Monthly Archives: February 2018

Thoughts: The Travelling Cat Chronicles, by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel

Long time no see… I didn’t mean for my break to go on this long! I was powering through to the end of a round of edits on a story, and then I sort of needed a break from all … Continue reading →

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The periodic table of tastes, and how to cook with them

One of the more confusing bits of childhood science education is learning that there are only four or five tastes (textbooks have been slow to add the fifth taste, commonly called umami or savouriness, even thought it was discovered over … Continue reading →

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A short Star Trek thing

Normally I’d just complain about this on Facebook or wherever, but since it’s also a spoiler for the season finale of Star Trek Discovery, I decided to put it here on the blog. Spoilers after the jump!

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Sneaky Thoughts: I, Tonya

Someone suggested today that I should make a habit of writing little reviews of the films we get at Sneak Preview. So, why not? Tonight’s film was I, Tonya, a biopic of Tonya Harding, the ice skater who became globally … Continue reading →

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