Punctuation marks are brilliant! There’s one right there – at the end of that last sentence. And other one there… Commas, full stops (called periods in America), and exclamation marks are just a few of the tools we can use in written language to make sure that what we want to say is understood by [...]
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Wordies Episode 3
Have you ever wondered what mistakes new writers make in approaching agents or publishers? Or what is the greatest opening line of a novel? Or why the topic of elf costumes would reduce two fully grown men into fits of giggles? Then Wordies is for you! Wordies is a new podcast for writers and by [...]
Look at these dudes!
Mudskippers are now my new favourite creatures. I love their eyes, especially those of the little ones looking around the place from inside their eggs at about 4.01. Sam
How Will You Measure Up?
Meet The Undertaker… He’s the terrifying star of The Backwater Gospel, a wonderfully doom-laden and gorgeously animated new short film by eight students from Denmark. You can watch the whole ten mins of it (and another video about how it was made) at my favourite film-related-stuff site Twitch. But before I give you the link, [...]
Fill Your Brain!
True Grit by Charles Portis is one of my very favourite books in the entire world. Here’s a quick review/synopsis I wrote back in 2007 on my LibraryThing Review Page: Recently reissued by Bloomsbury in the UK, this Western was turned into one of John Wayne’s best-loved films. The book’s even better! When her father [...]
Hee hee hee HEE!
Via the blog of Warren Eliis, ten minutes of joyful, jaw-dropping special effects mayhem courtesy of 2010 Tamil film Enthiran, or The Robot. My favourite bit starts around 3mins20. Enjoy.
Libraries of the Rich & Famous
In the gallery I’ve posted pictures of libraries from the homes of 5 famous people. I didn’t sneak in and take the pictures myself. That would have been mainly illegal, except in the case of one of the celebrities, who happens to be my natural father.
They’ve done it again!
Yep, the dudes at The Asylum have given us yet another B movie classic! You’ve marvelled at Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, you’ve cringed at Mega Piranha, now gasp in awe at the awe… fulness that is Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus! Can’t wait for this one to hit the UK!
