For a giggle, check out this critique (CHT Brandon) of my recent immigration post, by a “John J. Ray, M.A., Ph.D.” (Yes, he’s one of those.) The best bit is when the guy infers my deranged mental state from my picture. Yes, this picture. René Allendy, move over!
Archive | June, 2011
Curtailed Dimensions in Time?
Will series 7 of Doctor Who be a standard “full run” of 14 episodes (13 plus a Christmas special), or a “curtailed” run like Torchwood’s five-episode series 3, or the run of specials between Who’s 4th and 5th series?
The answer seemed to be “full run” from this BBC announcement – though there were grounds for caution in BBC’s addendum that “we do not know yet how many will air in 2012.”
But a subsequent announcement clarifies that “there won’t be a full series of Doctor Who in 2012, but a special run for the anniversary in 2013.”
It’s not clear what precisely this means. Maybe seven episodes in 2012 and another seven in 2013?
Previously, when asked about 50th anniversary plans, Steven Moffat has said “there are thoughts” and “we’ll do something big, or something more.” About the 14-episode commitment, the Grand Moff has said: “I’ve got a plan and I’m NOT TELLING YOU WHAT IT IS.”
So might 2013’s “special run” be a miniseries featuring multiple past Doctors, in the tradition of such episodes as the 10th anniversary special The Three Doctors; the 20th anniversary special The Five Doctors; the, um, 22nd anniversary special The Two Doctors; the unofficial 30th anniversary episode Dimensions In Time; and the, um, um, 44th anniversary episode Time Crash? (Among the living candidates, Christopher Eccleston probably wouldn’t return; Tom Baker might or might not; David Tennant, Peter Davison, and Paul McGann probably would; Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker almost certainly would.)
Are You Being Served?
Steven Cohen is terribly exercised over the “attack on public service.” At C4SS, David D’Amato and Kevin Carson respond.
The Revolution Will Be YouTubed
Check out Anonymous’s marvelous response to the Spanish government.
Conscience Doth Make Anarchists of Us All
Check out Jeff Riggenbach’s article on Gary Chartier and Conscience of an Anarchist.
A Little Close
Go to this satellite image and zoom in on London’s Russell Square to see something a bit scary. I certainly don’t recall seeing anything coming in quite that low when I was staying in that neighbourhood. (I’d be less surprised if it were San Diego.)
Addendum:
I just thought of a possible explanation. It has to do with the way perspective works in photographs taken at great distances. But I don’t know enough about the subject to know whether it applies in this case.