Yearly Archives: 2012

Seen Live: Yori Swart

The first time I ever heard of Yori Swart was when she was playing in support of Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique in Hilversum. I liked what I heard, and at the end of the evening I went home with her demo and ms. Van Giersbergen’s words (Ik zag je dansen) still echoing… Read more »

De beer die geen beer was

In 1946 schreef Frank Tashlin The Bear That Wasn’t, en daarin gebeurt zo ongeveer het volgende: Lang geleden, om precies te zijn op een dinsdag, begon de Beer aan zijn winterslaap. Toen hij in de lente weer wakker werd, was er een grote fabriek over de grot waarin hij wintersliep gebouwd. En toen begon de… Read more »

Hell in a Handbasket

Last week, I saw an advert in a newspaper: Why square pancakes, you ask? Well, apparently it’s quite simple: if you don’t cut off the corners, you get much more pancake for your money. *headdesk* Dear mr. Loaf, this, and nothing else, is why the world is going to hell in a handbasket. As everyone… Read more »

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This Month: March 2012

Again, March wasn’t a terribly exciting month. On March 1st, I started my third year on the job, but this time with an open-ended contract. Which suits me fine. I love it there, and I don’t think I’m quite done yet. Other than that, still quite slow. But that won’t last long. And in other… Read more »

First Lines: Heart-Shaped Box

Judas Coyne bought a ghost on the internet. It arrived in a heart-shaped box, attached to a dead man’s suit. If you think that that probably isn’t going to end well, you’d be right. Last year, I loved Joe Hill’s Horns to bits. While I don’t think his first novel Heart-Shaped Box is as good,… Read more »