November 20, 2008 – 21:35
Like it’s subtitle Brisingr —or— The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular (Book Three of the Inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini) could have benefited from an editor. Or at least, when Paolini said that he needed a fourth book to resolve all plot lines, his publisher should have insisted that there was no [...]
November 19, 2008 – 18:08
Yesterday, when I started this post, my intention was to cover several subjects: why I haven’t posted last week (been busy and away), my trip to Cologne (had a great time, see some photo’s at Flickr), the Oberhausen version of Tanz der Vampire (’twas awesome) and Within Temptation’s theater tour (they should play without all [...]
This week, Last.FM suggested I should listen to Axl Rose & Meat Loaf. As a knowledgable Meat Loaf fan and occasional Guns ‘n Roses listener, that irked me beyond belief, as no such thing exists. The song floating around as being “[King] Herod’s Song” (from “Jesus Christ Superstar”) by Axl Rose and Meat Loaf, Guns [...]
Let’s see: a post about Jim Steinman, one about Meat Loaf, wouldn’t that mean that another Stephen King one should follow right about now? And by the needle work of Freyja, here it is!
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing contains a wide range of short stories (mostly available in other volumes), [...]
After discussing the singles from two Bonnie Tyler albums, a Meat Loaf singles round-up is overdue. Since the singles released from both Bat and Dead Ringer aren’t all that interesting (mostly album tracks as b-sides, with just two tracks worth discussing), we’ll go straight to those of his 1983 album, “Midnight at the Lost and [...]
We’re crusaders of the heart
And going all the way is just a start
Happy birthday, Jim.
For future reference, here’s what happened to me and my knee this summer.
Once upon a time, back in 2003, I was sitting on my knees, putting stuff out of sight under my desk. I made an attempt to get up, and failed miserably. My left knee locked up in an uncomfortable position and hurt like [...]
And that’s all I got for now.
Neil Gaiman is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors. At the moment, it looks like he’s going to take two spots in my annual favorite book top five. And it’s very likely that his latest one, The Graveyard Book, will take take the top spot. It’s just that good.
The book opens with the boy [...]
Evolutie verklaart leven op aarde niet stond gisteren in het Reformatorisch Dagblad (link werkt niet op zondag) boven een artikel over een symposium in Urk waar evolutieontkenners elkaar religieus ingegeven, achterhaalde en, op zijn best, aan alle kanten rammelende wetenschappelijke verhaaltjes vertelden.
En daarmee heeft het Reformatorisch Dagblad het bij het rechte eind. Want zoals iedereen [...]