31 May 2007
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On account of the fact that pirates are cool, and that I really enjoyed POTC: AWE I give you this week’s Thursday Thirteen: 13 items of piratey goodness. Yes, the product of a google image search, but still, look pirates! … Continue reading
31 May 2007
Cast: Bill Nighy, Chow Yun-Fat, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Keith Richards, Mackenzie Crook, Orlando Bloom, Stellan Skarsgard
Script: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Genre: historical fiction, sff
7 Stars
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Surprisingly I liked this. I loved the first, but was bored during the second, so I wasn’t expecting great things from the third in the series. Maybe this was the reason I liked it, low expectations and all, but whatever … Continue reading
30 May 2007
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In the continuing, on off, saga of fiction prompted by Luna Nina’s Unconscious Mutterings: Brink
29 May 2007
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So I’m working late tonight, and as it is kinda overtime that I won’t get paid for I’m doing nowt but surfing, and have spent way too much time browsing through ask metafilter’s animal section. Where I came across this. … Continue reading
29 May 2007
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I didn’t watch the rugby documentary[1] last night. I was watching Medium and the Heroes. And can I just say one little thing to scifi uk? Your ads are the worst, and I will never ever buy the new Tomb … Continue reading
28 May 2007
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So the voting is over, and the counting is over, and bloody FF got in again[1] Friday morning was not a good time to be around de mudder as the meeja were all saying that FF would get in with … Continue reading
28 May 2007
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A day late, but nevertheless, Luna Nina time Dancer :: Intellectual :: Direct :: Tolerate :: Post :: Instinctive:: Brink :: Regain :: Repulsed :: Distressed ::
25 May 2003
The tip-off came from a Fleet Street contact that Saturday evening: something serious was brewing in the media, something ‘pretty big’. I’d been under the cosh for the last week after being accused of war crimes, so I wondered how much bigger it could get.
So, do I admit at the start or the end of this review that I was anti the Iraq war? Does that political inclination mean that my opinion of this book is biased? I’m not sure, I do however know that this book did not get off to a good start with me, as the dedication is “to the soldiers of Ireland who left their native land to fight for the Crown so that small nations might be free.” That grates. It is meant with the best of intentions, or at least I suppose so, and I’m guessing he is talking about in modern times, but it still grates. After all, Ireland is one of those small nations that had to fight against the Crown so that she might be free. Continue reading
24 May 2007
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I forgot to mention that there will be a Equality Now screening of Serenity in Dublin on June 16th. Details over at boards.ie
24 May 2007
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Image nicked from Everybody lies Thirteen Things about today Today being election day you see. Polling station close at 10.30 this evening, so you’ve no excuses for not voting. If you haven’t made up your mind yet, check out Mycandidate.ie … Continue reading