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 …
Bruny by Heather Rose
A review by Nalini Haynes I pick up Bruny, stroke its cover. Turning it over, I puzzle over how the cover seems an inviting orange …
On the internet, nobody knows you’re a nerd: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
On the internet, nobody knows you’re a nerd I’m pretty sure this ‘nobody knows you’re a nerd’ illustration was influenced by Peter Steiner’s 1993 cartoon …
Annabelle Lee introduces Octopus and Family
Annabelle Lee introduces Octopus and Family, her hilarious and naughty picture book for adults. In this clip she shows us some of the pictures. I …
Angle Mort or Dead Angle
Instead of the ableist and insulting ‘blind spot’ colloquialism, the French use the term ‘angle mort’ or ‘dead angle’ to refer to the same phenomena. …
Grace Year by Kim Liggett
A review by Nalini Haynes In a restrictive society where women’s appearance and every movement is restricted, Tierney is turning 16. For this year, her …
Gabe Petrou of Skullwerks Studio
Attempt number 13 (after problems saving this post last week!!!): Gabe Petrou is Skullwerks Studio. He’s an artist selling kick-ass drawings and an upcoming clothing …
Brendan Wright
At Impact Comics’s birthday celebration, author Brendan Wright talked to us about writing Gods and Heroes, his fantasy series. In the second video, Brendan talks …
Nearly there now: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Nearly there now! A cute anthromporphic insect missing several arms and wings — or perhaps he’s an alien — tells us that we’re “nearly there …
KaijuSpit on collaborating to create others’ brainchildren
Jordan, aka KaijuSpit, is an anime-inspired artist who draws other people’s creations. On Saturday, KaijuSpit was one of many local and interstate creators hawking their …