Tag: unashamed-geekery
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One of the most frequent requests I get on this weblog is to write more on the fascinating subject of false killer whales. “When are you going to give us more insight into the marvellous world of cetaceans and taxonomy, James?” people ask, or simply “more false killer whale stories now, fat boy!” The truth…
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Yulia Timoshenko apparently wants to form a coalition after her strong performance in the Ukranian elections yesterday. Given that haircut, I can’t help but notice the similarity between Viktor Yanukovich and Boss Nass.
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You’ve caught me in a bit of a comics mood at the moment. Just finished reading volume two of the collected Seven Soldiers of Victory by Grant Morrison and a bunch of artists. This series launched during the General Election so I didn’t even try to keep up to speed with it. From what I’ve…
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V for Vendetta Finally got to see V for Vendetta on Friday. I didn’t have my hopes up and made sure I read Peter Bradshaw’s one-star review to deliberately dampen my spirits. The great thing about Peter Bradshaw is that he has absolutely no taste and you can guarantee him to give a bad review…
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Via Tim Worstall’s Britblog roundup (like Monsanto’s only more deadly), I’m directed to this video by Leonard Nimoy. Saw a clip of it a few years ago, but not this much of it in one sitting. I think I need to lie down now…