Archives for January 2006
Everything Put Together…
We older generations…help the process of future scarcity along by obliviously throwing out this modern ‘junk’.1 As someone who’s frequently been described as “a bit of a hoarder”, I’ve often wondered about what (exactly) motivates people like myself to hang… continue reading »
The Atlantic Shadow
I’ve been keeping half an eye on the interviews that (Limerick’s own) Paul Gleeson and (Canada’s own) Tori Holmes have been giving to The Irish Times regarding their (on-going) attempt to row across the Atlantic from The Canary Islands to… continue reading »
Lazarus
Well, as you regular fústarers have no doubt noticed, the blog has been pretty much consistently on the blink for the last 48 hours…much to my frustration. It was back (briefly) last night, and then it was gone…and then it… continue reading »
Be Godparent or Osteology
Hoorah! The blog is back up after a period of inexplicable ‘outage’…thank you very much Lycos…grumble… Anyway, in the absence of a proper post I’ll do what I rarely ever do and simply draw your attention to something groovy found… continue reading »
Fireside Chat
Just a quick plug for my good chums in The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra whose marvellous (and cosy) “Fireside Chat” demo has now been let loose on an unsuspecting world. Last night’s gig in Toner’s (Baggot Street, Dublin) was, by… continue reading »
Summon the Deathlords!
Following on from my recent ‘Doomlord’ post, I hereby present a brief interview with collector of British comics, and publisher of the Deathlords of Nox reprint, Mr. David McDonald. I was intrigued to find out how a Doomlord-enthusiast from Co.… continue reading »
It’s life, Jim…
‘Guest Post’ by Copernicus I enjoy taking a certain immoderately smug view of myself predicated on a few pleasing cultural tropes. I have browsed intelligently among the moderns and the postmoderns, committed to memory verses both metered and free. I… continue reading »
Keep Watching the Skies
In an idle moment last night I found myself browsing through some of the more neglected and forgotten volumes that adorn my bookcases. Scanning the shelves, I quickly passed over categories like “Novels I’ve been meaning to read for years”… continue reading »
