TV
When popular TV tries to talk about computers, and the internet, and other things that it doesn’t particularly understand, it can get really awkward and cringe-worthy. The second half of new Doctor Who’s seventh season, ‘The Bells of Saint John’, runs into a few howlers as it tries
Poetry
Honeycomb sits in front of me, tempting, waiting. But the American insists I must write first, write, write and drink. So I am. But I am thinking of the honeycomb.
Doctor Who
It’s the fiftieth anniversary year of Doctor Who, and podcasts are springing up like… um… things that… I’ll get back to you. I’m having a bad day for similies. Anyhow, podcasts are tricky things. I find I prefer them when there’s at least: 1. Someone who
Rant
Oh, was that email sent from your phone? Well, that changes everything. Thank god you mentioned it, even if it was tacked onto the end of your email like an afterthought. Perhaps I should go over the whole thing again in light of this revelation. Oh, right. You told me
TV
I didn’t write anything about ‘The Power of Three’ because I was lazy. I didn’t write anything about 'The Angels Take Manhattan’ because if you don’t have anything nice to say, you shouldn’t say anything at all. And, still, lazy. 'The Snowmen’ was better
Bluetooth
There’s a problem out there and for all I know, someone’s solved it. But it’s not the sort of thing that tech reviews seem to discuss. It’s a problem with wireless headphones. After a string of tragic ends to otherwise excellent headphones–all involving failing cords–
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The first-in-Australia Color Run [http://thecolorrun.com/australia/][^1] was held in Melbourne the other day. Despite occurring in Australia, they still insisted on spelling it “Color”. This was my first irritation with the event, but not the last. However, I should point out that my vague irritations are just
Athetoid Cerebral Palsy With Low Tone Developmental Delay Epilepsy And Involuntary Movements Of The Arms And Legs
On Sunday, Andrew Telley [https://twitter.com/andypo13], Andrew Cocker [https://twitter.com/drewcocker] and myself will be running in our first marathon. Seriously? Oh crap. I should practice or something. Anyhow, as is traditional in these matters, we’re raising money for a worthy cause. As is less traditional,
TV
I have a fondness for Westerns. I have a fondness for Doctor Who. What could be better? This story had somewhat bewitched me from the beginning. I love a pre-titles sequence without the Doctor in it, and I love to see the Doctor wander into a horrible situation in full
TV
I just wrote a tirade about ‘The Angels Take Manhattan’ in email form. I’ve clearly got some issues to work through. Maybe after I write up ‘Mercy’ and 'Three’ I’ll be more appreciative. I will say this, though: you can’t make “fixed points in time” some
TV
After being burned a few times before, watching an episode written by Chris Chibnail which turns out to be “kind of entertaining” is rather relieving. Of course, I’d rather Doctor Who was aiming for more than “kind of entertaining”, especially in a year where I’ll only be getting
TV
It has been said that the Doctor is worth the monsters. Similarly, ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ is worth the nonsensical. I don’t like making excuses for stories, but it’s an achievement to write an ambitious 45 minute episode which manages to paper over every crack. 'Asylum’ doesn’