Enthralled by Life

Last night heralded the start of Sir David Attenborough’s new TV series, Life, which looks at the extraordinary lengths that plants and animals go in order to survive. I’ve found all of  Sir Attenborough ’s nature programme to date simply amazing, and I’ve been eagerly anticipating Life. The photography was stunning, capturing some absolutely breathtaking moments. Highlights for me [...]

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PhD Comics

Just a short post so I can express my love for PhD Comics. Written by Jorge Cham, Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD) is a comic strip about being a post grad student in academia. The comic perfectly captures the whole essence of post grad life, including all the highs and lows, the boredom, the procrastination and [...]

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A Darkness Forged in Fire

I finished reading A Darkness Forged in Fire by Chris Evans a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve been a bit slack in getting around to posting a review. A hugely enjoyable read, but I had one minor quibble that I’ll explain in a bit. A Darkness Forged in Fire is in some ways a very traditonal [...]

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Jasmyn

I really enjoyed Alex Bell’s first novel, The Ninth Circle, so I was looking forward to her next book, Jasmyn. I managed to get a nice signed copy, only to be warned by the author that the two books are very different. Jasmyn is a supernatural romantic suspense, which isn’t exactly the kind of book [...]

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Retribution Falls

I just finished reading Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding about a week ago, and really enjoyed it, so I thought I’d write a quick review. This is the first book in a new series called Tales of the Ketty Jay. Each book is standalone, so no cliff hanger endings. Retribution Falls is centered around the escapades of [...]

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Coffee Table Books – The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss

To me ‘coffee table books’ are big lavish photography books with stunning images. They sit around on coffee tables, waiting for guests to be lured into picking them during a conversational lull, and then they wow with glorious pictures. My current favourite is The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss by Claire Nouvian. As you can [...]

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Medieval Total War

The Total War  series are among my favourite PC games, blending turn based empire building with some huge RTS battles. I’ve conquered the ancient world in Rome: Total War, and crushed Medieval Europe under my heel in Medieval 2: Total War. But for me, the best game in the series is the original Medieval: Total War. In terms [...]

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Brotherhood of the Wolf

Brotherhood of the Wolf is one of my favourite films. It’s not exactly a particularly well known film, which is a shame, as I think it has a lot to recommend about it. The film represents a glorious mixing of different genres. Brotherhood of the Wolf could be described as a French language historical drama, which would attract certain people and [...]

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Star Wars: The Old Republic

The trailer for the new Star Wars MMO. Wow. That’s pretty much better than all of the prequels combined. I know that its only a cinematic trailer and not representative of actual gameplay footage.Games People are shouting about overhype, but that doesn’t stop me from being very excited after seeing that trailer. The game is being [...]

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Best Served Cold

I managed to pick up a copy of Joe Abercrombie’s latest book Best Served Cold on Saturday. I was strong and resisted the urge to skip off work and put life on hold until I had read the book, so rather than reading it on one sitting I only just finished it on Tuesday. I’m [...]

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