We Saw You from Across the Bar
In honour of Pride, I’m releasing a queer film we created for KinoD in 2024. Ellie and Alex are in love. They’ve been together years. Sure it’s not the most exciting relationship,…
Professor X and Racer X
For some reason, C-list villain Doctor Double-X has had some requests for an appearance on the blog. The choice of heroes to face off against him seemed obvious to me. This issue probably would not…
June 28: Paul Bunyan Day
It's Paul Bunyan Day. As children, we all delighted in the outrageous yarns about the monstrous lumberjack and his blue ox, Babe, but did you know the source of the legend was drunken 19th-century…
SBTB Bestsellers: June 13 – June 26
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The Convair XFY Pogo in Brian's World
Hello Paul, My Convair XFY Pogo in 1/72 scale perversely landed on the roof of East Winchley Station when the RAF decided to test ths aircraft for British use. In Brian's World it was decided that…
An Adventure in Themselves
'[B]y the paradox implicit in achieved art', Brookner makes her protagonists' predicaments as satisfying as poetry: this was John Bayley's judgement on A Private View in the Spectator in 1994. Tessa…
Twain Snoozles™, May 1971
Today's Snoozles are not so terrible, really - they're just sort of "same old, same old". But I'm happy to see our Mark Twain gleaming in the sunshine on our Big River, it's still a pretty sight.…
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
594 – Plotting a Slow Burn Romance
You can't rush these things.
107. The Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (Rough Trade)
Three weeks at number one from 21st November 1987 If there’s one thing very few Smiths singles had, it was a touch of sleaze. They were often contemplative, yes. Weary, occasionally. Sardonic, sure.…
AI Book Club discussion of The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby
This is a recording of the AI Book Club discussion of Sebastian Mallaby's The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence. In the discussion, we talk about the…
sure ashore
One of the lesser-known unicorn superpowers.
Mao – 13
We still have many more questions than answers but given how early we are in the overall narrative that's certainly to be expected. Read more The post Mao – 13 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
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Beginnings
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Starship Troopers Armored Suits
Robert A. Heinlein invented the Armored Suit for his 1959 military adventure, Starship Troopers. Modern readers will see the Mobile Infantry’s armored suits through the lens of their own…
Death Vomit - Thou Shalt Behold [2026]
Artist: Death Vomit Album: Thou Shalt Behold Year: 2026 Genre: Brutal Death Metal Web: https://youtu.be/1jAuuSgf_4U / https://www.facebook.com/deathvomit / TDC Link Country: Indonesia Quality: 320…
A Night in Tunisia 2
Briefly noted. From my posting yesterday (6/26) “Enjoy your night in Tunisia”, in response to Lise Menn, a comment about: the music; I wanted to open up “A Night in Tunisia”, encourage…
Crime and Punishment — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky died in January 1881 at the age of fifty-nine, from a pulmonary hemorrhage, in a St. Petersburg apartment his wife had finally managed to furnish after two decades of…
Glorified, by Dorothy Wegman (1930)
As a novel, Glorified is nothing special. Molly Robbins narrates her story from childhood on the upper West Side of Manhattan through her working life starting at the age of 14 to finding the man ...…
<2026 releases> top five (so far)
Melaine Dalibert Evening Resonance [Signature Radio France] Joanna Sochacka Plays Philip Glass Piano Works [Novus romusica] Marisa Anderson The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music [Thrill Jockey…
Digital Circus and Suicide
SPOILERS AHEAD The Amazing Digital Circus I'm 30 now. A few days ago, I binged The Amazing Digital Circus in one night. It was fantastic. I only watched it because I saw art of the purple rabbit…
Criminal Queerness Festival: Syrian Soap
“Got plans for pride this weekend?” an email asked. “In between the marches, parties, darties, DJ sets, and drag brunches, join us at HERE for some queer belly laughs at E. Zaalan’s Syrian Soap.” As…
Comix haul
Space Battle Lunchtime Vol. 2: A Recipe for Disaster ~ Natalie Riess I read the first Space Battle Lunchtime years ago and thought it was cute. The second volume is just as much fun! It picks up…
Updated: Observations in TNG: "The Enemy" and TNG: "The Price"
I have added new references and better pictures to two more old articles by Jörg: Observations in TNG: "The Enemy" and Observations in TNG: "The Price".
Non È Terrestre
I wanted to read something about aliens and possibly a bit trashy… Maybe I found it? 👀 I paused the reading at about one third because it is interesting and fun, but it seems to be binge-watching…
The Gospel According To Jesus Christ
This is the… third? fourth? book by Saramago I read, and can’t wait to deep-dive into its style. *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in…
On Listening to an Entire Album
Related Links :: Tags: < personal > Summary: Musing on the finite nature of a CD and the false infinity of streaming. A few months ago, we stopped in at a pop-up shop that had lots of music…
The Things That We Love
by James Wallace Harris, 6/27/26 Susan and I just finished watching The Spoils of Poynton, a 1970 BBC production shown on Masterpiece Theater in 1971. It’s based on a 1897 novel by Henry James.…
Wolverine #22 annotations
WOLVERINE vol 8 #22 “Doctor’s Orders” Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Julius Ohta Colour artist: Jesus Aburtov Letterer: Cory Petit Editor: Mark Basso COVER: Wolverine is sad about…
On Repeat Lately
I heard this on the radio the other day and it's such a feel-good song with relatable lyrics.
My favourite professional wrestling matches
Here are some of my favourite professional wrestling matches, I will update it over time as I watch them. Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi | Joe vs. Kobashi ROH 2005 Kenta Kobashi vs Kensuke Sasaki Noah…
The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968)
The Year of the Sex Olympics is a 1968 television play made by the BBC as part of the Theatre 625 anthology series. It was written by Nigel Kneale, best remembered as the creator of the Quatermass…
The Extraordinary Life of Peter Wyngarde, the Man Who Was Jason King
Peter Wyngarde was one of Britain's biggest TV stars until a Gloucester bus station ended it all. The full story of Jason King, the internment camp, the album, and the lies
Doctor Who The TV Movie (The Target Novelisation)
Books Probably an odd choice of reading given, hands gesticulating, everything. But between catching up with the Eighth Doctor audios, spending a hundred odd hours playing Star Wars Jedi Survivor,…
Where Does Supergirl Rank?
Modern society depends on indices that transform thousands of individual opinions into trusted measures for making everyday decisions. The release of Supergirl has prompted a familiar summer ritual.…
LEGO Woot! Deals – June 2026
Although Amazon Prime Day 2026 is now over, there are still deals to be had and Woot! has a few LEGO sets that are moderately discounted. Below are the more notable sets that are on sale with double…
Rapunzel – Half Moon Theatre and Touring
Rapunzel was reviewed at the Half Moon Theatre, London. The tour continues until 30 August 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ This feisty, feminist show for young children from Wrongsemble, written…
Even more exciting SF/F books to pick up in June 2026
16 new reads to close out the month with
Attending the Metallica Concert in Budapest
I had the privilege to attend the Metallica 2-day concert in Budapest at the Puskás Arena. The concert had Gojira, Pantera, Knocked Loose and Avatar (Swedish) as supporting bands. Experiencing this…
A nice piece on jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.
“When I heard Wes, it killed me. The guy played with his thumb, and it’s all downstrokes, which means it’s twice the effort, but he was stilA nice piece on jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.
Best of 2026 so far (as of 6/30/26)
As I look over my list of the best of the year so far, I need to admit that these are not necessarily the best albums of 2026, but the ones I liked enough to buy a physical copy (vinyl is my…
Read-Handed: London Falling and Lewis and Clark
And 7 other true-crime reads for your late-June weekend.
Pride Reads, Rec #27 (Staking His Claim by Ki Brightly, M.D. Gregory)
I told him to leave. He told me I was his…. The Intern Jaxson Bell has one goal: advancing his career by any means possible. Sleeping with men to further his aspirations isn’t uncommon for Jaxson,…
New Music of 2026
Notable albums released each month this year.
Toot on 2026-06-27 [f441dbe4]
Driving from NC to IN today. Listened to “On Tyranny” and now in chapter 3 of “Black AF History” by Michael Harriot. Would recommend both!
Billy Idol Rebel Yell (1999 Expanded Edition)
Billy Idol Rebel Yell (1999 Expanded Edition) Get It At Discogs Rebel Yell is Billy Idol's high-water mark, the place where he spun his breakthrough hit "White Wedding" into a full-blown rock & roll…
Books & Shows - First Half of 2026
All of the books I've read in the first half of 2026, and incidentally the very few TV shows I've seen.