Auntie’s got her act together: this Sunday night at 7:30pm! That’s the Doctor Who 2007 Christmas Special, guest starring our own Singing Budgie, who I really liked in this part. They don’t say so incontrovertibly, but the ABC website does… Read More ›
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Who’s the TV couple of the Noughties?
[Images and links may include spoilers.] The turn of the century seems only moments ago to me, but it’s 2008 already. And I’ve been contemplating who is the TV romantic pairing of the decade. In the seventies, we had Joanie… Read More ›
Otterday!
Today’s baby small-clawed otter was snapped in April at Tacoma’s Point Defiance zoo by “How I See The World Around Me” at flickr. This photo is just begging to be captioned.
Whoydensday: first Torchwood edition
For all those who were wondering why there was no Martha Jones in the trilemma last week, there was a very good reason – she was desperately needed to make up the trio for Torchwood (seeing as the whole world… Read More ›
Visual language: evangelical outreach department
What make you of this tract’s cover image? It intrigued me enough to lay out 50c at the religious bookshop, anyway. Note how the subject is dressed in a very urban metrosexual style, with his earrings and his goatee. What… Read More ›
Janeite’s delight: Northanger Abbey (bonus Whoverse content)
Tonight’s Jane Austen on ABC stars Carey Mulligan, AKA Sally Sparrow, in the role of Isabella Thorpe. There is no TARDIS interaction to be expected though, simply those dimples being roguish. Lucy Tartan will be having her weekly discussion of… Read More ›
Sorry about that, Chief
but I’m really not that sure about casting Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 in the new Get Smart movie. Steve Carell is a genius choice for Maxwell Smart, but can she match him as 99? I quite liked her in… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Mardigale Beauchulle, webcomic heroine
This is a new webcomic, and I find the pitch as reported by Karen Healey of Girls Read Comics and They’re Pissed difficult to resist: Also invigorating: Mistress, the new webcomic hosted by Girl-Wonder.org. Author and artist Andrea M. Bell… Read More ›
Word of the day:
triskaidekaphobia Who’s got a scary story? Image Credit: skalasinc
This week, Whoydnesday is all about the Companions
So, for our second Whoydnesday (taking up Su’s suggestion for a slight revision in spelling since last week), lets focus on the sociodynamics of the relationship between Doctor and Companion. (Although when Lauredhel logs on she has a great image… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 