Monthly Archives: February 2013

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Snake Bite, by Scott Handcock The Doctor threw him a look. “How do you know that?”“I read a lot of comics when I was a kid,” explained Rory sheepishly. “A lot of comics.”The Doctor smiled. This is the very last … Continue reading →

Iraq: the story of my testimony Carne on the origin of the war.(tags: War Carneross ) Mike Nesbitt over the last twelve months The UUP leader’s flexible rhetoric.(tags: Northernireland )

A journalist friend has been commissioned to write a piece on the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (35th anniversary of first broadcast coming up on 8 March) and would like to interview a fan; he is especially interested in reflections … Continue reading →

With B and F at the Three Tumuli of Grimde earlier. The Tumuli are three first- or second-century graves on the outskirts of the town of Tienen; one is known to have been the tomb of a Marcus Probius Burrus. … Continue reading →

Why the United Nations won’t make bold proposals on climate change. "I’ve been to plenty of depressing UN meetings, and this was possibly the worst."(tags: carneross un climatechange ) The Wiki Game – ‘Wikipedia Game’ – Explore and race through … Continue reading →

But as for the rest – the events I lived through in those strange last months of the conflict – nobody except Greene knows about them, and perhaps the American, Heller, for some of it. And the Doctor. Of course, … Continue reading →

If she saw it she would recognise it. Something awful had happened, or was about to happen, the last time she was there. We never went back, she told herself. I know that. We were too afraid. I thoroughly bounced … Continue reading →

Au séminaire, il est une façon de manger un œuf à la coque, qui annonce les progrès faits dans la vie dévote. In the seminary, there is a way of eating a boiled egg which reveals the progress one has … Continue reading →

Because I know you care: Goodreads Librarything number average number average Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed 1664 3.60 195 3.55 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson 1644 3.42 285 3.51 The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin 1257 3.86 74 3.48 Ironskin, … Continue reading →

Five Days in North Korea Andrew in one of the world’s more mysterious places.(tags: northkorea ) Thoughts on the Hagel Filibuster and its Political Implications Or, how broken is the US Senate?(tags: )

“So,” a voice crooned smugly in the darkness, “you return again to our little planet, Doctor, with a new face and a new friend. You must find us very interesting indeed. Almost as interesting, perhaps, as I find you.” Andy … Continue reading →

“Footballers who score hat-tricks against West Ham do not always die in suspicious circumstances, but … they often do. More often, statistically, than they should.” In London Falling, a team of police detectives find themselves pursuing an evil entity around … Continue reading →

Amnesty: Convicted Sahrawis must receive fair trials in civilian courts | Amnesty International¬es Regime favoured by the West getting away with blatant human rights violations – as usual.(tags: westernsahara )

The littlest Angel Stephen, One, Dodo (Team TARDIS of mid-1966) We Dodo fans are a hardcore minority Barbara as Yetaxa Snowman and Adipose followed by K1 the Giant Robot There is, in fact, a cosplayer in there Two cats tease … Continue reading →

The setup team for the Loncon 3 tea-party: Andrew, Kathryn, Spike, Alissa and Michael Alex Wilcock’s guide to Who in London, with locations mapped out Another version of the map (shower curtain pinned against the window) with extra marker for … Continue reading →

Peter Purves Philip Hinchcliffe Nicholas Briggs Me with the head of Jon Pertwee Dalek Angel Ten and Rose Six, Five and Four K9 and company Policewoman Amy, Cat and Roman Rory The TARDIS girls Expensive autographs (beyond my budget)

I have been enjoying reading Leo's bande dessinée series Aldébaran in the original French, but reflected that actually Flanders has a fairly vibrant graphic novels culture of which I know shamefully little (my previous ventures into Belgian comics have all … Continue reading →

Somehow the Earth people must have found a way of making heavy things fly. But how? Well, I had no more idea than Jeffo or anyone else. I was no different from the rest. We knew so little, and Earth … Continue reading →

The much larger Taculbain flying about their heads were providing a diversion, the Mecrim jumping into the air whenever one came close. A ring of Dugarqs with guns had surrounded the beasts. I found this rather a confused and slightly … Continue reading →

She was a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of the pupils and teachers alike. There was an aura of menace about her even at a distance, and when she came up close you … Continue reading →

Ecuador’s Paraplegic Vice President Lenin Moreno a Major Force for Disability Rights Fascinating.(tags: disability )

In case you didn’t know, it is in Dublin, here.

Azerbaijan: Stop Harassing Writer Writing the wrong sort of novel gets you in trouble.(tags: Azerbaijan ) The girls are not alright Maria on the Magdalenes.(tags: genderandsexandsexuality Ireland )

Lobbyists feeding amendments to MEPs – I’m surprised that this is even news (but we need to know) | Jon Worth Indeed.(tags: eu ) Notes from an unemployable person More reports from the front line of the war between the … Continue reading →

(This entry was originally posted in April 2005. I encourage readers to track down the books on eBay or elsewhere; would be interested to hear what others make of them) Since it's that time of century, I thought I would … Continue reading →

Thorbjørn Jagland concerned by the recent events in Azerbaijan Council of Europe Secretary-General speaks on arrests of Ilgar Mammadov and Tofig Yagublu.(tags: azerbaijan ) Statement by Ashton and Füle on Azerbaijan EU concerned by arrests of Ilgar Mammedov and Tofig … Continue reading →

We look at the Doctor, awkward and impossible in a given place and time, old-fashioned, beset by lace cuffs and red-lined capes and jingoism, and we reverse him. We reverse his polarity until he works the way he's supposed to, … Continue reading →

As soon as the last gloopy globs of the anti-grav beam had faded, the Soul Pirates cranked up their hoses and turned them on their latest victims, blasting Susan, the Doctor and the four others into a heaped hotchpotch of … Continue reading →

The last (so far) of the six two-in-one books featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory, and aimed at younger readers. Extra Time, by Richard Dungworth Syd watched the group of youngsters move off along the street. He shook his … Continue reading →