"NOOK Friends TM"
Heh. Yes, and insent, -t!
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Strix - Oct 26, 2011 1:23:15 pm PDT #16744 of 28282
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
hippocampus - Oct 28, 2011 5:53:33 am PDT #16745 of 28282
not your mom's socks.
DavidS - Oct 29, 2011 6:09:01 am PDT #16746 of 28282
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mark Reads is now covering The Hobbit.
His reaction to Riddles in the Dark is very entertaining.
He hasn't read a lot of high fantasy so it's also fun seeing him flummoxed by a lot of things that most of us would take for granted (like Tolkien's narratorial style where he will allude to the fact that he's telling a story).
Polter-Cow - Oct 30, 2011 1:38:43 pm PDT #16747 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Does anyone have a favorite book for random trivia? My little sister loves posting things like "Did you know the average person spends about 2 weeks waiting at traffic lights?" and "Did you know that if you pet a cat 70 million times, you'd develop enough static electricity to light a 60 watt light bulb for one whole minute?" I found this book and this one and also this one since she loves food.
Gris - Oct 30, 2011 1:46:13 pm PDT #16748 of 28282
Hey. New board.
Schott's Original Miscellany is pretty fascinating to the trivia-interested.
le nubian - Oct 30, 2011 1:47:30 pm PDT #16749 of 28282
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Polter-Cow - Oct 30, 2011 1:53:24 pm PDT #16750 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
le nubian, that sounds right up her alley! Thanks! I can't wait to see "Number of 'telephone-related' injuries in 1985: 11,000" pop up on Facebook.
Ginger - Nov 01, 2011 4:54:00 am PDT #16751 of 28282
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Philip K. Dick’s estate claims the makers of “The Adjustment Bureau” are trying to avoid payments by claiming retroactively that the story it was based on was in the public domain, even after paying for and renewing the rights [link]
sumi - Nov 01, 2011 7:05:11 am PDT #16752 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
A friend sent me this information:
Next month, SCIENCE launches the world premiere of its new eight-episode series Prophets of Science Fiction from Ridley Scott on November 9 at 10p. Scott is the guide on the series exploring the relationship between science fiction and the ever-changing world of science and technology. The opening episode showcases Mary Shelley, author of the classic Frankenstein and regarded as the person who created the science fiction genre. Other sci-fi geniuses highlighted include Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov, George Lucas, Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Robert Heinlein and Phillip K. Dick. Scott is joined on the series by other cinematic and scientific experts including the director Paul Verhoeven and theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku as they view film clips and cutting-edge animation pertaining to their subject. Prophets of Science Fiction is produced for the network by RDI Productions and Go Go Luckey Productions.
le nubian - Nov 01, 2011 7:37:44 am PDT #16753 of 28282
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Philip K. Dick’s estate claims the makers of “The Adjustment Bureau” are trying to avoid payments by claiming retroactively that the story it was based on was in the public domain, even after paying for and renewing the rights.
Not commenting on the validity of the lawsuit, but the movie bears little resemblance to the story except for a bit of the concept. The plot is not the same, the major protagonist does not have the same motives, the ending is the not same, even what the Bureau does is not the same.
It's almost like a person basing Cujo on "Little Red Riding Hood."