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Farewell Iain Banks
Of all the great authors I read in the last decade or so, none seemed to possess the combination of utterly fantastic imagination and optimism in the future of humanity that Iain Banks put into his culture novels. It was startlingly sad news to read his post about his terminal cancer only two months ago; it is less startling but still sad news to see stories of his passing today. A heartfelt post from author Charlie Stross (another favorite of mine) about the passing of Iain Banks. He had a rare career combining success in science fiction and more general …
Snap Snap Snap
My daughter’s English class spent a lot of time on poems this semester and her grade had a “poetry night” this week where every kid read one of the poems they had written. It was fun — the kids, um, young adults, gave it a good shot and no one died on stage. What can I say — I really liked my daughter’s poem. I hadn’t read it before so I heard it for the first time when she read it that night. Supergirl Flying – a breeze floats by my face – I giggle Soaring – my cape gets …
Strip Search Recap: Wow
I didn’t expect this twist but it does set up a really interesting final next week. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWHIiECix_0?rel=0] Spoilers? after the break:
I Would Read Everyone of these Books
You will love Ryan North’s newest book “Handcrafted, Artisanal Predictions of Death”
Strip Search Recap: Maki Versus Lexxy
Maki versus Lexxy and after one goes home we are down to three contestants: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_6EQoDTXmY?rel=0] Spoilers after the jump: