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Murakami is a very, very good writer. There’s no two ways about it. And while I enjoyed this book a great deal, I think I would have enjoyed it a bit more if I hadn’t had a basic understanding of cryptography (the science of making and breaking codes). With most reasonably good science fiction you [...]

Aug 30th, 2008 | Filed under Books

An aspiring demonologist rescues Rincewind from the dungeon dimensions, eventually.

Aug 30th, 2008 | Filed under Books

Roy, the author, writes Rosie, the hussy, out of Driffield, the author’s, biography.

Aug 30th, 2008 | Filed under Books

The wretched life of the Night Watch in Ankh-Morpork gets a little more wretched, and then a little less.

Aug 24th, 2008 | Filed under Books

More John Hurt goodness, only I’m having trouble with this one, not so easy. Worried Blues

Aug 24th, 2008 | Filed under Music, Recordings

In the dystopian future of 1988, a popular singer with his own television show finds himself down the rabbit hole. Interesting tidbit: in 1988, quadraphonic stereos and flying cars will be commonplace. I can’t wait!

Aug 23rd, 2008 | Filed under Books

A beautiful novel set in the mouldering remains of the Sicilian aristocracy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Aug 20th, 2008 | Filed under Books

The strange, almost magical power that music can exert over the human mind and self is the theme Sacks explores in his latest popular work. The scope is wide and includes music impairments, musical prodigies, music as therapy, and music as lifeline for people who are otherwise profoundly neurologically impaired.

Aug 17th, 2008 | Filed under Books

The Old Kingdom discovers what happens when your beliefs start coming true. Pratchett is a top-flight satirist and fantasy is more his weapon than his medium.

Aug 16th, 2008 | Filed under Books

This is a pretty little Mexican folk tune. I’m not too happy with this recording, but I’m ready to move on to another song and this one is really meant for a classical guitar. I think I’ve figured out where most of my background noise is coming from — my computer. Malaguena

Aug 16th, 2008 | Filed under Music, Recordings