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It Appears I Am Indeed Sexist
There’s a theory that we inadvertently raise our children in sexist ways, treating our boys differently than our girls. Boys are praised for displaying physical prowess and courage; girls are praised for displaying delicacy and fragility, and for being good. Boys are raised to become aggressive go-getters as men, and when they indeed aggressively go-get…
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Drabble to Win A Free Copy Of Game Night
I’m currently doing a blog tour to promote the publication of Game Night, in its entirety, on EN World in weekly instalments (you can start reading it here). I’ve just made the latest stop at Ian Sturrock’s Blog, where he first interviews me, and then launches a competition that has a free copy of Game…
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Art or Memorabilia: A Case Against Modern Art
A lot of people are quite dismissive about modern art, typically arguing that artists should produce “paintings” of actual things: portraits, landscapes, still lives. When it comes to people like Michael Landy, who has just installed his Art Bin at the South London Gallery, public reaction is often quite dismissive. So is Michael Landy an…
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I Will Be At Odyssey 2010 (a.k.a. Eastercon)
I’m very pleased to announce that not only will I be attending Odyssey 2010, this year’s Eastercon, but that I’ll be on a panel too: a discussion on “Humour in SF” that’s provisionally scheduled for 11am on the Monday morning. I’ll post again when I have more details of the panel, or if the time…
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Why Snow Buggers Up 21st Century UK: A Theory
We (the UK) are currently in the grip of a meteorological disaster that has paralysed our entire country. Or to put it another way, a few inches of snow has fallen and everything’s consequently turned to shit. Roads are blocked, buses are cancelled, trains are delayed, and schools and businesses are closed – often because…
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And The Result…
Great. Still strips out apostrophes. Still therefore totally useless. And as a bonus feature, the photo did not (see what I had to do there?) appear. Bugger.
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Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three
Well after nearly a month in which I havent blogged, due to a combination of being away, having no Internet access when I wasnt away, and not really having anything to say… …I still havent anything to say. But I do have a new WordPress client app on my iPhone to test. And thats pretty…
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On When The Old And The New Collide
I think that one of the most fascinating things about the ongoing change from old, analogue/physical business models to their new digital/virtual replacements, is the way we’re moving through a sort of middle, mash-up period, in which legecy businesses are desperately trying to hammer their old models into a shape that might perhaps work in…
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A Brief (And Late) Dragonmeet Report
I had a really good time at Dragonmeet. The last two years I’ve been stuck behind a stand selling Game Night, and the problem with that is that you basically miss the actual con. This year, I didn’t have a stand, so it was really nice to get out and about. I went down with…
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