Archive for September 2006
Thud! 30 Sep 2006
Pratchett has been aiming at younger readers a lot more recently, but he returns to familiar territory in Thud! Set in the city of Ankh-Morpork, Pratchett’s favourite of stomping ground on the Discworld, where order is being brought in from the cold by the dedicated City Watch, headed by Commander Samuel Vimes, Duke of Ankh. [...]
LonelyGirl15 24 Sep 2006
I recently stumbled across LonelyGirl15′s videos on YouTube (I was having a wander through the most popular videos). For those of you who don’t know, LonelyGirl15 (LG) is supposed to be a home schooled 16-year-old who seems to have only one friend (Daniel) apart from her cuddly toys, she belongs to an unnamed religion, lives [...]
All Hail Orion 21 Sep 2006
You may have noticed recently that NASA has announced the name of the craft that will form the backbone of the programme to return to the moon, they’re calling it Orion. Most people are aware of NASA’s Apollo spacecraft that took part in their last lunar missions, they first delivered man to the moon. Orion [...]
You’re in the Terracotta Army Now 19 Sep 2006
I saw this on the BBC, genius. A German art student briefly fooled police by posing as one of China’s terracotta warriors at the heritage site in the ancient capital, Xian. Pablo Wendel, made up like an ancient warrior, jumped into a pit showcasing the 2,200-year-old pottery soldiers and stood motionless for several minutes. The [...]
Robin Hood Returns 17 Sep 2006
Robin Hood returns to television shortly after an absence of 20 years. Coming this autumn (no specific date yet), the BBC will launch a new series called, surprisingly, Robin Hood. It looks to be following the plot of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves by having Robin return from the crusades to find an oppressed land, [...]
iTunes Top 10 Classical Music Downloads 15 Sep 2006
I’m a fan of some classical music, but I’m not sure which. I hear some stuff on the radio or a movie soundtrack and like it but couldn’t tell you who it was or track them down. I’ve been meaning to try and get hold of a CD called something like ‘Popular Classical Music’ or [...]
Small Nations 14 Sep 2006
This is genius, so thanks to Kottke for the link, The Guardian has an article on the Lonely Planet guide to Micronations, which covers the likes of: the Copeman Empire, which comprises a small caravan in Sheringham, Norfolk, which is ruled by a self-styled King Nicholas. Really Nicholas Copeman, he sells knighthoods and peerages and [...]
Judas Unchained 12 Sep 2006
I’m going to start this review by saying that I like Hamilton’s books. I’ve read quite a few and, looking at the reviews I’ve done so far, it turns out that Hamilton ranks as one of my most read authors of late. Bear that in mind as you read the rest of this review, because [...]
It’s a Scream 1 Sep 2006
I’m not sure I believe this myself, but I was only reading yesterday that Mars was offering two million dark chocolate M&M’s for the safe return of Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream, which was stolen from a museum in Norway back in 2004. Today I read that The Scream, along with another stolen Munch painting, [...]