December 2010
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When writing dialogue, keep in mind the three-sentence rule: give no character...
– Three-Sentence Rule of Dialogue (via About.com)
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Hans Rosling: stats pimp. →
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My year in music
My 15 Favourite Albums of 2010
My 50 Favourite Tracks of 2010 (and a Spotify playlist of same)
Let me know what you think!
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MightyGodKing: Yes, Virginia, Betty Draper is... →
Can’t say how much I agree with this:
Betty is a meanspirited person. She clearly takes pleasure in hurting people she doesn’t like. She’s incredibly hateful – even borderline abusive – towards Sally. She’s capricious, inconstant and unreliable. She’s wildly paranoid and a massive control freak as regards her own personal preferences.
Now, because Mad Men is a good show, it...
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Still, I like the future. Though it seems intent on killing me and everyone I...
– Charlie Huston, “Guns to Shape the Future”. I need this man’s books in my life right now.
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In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very...
– Douglas Adams (via ageofreason)
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ageofreason:
Eddie Izzard - Science vs. Religion
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Lisanti Quarterly: The Ten Best Films Of 2010, In... →
leezypeezy:
marklisanti:
The Sweet-Hearted-But-Poignant Animated One We’re Supposed To Take More Seriously
The One By The Famously Exacting Director With The Great Script By The Famously Jerky Screenwriter
The One Where You’re Going Insane Waiting Around For The Crazy Thing To Happen, Then It Happens
The Super-Loony…
Don’t forget: The one where that washed up actor has made a comeback via...
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Paste Magazine's 25 Best Album Covers of 2010 →
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In unfamiliar homes I hunt down bookshelves – Billy or bespoke. I look for hints...
– Opinion: Ebooks may be convenient - but they don’t enrich your life
So what’s the answer if in just a few short years we’re all hypothetically going to be reading via digital devices? How do we keep this sense of… of conveying who we are through our reading?
The truth is I don’t know. It could be...
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We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don’t...
– (via thebrickhouse)
John Waters = class act.
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The digested Jimmy Carr/Frankie Boyle standup...
Isn’t it awesome being a straight white male? Let’s make fun of people who aren’t! Also, rape paedophilia whoo I am so EDGY
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Nanowrimo: Post-November
I ended up with 22,938 words. Which is less than a lot of people managed, but more than I usually write in any given month. And I’m going to keep on writing.