I’ve been thinking of various books I’ve read where a pivotal part of the Strange Land aspect of the narrative has been a style of reproduction that varies from the human norm – either technologically transformed human reproduction, or else… Read More ›
fun & hobbies
enjoyment, escapism, making and general lollygagging
Otterday! And Weekend Open Thread
Today’s happy sea otter comes from sgrace on flickr. Please feel free to use this thread as an open thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger
Runnerup: Pocket Protector.
Question OTD: What makes for a blog that excites you?
I’ve totally nabbed this idea from this post at Feministing, although I’m putting a bit of extra spin on it, because I like a bit of analysis alongside my lists of links. For those of you who use feedreaders, which… Read More ›
Whoydensday: Hugohugohugo! Moffmoffmoff!
Can’t believe that we didn’t mention/celebrate this news last week. Steven Moffat won his third consecutive Hugo for his work on Doctor Who, this time for the Season 3 episodeBlink (previously he won for Season 1’s The Empty Child/The Doctor… Read More ›
Random Awesomeness
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This quiz is hosted by one of those dating sites, and they try to get you to sign up to get your quiz results. An unobtrusive link at the bottom allows you to skip that and just learn the
Caption this:
Booby with sea-lion, originally uploaded by SheilaE
It’s crying out for a bukkit line, I think
Thursday Cheezburger
I’ve a runner-up, but it does contain spoilers for the end of Doctor Who (New) season four, so it’s just a link – be warned.
Whoydensday: Old vs New, strengths and weaknesses
As part of an excellent essay on the role of the Nostalgia Factor in the Russell T. Davies (RTD) era of Doctor Who, Iain Clark makes many excellent points about both the new and the old series of Who, why Sarah Jane Smith was really the only choice as a returning former-companion for the new generation of Who-watchers, and the differing emphasis paid to character vs story in each.
Clark is writing what purports to be merely a review of the one episode of the second RTD season, yet by the end he’s engaging in an analysis of the entire Rose Tyler era in counterpoint to what we see of the characters in School Reunion.
Hoyden About Town 