, but we adjudicate high or low intellgences subjectivelly. The…

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Five generations after leaving Earth the generation star ship Archimedes is approaching its destination planet. Alongside it are three other ships. As they come close to their destination wear and…

Finally! The Third Heat is revealed. Surprising no one, the Third Heat is "actual gameplay." Because this whole thing was never about the heat. Rather, it's about where the heat fits in your…

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*and if you disagree you’re doing it wrong. Defining our TermsPawn Stance is an approach to play that treats the characters and events of your game as tools for...

back in 2024, a few of my friends and i started a small book club, choosing a book each month and meeting online to discuss it. over time, it became harder to find a time that worked for everyone, so…

Mood: Ready to parry. Snap-hiss. It is arguably the most recognized sound effect in cinema history. Ben Burtt, the genius sound designer for Star Wars , created it by recording the idle motor of an…

Recently I was talking with a friend about music an I started showing her cool stuff and realized I would quickly overwhelm ANYONE with all the music I think is cool, so I decided to start doing…

[Apple Music embed] It’s always a pleasure when an absolute master drops the hell out of a “still got it” album, and that’s exactly what synthwave legend Miami Nights 1984...

©2016 Bethesda Softworks (ZeniMax Media) At least in D&D BECMI, Deception is just a Charisma-based skill. It’s a simple way to handle it. I wanted to expand on this. Lying is as much a skill as it is…

Returned to number one for two more weeks from 16th July 1988 Here's what was going on lower down the charts across those two weeks. Week One 6. Chumbawamba - Smash Clause 28! (Agit Prop) Peak…

Threshing Day &#x2666; Rebecca Yarros | Review The Art of Reading - A Bilingual Book Blog It is always a joy to return to the land of Navarre, its dragon riders, and the Basgiath War College. Even if…