>>Nostalgia For Infinity

DiS has a short but sweet review with Johnny Whitney, frontman of Jaguar Love.

I’ve decided that bands from Cardiff are good. Well, lots of them seem to be at the moment, anyway…

James Nicoll asks “Who are the worst reviewers in SF? Why?” Ooh, pick me, pick me!

A superb analysis and critique of the ways in which women are objectified and sexualised in comics.

A fascinating critique of the X-Men character Dust, a practicing Muslim superheroine.

“The still-living brain of the Mighty Kepel, today being carried by the simbiote Vuunt in his jewel-encrusted ceremonial Stasis Orb.” Well, it sure beats the regular pope…

Oh dear. I never used to like this electro shit. What happened?
These guys kick arse.

“English has become so successful across the world that it’s escaping the boundaries of what we think it should be.” Interesting stuff.

Not a great interview but interesting all the same. Also, check out the hatred in the comments threads. As one wit put it: “Now all they have to do is sign to a major, get quoted saying something negative about the punk rock, and all will be well once mor

Jonathan M has an interesting piece exploring the roots of “the Stross Formula” and, alas, bemoaning how it is becoming an increasingly codified foci of Stross’s novels.

“Faced with growing international pressure, the Pentagon is changing its policy on cluster bombs and plans to reduce the danger of unexploded munitions in the deadly explosives.” How kind. Maybe they can make them not land on children, too.

However, every single comment on this and other articles reporting on this shambolic event begs to differ. Festivals are big money these days, folks, so don’t let rip-off merchants and incompetent fools get away with it.