So, I've been meaning to post for a while about We3, Civil War and my post man, but it's been a busy week, with the Clarke Awards on...

No great surprise to me, it's China Miéville who picked up the bookend last night. What a practical prize it is, so much better than an ...

It's the night of the Arthur C Clarke Awards, and those of us with an interest in such things now face the Ultimate Decision: what to we...

This week, we've got two stories that demonstrate contrasting approaches to fantasy. Knowing Neither Kin Nor Foe by Nancy Fulda , from...

Further to my thoughts on the ways Peppa Pig seeks to separate five year olds from their money , I see that she has withdrawn from a Labour-...

While thinking about something else entirely, I happened across this interesting academic article about Fungus the Bogeyman from the Austra...

One of the horrible glimpses of mortality that mid-life crisis has brought me, is the realisation that I am not as cool as my parents. Mum...