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10 Mar 2015

Review: The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

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The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Part autobiography, part business insider, part long-form blog post, The Art of Asking is an insightful slice into Amanda Palmer’s mind and her relationship with the fans.

While inspired by her TED talk on the same topic, this book is (thankfully) not really a business model. Unlike those self-help books that try to translate life experiences … (Read more)

4 Mar 2015

Review: Conservation of Shadows

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Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

All right, the important bits first: if you haven’t read this book yet DO IT DO IT NOWWWWWWW. Ahem.

The only word that comes to describe this collection of short stories by Yoon Ha Lee is “astounding”. The author’s prose is rich and succulent, each phrase a meal in itself, at times reminding me of Borges and Cat Valente.

Most of the stories in the collection are … (Read more)

9 Feb 2015

Birdman and the Hugos

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Since the snow had finally decided to give us a cease fire, and since all my American friends had been raving about it, yesterday we decided to go see what Birdman was all about.

Birdman really is a fantastic movie, both for the story, the acting, and the direction. Every single choice points to its focus on duality, real and imagined, stage and backstage. It’s made to look like it was shot all in one take, and there are very … (Read more)

4 Jan 2015

Kenro Izu – Territori dello spirito

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Siamo andati ieri a vedere le mostre in esposizione Foro Boario di Modena. Nonostante l’altissima qualità di Mimmo Jodice, sono le foto di Kenro Izu che ci hanno particolarmente colpito per la loro potenza.

Luoghi sacri da tutto il mondo, isolati e privi di persone, ritratti con grandi grigi come le foto vittoriane a cui Izu si ispira. Spettacolare.

… (Read more)

10 Jul 2014

Review: Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It

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Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It by Sigrid Ellis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Most of the pieces in this collection deal with growing up with the Doctor (or Captain Jack, who features a whole lot in the first part of the book). There’s nothing wrong with writing an essay as your personal life story, but when they make up the majority of your book they all tend to … (Read more)

20 May 2014

Godzilla (aspetta che arriva)

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godzilla

Alla fine siamo andati a vedere Godzilla, perché i trailer sembravano ben fatti, perché vuoi non andarci nel 60enario, perché c’è sempre la speranza che prima o poi i mostri riescano a essere i protagonisti dei loro film.

E ancora una volta, no, niente di tutto ciò.

E` interessante perché tutte le cose per cui questa recensione dice che questo non è il solito blockbuster, per me invece sono proprio quelli che lo rendono il solito blockbuster.

Nel senso: … (Read more)

11 Apr 2014

Green fields and a Guinness

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In two days I’m finally taking a plane to Dublin for my first and very belated trip to Ireland. We’re going to make a grand round tour of the nation and touch all the major tourist spots: Galway and Connemara, the Ring of Kerry, Cashel, Kilkenny, and, of course, the capital. (Yes Dazzle, we are stopping at the Guinness Storehouse)

Weather permitting, I plan to come back with a cartload of pictures to share with you all.

My new … (Read more)

10 Apr 2014

New prints

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Added a couple new prints to the stores.

Artflakes (EU), Society6 and Zazzle (rest of world)… (Read more)

3 Apr 2014

How I met your (step)mother

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So after 9 seasons and a year-long wedding, How I met your mother came to an end. In the worst possible way.

I agree pretty much with everything said in this post, but summing up: it basically undid everything after season 3 and treated the mother very poorly, just to fit with an ending they had planned years ago when the series wasn’t so long and so many things hadn’t happened.

Had this happened at the end of season … (Read more)