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‘Hobbitses’ and Frankenstein: how pop culture’s words become official | Kory Stamper
Though fantasy and sci-fi have invented hundreds of new words, only a few pass muster to make it into the dictionaryWater cooler conversation at a dictionary company tends towards the odd. A while ago I was chatting with one of … Continue reading
Fan fiction is in a different universe to Kindle Worlds | Mathilda Gregory
Amazon selling fanfic may sound a great idea, but the whole point of these stories is they go where the powers that be won’tIt’s been a tumultuous week for internet fandom. First, Tumblr was bought by Yahoo (fandom lives on … Continue reading
Fan fiction is in a different universe to Kindle Worlds | Mathilda Gregory
Amazon selling fanfic may sound a great idea, but the whole point of these stories is they go where the powers that be won’tIt’s been a tumultuous week for internet fandom. First, Tumblr was bought by Yahoo (fandom lives on … Continue reading
The science of webcomics| Dean Burnett
Do webcomics use an ‘emergent system’? Maybe not but it’s enough for Dean Burnett to shoehorn an interview with the authors/artists/web gurus behind Exterminatus Now in the Guardian science sectionWebcomics are increasingly widespread and popular. It could be argued their … Continue reading
Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver – series 33, episode 12
The Cybermen are back – and scary for the first time since the 60s, thanks to a whimsical but effective script from Neil GaimanSPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching the new series of Doctor … Continue reading
Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver – series 33, episode 12
The Cybermen are back – and scary for the first time since the 60s, thanks to a whimsical but effective script from Neil GaimanSPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching the new series of Doctor … Continue reading
Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver – series 33, episode 12
The Cybermen are back – and scary for the first time since the 60s, thanks to a whimsical but effective script from Neil GaimanSPOILER ALERT: This weekly blog is for those who have been watching the new series of Doctor … Continue reading
Review: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte
Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds Sarah Weston is a music grad student who has been offered the job of a lifetime. Nicolas Pertusato is the man that is taking her to her dream job. He’s also something of a tour guide. … Continue reading
Charlaine Harris threatened by fans over final Sookie Stackhouse novel
Author of longrunning vampire saga – inspiration for TV’s True Blood – becomes target of online vitriol for her choice of endingDeath threats, suicide threats and more prosaic threats to cancel book orders have followed the publication of Charlaine Harris’s … Continue reading
Game of Thrones: death, destruction and a whole load of relationships visualised (spoiler alert)
Game of Thrones features a lot of death, destruction and some rather complex relationships. Now data visualisation designer Jérôme Cukier has attempted to visualise the events in each of the Game of Thrones booksAmi Sedghi