Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
This review of the first instalment of a new SF series by S.J. Higbee was originally part of a Blog Tour between October and December 2017 (more about that here) but I’ve been chronically late on book & movie reviews for…
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I’ve recently seen a few interesting things in the press, so it’s the moment for another roundup of what’s happening in outer space (and Earth’s Lower Orbit, too). This edition is all about space missions: the months ahead are going…
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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that…
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I am honoured to start my interviews of the year with A.C. Wise, speculative fiction writer and editor. She needs no introduction, therefore I’ll just leave you with her. Who is A.C. Wise, and how did she become a writer?…
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I have recently come across some amazing videos – and here they are! Definitively worth watching. The first is a “visualization explores the Orion Nebula using both visible and infrared light. The sequence begins with a wide-field view of the…
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There are many reasons you might be interested in reading non-fiction that deals with travels and adventure in general. For one, you can genuinely like it. But a second reason can be that you do your research for your own…
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If there’s something I really look forward to is to watch the OVA rendition of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN (機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN), a series created by Sunrise based on the volumes V to VII of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko’s manga. This…
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This year I’ve decided, for once, not to do any New Year Resolutions. After all, I’ve started 2018 in bed with strong flu and the energy level of a (sick) kitten, and it’s not something that puts you in a…
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