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The story of Carl Friedrich Gauss' schoolboy triumph over a manipulative teacher is well-known, but Brian Hayes discovered a more interesting tale—and a moral.
Carl van Schaik says it's the culture. They learn from one another. I sure learn from the people who read stuff I write.
I've mentioned, here and there, the lovely and romantic collaboration between Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell, Ballad of the Broken Seas. I should tell you that, when I first heard this album, my face went sour and my high hopes fell far and flat. It wasn't what I expected. It struck me as being a bit odd and aloof, foggy and cold; I wanted it to be easier, gentler.
I don't know that I'll ever be able to explain this — not sure that I'll ever want to — but there are certain albums that, with a bit of wind and rain, grow on you like little yellow and purple flowers that just can't be…
The Blackwing Diaries makes a few points about characterization. This blog has become a regular stop for me.
Money quote: "I don't know about you, but when I watch an animated film, especially one with rich potential for fun and high spirits and comedy, I don't want to be forced to either sit through a therapy session with a mediocre analyst, nor do I want to spend most of that time with a jerk."
My buddy Jeff and I went to the movies last week and I'd see this before any of the movies we saw trailers for.
A collection (sort of) of short speculative-fiction presented as "The Periodic Table of Science Fiction." Bet you can't read just one!