Monthly Archives: July 2012

Song for a Sunday #23

Posted on July 29, 2012 by petertennant

Time for a little bit of class, courtesy of a man with a violin and an orchestra. Anyone know what the title means? I’m guessing Polish polka, or something along those lines. And does anyone else think the guy playing … Continue reading →

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Filler content of the damned

Posted on July 27, 2012 by petertennant

Any edits aside, this review appeared in Black Static #6 just as it appears here. Enjoy! CHARLES FORT by JIM STEINMEYER Heinemann hardback, 332pp, £16.99 Reviewing The Book of the Damned in 1919, Ben Hecht described Charles Fort (1874 – … Continue reading →

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You’ll Believe a Man Can Fly

Posted on July 26, 2012 by petertennant

Today, for filler content, something a little different, the trailer for the latest reinvention of Superman, which will hit our screens in 2013 barring apocalypses, Mayan or otherwise:- Mixed feelings about this. It look wonderful, even if the opening did … Continue reading →

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Filler content with arachnids

Posted on July 25, 2012 by petertennant

This review first saw the light of day back in Black Static #6, pretty much as it now appears here, except possibly for some edits. Enjoy! SAY GOODBYE by LISA GARDNER Orion hardback, 368pp, £12.99 FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for a Tuesday #2

Posted on July 24, 2012 by petertennant

ITEM: Sometimes the cutoff point for online news report lead ins can bring amusing results, as with one I just read that came out as ‘a police shooting left one man dead and angry’. I figure I’d be pretty pissed … Continue reading →

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Filler content courtesy of the living dead

Posted on July 23, 2012 by petertennant

I don’t have to make up my mind until Wednesday morning, but I may be taking a poor man’s holiday this week, which consists of buying a weekly network bus ticket and riding around until I come to somewhere that’s … Continue reading →

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Song for a Sunday #22

Posted on July 22, 2012 by petertennant

Before Bruce, there was Bob:-

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Friday Night: Short and Sweet #4

Posted on July 20, 2012 by petertennant

ITEM: Okay, so it may not be Friday night just yet, but is it my fault that you’re reading this at work instead of waiting until you get home and doing so in your own time? ITEM: The spam filters … Continue reading →

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My Big Weekend

Posted on July 19, 2012 by petertennant

Feeling in an arbitrarily eclectic mood last weekend, I decided to select my viewing on the basis of films with the word ‘big’ in the title. Yes, well. As it so happened, they all turned out to be crime movies, more or … Continue reading →

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Filler content avec Dexter

Posted on July 17, 2012 by petertennant

Dexter Morgan and I go back a way, and it’s always been something of a love/hate relationship. I reviewed the book that started it all for The Third Alternative back in 2005, and didn’t like it very much. Then along … Continue reading →

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