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Free O'Grady!
Apr. 20th, 2006 08:43 amiTunes Music Store. O'Grady Season 2. All five episodes that they have are free. Seriously. Download 'em now -- free episodes rarely last long there.
Apr. 20th, 2006
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windswept got me Robert Charles Wilson's Spin for my birthday.
I just finished it last night, and I was just blown away. Much as I adored Old Man's War, I'd definitely have to lean towards Spin as my favorite of the Hugo nominees (although I should note that I haven't read all of Stross's book yet, nor am I likely to read Martin's unless he magically finishes the series this year). Just an incredibly solid, complex sci-fi story with some phenomenal characters. It's not flawless, but it's always engaging, whether the focus is on the overarching sci-fi story or the lives of the three primary characters.
The hook: One night, out of the blue, three pre-teens witness the stars go out. The entire earth soon discovers that the planet has been encased in a bizarre, alien-constructed sphere that lets sunlight in, but otherwise blocks out starlight and space debris. They soon discover that the sphere also contains the planet in a borderline time-stasis, as thousands of years pass in the galaxy during each earth minute. Which means that, within a generation or three, the planet's likely to be engulfed by the expanding sun.
The sci-fi element of the story, alone, is phenomenal. The story of Tyler, Diane, and Jason dealing with that threat (in very different ways) is what sends it over the top.
Other than the occasional short story, I've never read anything else by Wilson. That's going to change.
windswept got me Robert Charles Wilson's Spin for my birthday.I just finished it last night, and I was just blown away. Much as I adored Old Man's War, I'd definitely have to lean towards Spin as my favorite of the Hugo nominees (although I should note that I haven't read all of Stross's book yet, nor am I likely to read Martin's unless he magically finishes the series this year). Just an incredibly solid, complex sci-fi story with some phenomenal characters. It's not flawless, but it's always engaging, whether the focus is on the overarching sci-fi story or the lives of the three primary characters.
The hook: One night, out of the blue, three pre-teens witness the stars go out. The entire earth soon discovers that the planet has been encased in a bizarre, alien-constructed sphere that lets sunlight in, but otherwise blocks out starlight and space debris. They soon discover that the sphere also contains the planet in a borderline time-stasis, as thousands of years pass in the galaxy during each earth minute. Which means that, within a generation or three, the planet's likely to be engulfed by the expanding sun.
The sci-fi element of the story, alone, is phenomenal. The story of Tyler, Diane, and Jason dealing with that threat (in very different ways) is what sends it over the top.
Other than the occasional short story, I've never read anything else by Wilson. That's going to change.
Google today
Apr. 20th, 2006 12:42 pmToday, Google is celebrating the birthday of one of my favorite artists. I've love their theme days. :-)
Amazon Anchor Bay horror sale
Apr. 20th, 2006 03:32 pmAmazon's got yet another nifty DVD sale, this time on Anchor Bay horror movies.
There's some great stuff here, including Demons (one of my all-time favorite Italian horror films) at $6.47 (35% off), the John Carpenter/Stuart Gordon Masters of Horror combo at $16.97 (43% off, and something I'd leap at if it weren't for the fact that both directors have burnt me too many times in the past), The Wicker Man (yet another horror classic that's getting a pointless remake this year) for $14.97 (25% off), the so-bad-it's-almost-good Autolycus/Gabrielle reunion, Alien Apocalypse for $9.97 (33% off), '80s guilty pleasure Night of the Demons for $13.97 (30% off), and, perhaps most notably, that other classic '80s horror film with a gay subtext (I wrote about the first one here just a few weeks ago), Witchboard, can be had for $10.97 (26% off).
There's some great stuff here, including Demons (one of my all-time favorite Italian horror films) at $6.47 (35% off), the John Carpenter/Stuart Gordon Masters of Horror combo at $16.97 (43% off, and something I'd leap at if it weren't for the fact that both directors have burnt me too many times in the past), The Wicker Man (yet another horror classic that's getting a pointless remake this year) for $14.97 (25% off), the so-bad-it's-almost-good Autolycus/Gabrielle reunion, Alien Apocalypse for $9.97 (33% off), '80s guilty pleasure Night of the Demons for $13.97 (30% off), and, perhaps most notably, that other classic '80s horror film with a gay subtext (I wrote about the first one here just a few weeks ago), Witchboard, can be had for $10.97 (26% off).
Best post in ages.
Apr. 20th, 2006 04:02 pmThe Epic Battle of Livejournal
Basically worksafe, but tons of images, so bandwidth-challenged folks should be warned.
Basically worksafe, but tons of images, so bandwidth-challenged folks should be warned.