Slightly Older Musings
Ramblings
In Praise of the Ephemeral
12-6-2012demThere is a creeping view in our society that data is forever. For some reason whilst we are happy for our spoken words to vanish into the ether, our written … Continue reading
The Batman #Wins!
08-22-2012demThis Summer three collosal superhero franchises came to do battle in our cinemas. The Amazing Spiderman, The Avengers and the Dark Knight Rises. Looking back at the three films it’s … Continue reading
Danny Boyle’s Neverland
07-29-2012demDanny Boyle’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 olympics was a triumph. An absolute triumph. I would normally hesitate to lavish such uncritical praise in public, but the potential to … Continue reading
Whose Games is it Anyway?
07-17-2012demI used to be excited about the London Olympics. It was a measured, rational excitement (I don’t do giddy), but I was definitely looking forward to them. I was also … Continue reading
Hypertext 2012: Fractal Narratives, Ergodic Literature and Submarines
07-4-2012demI have just returned from the ACM conference in Milwaukee, excellently run and as interesting as ever, but smaller than it has been in a number of years. I also … Continue reading
Prometheus – Splatter Fun of the Farcical Kind
06-17-2012dem** Warning – if for some reason you didn’t think that this film featured a strong female lead, a treacherous android and lots of crew members that all get horribly … Continue reading