Internet Review of Science Fiction Suspending Publication in 2010. I enjoyed reading the site and had two articles published there. http://irosf.com/news-item.qsml?id=220 Paul McAuley on depicting science in fiction http://unlikelyworlds.blogspot.com/2009/12/sciencefiction.html Weird Books http://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/weird/index.shtml Japan planned ‘karate ladies’ escort for Thatcher http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8433689.stm …
Learn to Let Go: How Success Killed Duke Nukem http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_duke_nukem/all/1 Phantom Menace Review The best (and longest) movie review I’ve ever encountered. http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/17/watch-this-70-minute-video-review-of-star-wars-the-phantom-menace/ Star Wars quotes in Japanese http://nihonshock.com/2009/12/star-wars-quotes-in-japanese/ Can tongue surgery improve English-speaking ability? http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/12/21/can-tongue-surgery-improve-english-speaking-ability/ Richard K Morgan on …
Trained-up ninja monkeys ‘turn on master’ http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/984812/trained-up-ninja-monkeys-turn-on-trainer Chinese opera face-changing http://www.reuters.com/article/video/idUSTRE5BA0I720091211?videoId=12268497 Coconut Collecting Octopus httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqFQU7zn4kQ The Inexplicable Adventures Of “Zombie vs. Ninja” http://io9.com/5429240/the-inexplicable-adventures-of-zombie-vs-ninja Creepy Japanese Baby Simulator http://gizmodo.com/5429651/japanese-baby-simulator-is-1000-times-creepier-than-a-normal-baby Your Chance to buy a Japanese island previously used by the Imperial …