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Pop Between Realities, Home in Time for Tea 69 (Jekyll)
Over the course of 2007, the future of Doctor Who became clear. It was to nobody’s particular surprise that Tennant and Davies walked away from the program they did; it was about the length of time...
View ArticleSaturday Waffling (September 21st, 2013)
Chapter 3 of Last War in Albion is 9824 words long. This is not a bad length - the first two chapters are 11,577 and 12,54. So it's in range.Which would be comforting if I weren't aware of how much...
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The Image Of An Angel (Blink)
In this scene, Clara is cleverly disguised as a bit of crownmoulding. It’s June 9th, 2007. Rihanna (and Jay-Z) are at number one with “Umbrella,” while Beyonce and Shakira, Maroon 5, Timbaland, Akon,...
View ArticleBat Anti-Review Blog
Credit to Anton B for the title. Only the ones I've read in recent memory here, which is to say, ones I covered on the blog. And thus a self-selecting set that avoided the canonically crap...
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Just One Of My Oldest Enemies (Utopia)
Seriously? That's how they drew me in Scream of the Shalka?It’s June 16th, 2007. Rihanna and Jay-Z remain at number one with “Umbrella,” with Calvin Harris, Enrique Iglesias, Timbaland, and...
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A Detective, A Man We Could Trust (The Last War in Albion Part 11: Roscoe...
This is the first of seven installments of Chapter Three of The Last War in Albion, covering Alan Moore's work for Sounds Magazine (Roscoe Moscow and The Stars My Degradation) and his comic strip...
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Outside the Government: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
It’s January 16th, 2008. Basshunter are at number one with “Now You’re Gone,” with Rihanna, Nickelback, Britney Spears, Timbaland, and Take That also charting. In news, two days after Voyage of the...
View ArticleWikipedia Goes All-In on Transphobia
(Previous post on this topic)10/23: Update with recent developments added to the end of the post.11/6: I have been banned from Wikipedia for the contents of this post. More information here.We’ll start...
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Outside the Government: Sleeper
Rather substantial update to yesterday's post that's worth reading.It’s January 23rd, 2008. Basshunter, accompanied by DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz, tops the charts with “Now You’re Gone.” Adele,...
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I Don't Have to Have a Cat Die in Order to Produce a Good Work (The Last War...
This is the fifth of seven installments of Chapter Three of The Last War in Albion, covering Alan Moore's work for Sounds Magazine (Roscoe Moscow and The Stars My Degradation) and his comic strip...
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Outside the Government: To the Last Man
It’s January 30th, 2008. Basshunter remains at number one, with the underchart being basically unchanged. Kelly Rowland is added to it. That’s about it. In news, the longest running magazine in...
View ArticleSaturday Waffling (October 26th, 2013)
I am on vacation, which is (I assume) quite lovely. I say "I assume" because I'm queuing this up as part of my commitment to not actually doing any work on my vacation, which is a novel concept that I...
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Outside the Government: Meat
It’s February 6th, 2008. Basshunter remains at number one, with Adele, Nickelback, Kelly Rowland, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and Hot Chip also charting. I put Hot Chip on the list mainly because it’s...
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Book Review: Adventures with the Wife in Space
Adventures With the Wife in Space is, as we’ve already talked about, an absolutely wonderful blog. But reading it over the years, one also often gets the nagging sense that it’s been a troubled blog,...
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Outside the Government: Adam
It’s February 13th, 2008. Still Basshunter at number one, with the same bunch of folks on the lower charts, along with Lupe Fiasco, David Jordan, and Wet Wet Wet. In news, Mitt Romney drops out of the...
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A Wondrous Book Launch
The cover art is, as ever, by the fantasticJames Taylor, who talks about his processover here. Last War in Albion will run on Saturday this week, in lieu of the usual waffling.I am pleased to announce...
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Outside the Government: Reset
It’s… still February 13th, 2008. Torchwood has rejiggered its schedule slightly, showing next week’s Torchwood a week early on BBC Three immediately following the BBC Two broadcast. This has an...
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An Unused Can of Monster's Cat Food (The Last War in Albion Part 16: Maxwell...
This is the sixth of seven installments of Chapter Three of The Last War in Albion, covering Alan Moore's work for Sounds Magazine (Roscoe Moscow and The Stars My Degradation) and his comic strip...
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Outside the Government: Dead Man Walking
It’s February 20th, 2008. Duffy is at number one with “Mercy.” Goldfrapp, Kelly Rowland, H Two O, and Feeling also chart. In news, Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. Steve Fossett is declared...
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Book Review: Magic Words
At this point the overlap between Lance Parkin's interests and mine is downright unsettling. How am I ever going to get anywhere with my interests when I have to compete with someone as good as him?...
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