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Indebted to Tim Lucas for mentioning the existence of Cockatrice, a novel by Wolf Mankiewitz a satire on the British film industry that aims to do for it what EXPRESSO BONGO did for pop. Mankiewitz felt that Val Guest did a fine job...
cover art by Rob TurpinCongratulations! You are an absolute sicko. But so am I. This is a game for sickos (positive), and as such it is pretty daunting to get into even if you're the right kind of person for it.If you don't know what 60...
I just woke up from a nap. A NAP. I never nap. Despite its implied sleep, naps make me groggier than I was pre nap. But I’d gone to a concert last night with my daughter and son-in-law, and I stayed out until 11:30. (Note: I’m usually in...
It has been difficult for participants in the war powers debate to describe accurately the legal status quo. Is the WPR’s constitutionality in dispute? If it is constitutional, does it play a meaningful role? Are AUMFs the constitutional...
Sam and Louise Sullivan “Love & Devotion” “Love and Devotion” is a lovely, laid back, and agreeable song about being in love, but it’s written from a somewhat contrarian point of view. Here’s what Sam Sullivan has to say about it: “These...
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[While clicking around for something completely unrelated to basketball, I stumbled onto this sideline interview with Bobby McDermott, the pro game’s premier sharpshooter of the 1930s and 1940s. Subject: George Mikan. What follows is his...
Long before I owned a car, I had cassettes to take with me on road trips. Later, I had CDs, then MP3s on CD (who cares about the low quality in a car?) and now a phone playlist. A road trip is great time for an uninterrupted listen to...
Saturday, August 8, 2026 - 15:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project The medieval French Roman de Silence is a rich text for exploring gender and sexuality, but as is often the case, what you find can depend on what you're looking for....
Great-neph M’s 10th birthday tea party today with his cousins and older family, which includes me. The theme was monster trucks, hence the last-minute cake decoration (above) made by his mum which I thought was magnificent....
Have you ever been to a library in a foreign country, where your language isn't the one everyone speaks? I like it a lot. There's usually at least an English section, and the selection there sometimes lets you into what the locals like,...
Magnum ForceCD published in England in 199835 tracksTracklisting and more info (date, labels) see RCS
11:15 A day that began slow with a big promise of making me busy later. Calm while it lasts. Reply to this post
I've wanted to make a zine for a while — it has a nice combination of drawing, writing, and being a physical item that appeals to me but I couldn't find the right topic to tackle until I realised I'd already done the writing part of it...