Monthly Archives: August 2017

Thoughts: Intelligence, by Stuart Ritchie

Posted on 31 August 2017 by Dove

Well. I’ve been all very smug about my posh non-fiction reading, and when I read Intelligence something happened that had been going to happen right from the start, sooner or later: I read something that disagreed with something I’d earlier … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Angry Chef: Bad Science and the Truth about Healthy Eating, by Anthony Warner

Posted on 30 August 2017 by Dove

I’ve managed to get through a good few of our physical bookshelf books while Spuggy’s been borrowing my Kindle! This one was personally recommended by him.

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Other thoughts: “Every Valley”, by Public Service Broadcasting

Posted on 29 August 2017 by Spuggy

What’s this? An opinion about something that’s not a book? Yep! Every Valley is the new album by the found-sound ensemble Public Service Broadcasting, and it’s the best album I’ve heard this year. If you’re not familiar with them, PSB build … Continue reading →

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Short story: Wei Lai and Mazu

Posted on 26 August 2017 by Spuggy

The moment of Wei Lai’s conception was streamed live in schools across China. As the microscopic glass needle punctured the egg, Commander Xue answered carefully rehearsed questions from pupils back on Earth. No, the baby would not be going on … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Nomad, by Alan Partridge

Posted on 26 August 2017 by Dove

I’m so behind on these. Argh. Anyway, let me open by saying that if you come from an Alan Partridgeless existence, then may I recommend you remedying that asap.

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Thoughts: Fictions, by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley

Posted on 20 August 2017 by Dove

Well, I keep doing it to myself. I keep reading universally beloved books and then having to give my useless opinions on them. Do you need me to tell you that Borges is great? Because he is great. Now you … Continue reading →

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German Reading Project: Nymphs: Tödliche Liebe, by S. Luhtanen and M. Oikkonen, translated by Alexandra Stang

Posted on 12 August 2017 by Dove

This is the first novel-length German book I’ve read from beginning to end (Der Kleine Prinz being very short) without interrupting it with English reading. I’m pretty proud of myself. And one day maybe I’ll read a German book that … Continue reading →

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Why we need more continents

Posted on 8 August 2017 by Spuggy

In any group of geography nerds, one of the biggest peeves will be “Europe’s not a continent”. From this perspective, Europe is just a peninsula of Asia, and the listing of Europe in the seven traditional continents (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Suite Française, by Irène Némirovsky

Posted on 4 August 2017 by Dove

I wanted to let this one sit a while, because I have some pretty intense feelings about it. That, and I’m lazy. Spoilers for both book and film of the same name.

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