It appears that this observatory is on a little asteroid not much bigger than The Little Prince‘s moon. So the observatory is an Earth-type astronomical …
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Andromeda Evolution by Michael Crichton and Daniel H Wilson
A review by Nalini Haynes In the Andromeda Strain, the US government captured a sample of toxic space matter that killed dozens of people and …
One Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
A review by Annabelle Lee If you haven’t yet read The One Hundred-Year-Old Man who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared, what have you been …
Barely Lethal (2015)
A review by Nalini Haynes Agent 83 aka Megan (Hailee Steinfield) is a barely lethal ‘Prescott Girl’. The US government raised her in a secret …
Kathy O’Shaughnessy
In this podcast and video interview, Nalini Haynes talks to Kathy O’Shaughnessy who is in love with George Eliot. So much so that she wrote …
One stop shop: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Two people sit on the verandah in front of a building. Words on the side in HUGE letters say ONE STOP SHOP. A shopkeeper sits …
Not-so-bestsellers: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘Not-so-bestsellers’ are novels that didn’t sell very well. These include Lady Chatterley’s Friend by D H Lawrence and Two Days of Tea-Drinking by the Marquis …
White ignorance
Notes/blog/essay by Nalini Haynes Before I begin discussing white ignorance, I offer thanks to Alana Lentin whose generous offer of reading her coursework materials and …
Holiday in the Wild (2019)
A review by Nalini Haynes Kate’s (Kristin Davis) son leaves for college then, as he walks out the door after this momentous event, her dick …
Norse thunderbolts for sale: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Norse thunderbolts for sale, GET YOUR NORSE THUNDERBOLTS HERE This Norse god is selling GEN-U-INE Old Norse thunderbolts. He has a goddess and pantheon to …
Query Shaping: a groundbreaking concept in SQL Server query optimisation
Query Shaping: a brief lecture by Edward Haynes As a SQL Server developer and performance optimisation specialist I have been working on innovative techniques to …
Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
A review by Nalini Haynes The story… Zachary Rawlins (never ‘Zach’) is an introvert passionate about books and computer games. During a foray into the …
Larry Van Duynhoven feels good when heads blow up
Larry Van Duynhoven said ‘When you see a head explode, you feel good about it’. Nalini Haynes interviews award-winning prosthetics and SFX artist Larry in …
Netwar 5.01: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Netwar 5.01 This Netwar Memorial shows a man wearing virtual reality goggles, gloves and other addons. On the plinth beneath the man’s front it says …
Giveaway: The Orange Grove by Kate Murdoch
Dark Matter Zine and Kate Murdoch are giving away 2 x electronic copies and 2 x paperback copies of The Orange Grove, an early 19th …