Thanks to PAXAus for a great day 1 of the 2016 gaming expo. I enjoyed it although I was working. To be able to say …
PAXAus2016 has started
I’m definitely in the right place 🕵🏻 #paxaus2016 it all starts now! A photo posted by Nalini Haynes (@dark_matter_zine) on Nov 2, 2016 at 7:01pm PDT …
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Twenty years after the first Independence Day movie, humanity expects the aliens to return and they’re ready. Or so they think. …
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Jake (Asa Butterfield) is at school when he’s called to help his grandfather, Abe Portman (Terrence Stamp) who Jake believes …
We Were On A Break by Lindsey Kelk
A review by Lynne Larby Liv and Adam are on holiday. Liv’s best friend Cassie told her Adam is going to propose and it’s the last …
Boy Made Of Blocks by Keith Stuart
A review by Nalini Haynes Alex has left home, his marriage is in tatters, his son is unable to engage. While Alex holes up at …
Claudia Christian and Morgan Buchanan
In this podcast (at the top of this post and on iTunes) Nalini Haynes talks to actor-author Claudia Christian who you may remember as Commander Ivanova …
Rub your hands with glee — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘Rub your hands with glee’ used to be a saying. Nowadays I expect you’d be rubbing your hands with members of a choral group but, …
Star Wars Aftermath 2: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig
A review by Nalini Haynes Aftermath 1 brought together a new rag-tag group working for freedom in the name of the Rebellion/New Republic while the …
Misappropriation in Action: Zeroes by Westerfeld, Lanagan & Biancotti
On the weekend I was talking to another person with disability on Twitter about poor representations of disability, citing Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah …
Frank Cavallo: Don’t be Afraid of Tropes
A guest blog by Frank Cavallo There’s a website that I visit frequently. I love it and I hate it, pretty much in equal measures. …
Whisper To Me by Nick Lake
A review by Nalini Haynes Shelby is walking along a beach when she finds a foot in a shoe. No body, just a foot. She …
It’s Friday, I’m glad that’s over — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
“Well, I’m glad that’s over,” says the person who looks suspiciously like a Minion. It’s Friday so she’s referring to the week behind us. Ian Gunn, …
Today will be different by Maria Semple
A review by Nalini Haynes Eleanor Flood starts out with #firstworldproblems like needing to make a resolution to only wear yoga pants when doing yoga, …
Juliet Marillier
Dark Matter Zine puts renowned fantasy author Juliet Marillier in the limelight in this podcast (above and on iTunes) and video (embedded below). Juliet has …