NewsCulture
Editorial – August 2016 : There’s lies, statistics and politics.
Hello everyone As the opening title displays, this is a variant on ‘there’s lies, statistics and damn statistics’ quote. Now look at my…
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July 2016
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On Being Unofficially The Second-Most Translated Science Fiction Short Story Author In The World by Gareth D Jones (article)
When my story ‘The Gondolier’ was published in Slovenian last year it was the 26th language one of my stories had been published…
May 2016
NewsStar Wars
Wookie laughing woman.
Wookie laughing woman may sound like a country and western influenced Star Wars hit, but here’s a joyful little video of the pleasure…
NewsFilms
Independence Day 2 wants you to join the U.N. Earth Space Defense Force.
Independence Day 2 wants you to join the U.N. Earth Space Defense Force in this new movie trailer for the film. They should…
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The Reel Nessie: a seek’em article by: GF Wilmetts.
With the recent discovery of the 1970 Wally Veevers Loch Ness Monster prop at the bottom of Loch Ness in April, one has…
April 2016
NewsCulture
Count your DVD/Blu-ray viewings: change to law means everyone must pay-per-view!
Shocking news has reached our ears in the UK that the major DVD/Blu-ray companies have united to collect royalties from all people who’ve…
March 2016
NewsCulture
Editorial – April 2016: The necessity of deadlines.
Hello everyone Editorial ideas come from all over the place. Oddly, this one came from a discussion with someone I know who although…
December 2015
NewsWorld getting weirder
Ancient BC-dated mobile phone discovered. Aliens, Atlanteans or time travellers?
An 800-year old clay model of a mobile phone-style communicator or tricorder has been discovered in Germany – and while the clay model…
NewsWorld getting weirder
Dick Van Dyke gets flashmobbed on his 90th birthday.
Gor blimey, governor, apples and pears, if that Dick Van Dyke didn’t get right flashmobbed in a totally musical fashion on his 90th…
NewsWorld getting weirder
Motorist with Bond-like gadget car jailed for activating smoke screen.
Come in, Mr. Chaplin, we’ve been expecting you, and your heavily modded Peugeot 309. Sixty-nine-year-old Simon Chaplin may now be regretting the array…
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Transformers discovered in Germany?
You have to give it to film-maker Michael Schmidt – the last time I was in Germany, all I discovered was a highly…
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Futuristic U.S. navy ship launches, commanded by … James Kirk.
The U.S. navy has just launched it’s latest futuristic warship, the U.S.S Zumwalt – and it’s commander is . . . (drumroll please), one…