The Harry Potter films I have seen (I and III) have relied on generally unmotivated plot twists with surprisingly little foreshadowing. Interesting for film adaptation because in general, this kind of thing rarely happens in film itself. Talking the […]

MAGNOLIA
Persusing like I do on occasion the film trade press (waiting for a return to proper SILENT cinema) I came across an interview with Paul Thomas Anderson. Apparently this young whippersnapper has made a number of critically lauded films, incl[…]

My Pasta Hell. I have this problem when I knock up makeshift pasta. I have to resist adding tomato. Don’t get me wrong, I love a tomatoey sauce with my pasta, either a gloopy Neapolitan or meaty Bolognaise. But last night with a red onion, garl[…]

QuarkXPress 6 vs. InDesign CS: Taking Sides
In the electronic-based graphic design biz everyone has their take on this conundrum that’s been rumbling on unresolved for years now. (InDesign v 1 came out in 1999). This is David Blatner’s la[…]

Galaxy Quest is a movie whose premise is born of a lot of cold drinks. Imagine the scene, a Tiki Bar in LA, a couple of jobbing screenwriters have had too many shots of tequila are annoyed by a bunch of bumbling Trekkies (I know) in full Kilngon outf[…]

(co-worker returns from holiday in ecuador, and has to be caught up news of momart fire)
co-worker 1: the tone of the press was pretty sneery: i guess it’s just TATE BRICKS all over againco-worker 2: the bricks would have been fine! they were […]

ESTATE PUB TRAWL 2
The second pub on the trawl, the fourth of the evening is the one that we are not completely sure of the name of (was it the Hand In Hand, or was that the first one). Anyway, this pub was lightly populated, bright and had some Dean[…]

JANET JACKSON – “All Nite (Don’t Stop)”
It’s official; Janet Jackson is crazy.
This has nothing to do with her alleged exercise addiction, the plastic surgeies she’s had to make herself look like the world’s […]

Sick Transit – Glorious Tuesday
I suppose we really should mention this today – if only to make up for the sight of Brian May on our TVs again. So here’s some history in a link to the Armagh Observatory’s Transit of Venus Exhi[…]

Top Five things in Science – Ever
“The Comedy Research Project aims to prove the hypothesis that science can be funny.”
A little late, as it’s a show tonight at PBS fave* The DANA Centre, but it’s on the 15th and 22nd to[…]