Book Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

In Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke combines the pace and setting of a Charles Dickens novel with the magic and mystery of Harry Potter or The Lord of The Rings.

Scrobble Your Playlist on Last.fm

Last.fm provides an easy way to track what you are listening to and find new artists. See what I've been listening to, and scrobble your own playlist!

Bizarre Websites

I suppose Google and BBC News are great web sites, but if you venture a bit off the beaten path you can find some real gems lurking in the darker corners of the internet.

Music Review: Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns

Book Review: Draco Tavern

Larry Niven's collection of short stories based around a bar for aliens.

Book Review: Dead Man's Walk

The first book in Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove series.

Book Review: Zodiac

Neal Stephenson's Zodiac is narrated by Sangamon Taylor, an ex-chemist and eco-vigilante, willing to do whatever is necessary to stop the illegal dumping of chemicals by industry.

Book Review: Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies

An interesting piece of non-fiction by Jared Diamond.

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Book Review: Late Nights on Air

Elizabeth Hay's Giller Prize winning novel has a very interesting setting, but falls short in characters and plot.

Lucas (Partially) Redeems Himself with Episode 3

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