GTRF! Episode 1: Slamdance (Part 1 of 2)
Ladies and gentlemen, if I can beg your indulgence for half an hour, I’d like to try a little experiment: The first (and hopefully not last) episode of Get Talking, …
Branding: Finding The Author’s Angle
At the moment, a couple of projects of mine are merging. I’ve been meaning to update my web log’s back end for ages. It’s at least two version points behind …
Avatar
This is a damn hard one to write about. Let me just say right off the bat that Avatar is good. The only way you could possibly waste your money …
FreeMarket: Lord, Have MRCZ
(Yeah, I’m sure someone’s already done it. Still.) I recently wrote an article detailing my issue with the roleplaying hobby: the irony that, in a hobby that tends to pride …
FreeMarket: Challenges, Card Decks and Memories
Freemer Fever seems to have taken hold in my brain. After my first pass of the FreeMarket beta rulebook I’m giving it a more sedate reading, spotting bugs (i.e. typos …
A Collage of Homage, Pt. 1
Moving on fro my last post about an in-the-works sequel to a science fiction movie beginning with T, I figured it was high time I got around to writing about …
Star Trek
Jim Kirk (Chris Pine) is a rebel without a cause, until he’s pulled out of a bar fight by Starfleet Captain Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood). Pike studied the career of …
The Host and Red Seas Under Red Skies
The first of my book reviews to appear on the Cairns.com.au website! The Verdict: Does without SF’s usual toys and doesn’t need them – a gripping, heart-wrenching read. Actually, sorry, …
Spider on the Web
Those of you who know Vickie and I pretty well know that we’re both fans of a science fiction author called Spider Robinson, mainly because his works are almost always …
Transformers
A rollicking, fun action film of good versus evil that’s not without its flaws but should be seen on the big screen nonetheless.