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Sam Sparro Science Fiction
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— 20 Oct 2008 Pete Baran Comment

There are two sort of science fiction films out int he cinema at the moment.The “Logan’s Run For Kiddies” romp City Of Ember, and the “Enemy Of The State meets Stealth by way of Foul Play for idiots” that is Eagle-Eye. C[…]

Pop Quiz – An easy life
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— 18 Oct 2008 Alan Comment

Choose the three most easy things

Sunday morning 30%[…]

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Poppin and stalkin
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— 15 Oct 2008 Elisha Sessions 1 comment

The BBC has come up with another thinly-disguised attempt at tracking its listeners online while providing nothing in return – this one’s called “Radio Pop”.

“Got to get home and type up what I was listening to befo[…]

A Bite of Stars, A Slug of Time, and Thou – Episode 14
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— 14 Oct 2008 Elisha Sessions 1 comment

Richard Tunnicliffe joins Mark Sinker and Elisha Sessions to talk about Thomas M. Disch’s “The Squirrel Cage”. It’s a story about a writer writing for no one, or for everyone – he’s not sure which (lol Livejournal)[…]

Memories of the future
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— 13 Oct 2008 Tom 2 comments

A nice memoir from the in-staff Psygnosis writer who created the WipeOut Universe. Expect my own memoir of playing WipeOut when Popular gets to the Prodigy’s “Firestarter” (NB I was rubbish at it but I loved it anyway).

“That[…]

A Bite of Stars, A Slug of Time, and Thou – Episode 13
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— 9 Oct 2008 Elisha Sessions 1 comment

Rebecca Levene sits in with Mark Sinker and Elisha Sessions to talk about Brian Aldiss’ 1957 short story, “All the World’s Tears”. It’s about a vitiated ecology, a mechanized society, and a desolate, wind-swept mansion w[…]

we are not speaking, therefore we are a breaking buckthorn
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— 8 Oct 2008 Elisha Sessions 4 comments

Team Slug apologises for the delay in posting last night’s episode of A Bite of Stars, a Slug of Time, and Thou — indeed, we had REAL LIFE S.F. AND PULP AUTHOR REBECCA LEVENE on the show — she once commissioned Doctor Who novels for[…]

Keira Is Fergie
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— 7 Oct 2008 Pete Baran 2 comments

People keep saying how the Keira Knightly film The Duchess has subtle parallels to the life of Our Lady Of The Express, Princess Diana. And yes Keira has the look of the fey Diana about her, there is a love triangle which looks a bit reminiscent of C[…]

How To Be Romantic and Male Too
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— 5 Oct 2008 Pete Baran 12 comments

It may not be a pernicious trend, but it is a trend none-the-less. Whether it shows a growing sensitivity in male moviegoing audiences, the interchangability of female leads or is just a sign in the death of the romantic comedy genre, something is ch[…]

Blog ’92: YOU’D BETTER SHAKE YOUR BONES
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— 3 Oct 2008 katstevens 4 comments

18. 2 Unlimited – The Twilight Zone
The last couple of tracks on Rave ’92 have been grounded in everyday settings – mild frustration over misplacing small items, feeling a bit dizzy, epic clubbing fail, slumping in front of kids&#82[…]

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