Archives – 2005 – February – 15  

King Rat by China Mieville
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— 15 Feb 2005 Martin Skidmore Comment

King Rat by China Mieville
I’ve enthused wildly over his second and third novels (Perdido Street Station and The Scar) here, and finally got around to his first. The others are set in SF-fantasy worlds, while this one is in London, but hardly t[…]

LOVE OF CHOCOLATE
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— 15 Feb 2005 Ned Raggett Comment

LOVE OF CHOCOLATE
Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t all the candies on sale now that the holiday has passed? Score! February 15th should be the real day of celebration.[…]

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
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— 15 Feb 2005 Ned Raggett Comment

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
“Dilaudid”
I’m not sure what it means. That said, you can hear this if you go over here for the next week or so and wait for the fifth song. It’s a lovely little thing because while it has that quick, shar[…]

I have always enjoyed sucking bones
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— 15 Feb 2005 Liz x Comment

I have always enjoyed sucking bones
Browsing for dinner components the other week in the supermarket, I examined with great interest a couple of chunky pieces of oxtail. Now these haven’t made any significant appearance for a while, what with […]

Animal Love Is Blind
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— 15 Feb 2005 Tom Comment

I am a pet lover myself and not a heartless man, but honestly, where is the dog? Where?![…]

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