Courtesy of xkcd: Hallelujah. Nice to see the classics still getting some respect.1 When you get there, be sure to read the alt text on this one. ↩
Month: February 2022
The Future
Happy Valentine’s Day from Facebook: Happy Valentine’s Day! Just logging in for a quick scroll? Take your time. You’re not on here as much as you used to be. Still, we’ll never forget you. In fact, we at Facebook love celebrating the moments and people you’ve worked really hard to forget. So now that you’re… Continue reading The Future
Station Eleven
Given the largely positive reviews that Station Eleven got, regular readers may not be surprised to learn that I ended up shelling out for a STARZPLAY subscription with the plan of watching the ten episodes then deciding whether to let my subscription roll over for another month. There’s other content I’d been meaning to watch1… Continue reading Station Eleven
Fett Fanfic
Even if I live to be 100, I will never understand why knowing more about the fate of Boba Fett became such a big deal among fans of the original Star Wars trilogy. Despite this, there’s no denying that This Place Was Home by ND Stevenson is a really good, heartwarming piece of Boba Fett… Continue reading Fett Fanfic
Luck
Tony Blair can only wish he had such good luck… Domestication is key to the rebranding of Bush as a “good” conservative. His interview on The Today Show was conducted in part by his daughter Jenna, who is one of the hosts of the show. She explained for the viewing audience that although when her… Continue reading Luck
This Is Going To Hurt
Watching the first episode of This Is Going To Hurt this evening, I was struck by the resemblance to a show called Cardiac Arrest,1 back when Helen Baxendale was a new face and Jed Mercurio was still writing under the pen-name of John MacUre. Ben Whishaw is very good in the new show and it… Continue reading This Is Going To Hurt