Two conversations with my nephew about three years ago: Me: "Do you do much sport at school?" Him: "NO! Only geeks do sport" Me: "Geeks do sport? Don't the cool kids do sport?" Him: "No, only the geeks. The popular kids play computer games." Another day: Me: "What do you want to do when you're … [Read more...]
Star Trek Potholders and Buffy Love: the best of the craft blogs
I am starting to imagine a very Harry Hill-style jingle for this weekly roundup of the best projects and news from the craft blogosphere. Let's all sing it together, it's time for 'craft blog highlights of the week'. … [Read more...]
Buffy? Battlestar? Tell us your best and worst show finales
I'm beginning to suspect that my critical faculties leave something to be desired. The number of times I've found myself listening to (for some reason usually male) friends panning a season finale or a show ender while I sit in puzzled silence is starting to alarm. [OK, not really "silence", I'm not … [Read more...]
Castle and Breaking Bad: TV made by geeks, for geeks
Last week, I watched possibly the geekiest ten minutes of television ever. In the Hallowe'en episode of Castle, Nathan Fillion's breezy detective series, Fillion spent the first act dressed as his much-missed Firefly/Serenity character, Mal Reynolds. “Didn't you wear that five years ago?” his … [Read more...]
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