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Uhura to Guinan - Whoopi Goldberg and Star Trek

Melanie Roussel

Feb 8, 20193 min read

Uhura to Guinan - Whoopi Goldberg and Star Trek

In a recent interview, Whoopi Goldberg told a story about Star Trek I'd never heard before.

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Melanie Roussel

Feb 4, 20192 min read

The Orville S1 & S2 (Review)

The Orville is the most cross-genre series I've ever seen

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Melanie Roussel

Feb 1, 20193 min read

Why can't we own our books?

Fortunately for my parents, I prefer physical books to e-readers. Unfortunately for me, they prefer e-readers.

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Melanie Roussel

Jan 28, 20192 min read

Review: Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Jim Butcher's magic system rehashes the classic ideas of Latin spell casting and potion making but done in an appealing way.

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Donnie Darko vs The Twilight Zone "Ring-a-Ding Girl"

Melanie Roussel

Jan 19, 20194 min read

Donnie Darko vs The Twilight Zone "Ring-a-Ding Girl"

What does Donnie Darko have in common with the Twilight Zone? And it's not just their surrealism.

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Melanie Roussel

Jan 18, 20194 min read

Good writing meets good acting

In Bridge of Spies, we see one sentence 'would it help?' being used three times throughout the movie.

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Melanie Roussel

Jan 14, 20194 min read

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Review)

If you ever wondered what a Black Mirror episode would look like if it threw all caution to the wind and went full-blown meta?

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Melanie Roussel

Oct 30, 20184 min read

The War of the Worlds Panic

This is one of those monumental historical gaffs we've all heard of.

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Melanie Roussel

Oct 26, 20184 min read

Why are kids evil?

The kids are evil. You brought them into the world. They will take you out.

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5# Super villains you were actually rooting for

Melanie Roussel

Oct 14, 20186 min read

5# Super villains you were actually rooting for

It's a trope as old as time. Why did Sauron, Doctor Doom, Pinky and the Brain and Audrey II want to take over the world? Well, because...

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Melanie Roussel

Oct 13, 20186 min read

Short Story: A Spectral Revue by Melanie Roussel

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Melanie Roussel

Oct 8, 20182 min read

Sigourney Weaver: Queen of Sci-Fi

Sigourney Weaver, the Queen of Sci-Fi! Sigourney Weaver was the first actor to receive the Best Actress Oscar nomination for a sci-fi...

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The Turn of the Screw vs The Haunting of Hill House

Melanie Roussel

Oct 1, 20184 min read

The Turn of the Screw vs The Haunting of Hill House

It is repulsive, but it's also beautifully written, engaging and well worth the read.

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Thanks Asimov, but what robots need is Shakespeare

Melanie Roussel

Sep 21, 20184 min read

Thanks Asimov, but what robots need is Shakespeare

With true Artificial Intelligence in our not too distant future, how to do we ensure we end up with Wall-E and not Skynet?

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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher

Melanie Roussel

Sep 21, 20182 min read

Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher

True it is, that these are not the droids for which thou search’st.

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Melanie Roussel

Sep 21, 20182 min read

The Glorious 25th of May

Today is when we remember the People’s Revolution of the Glorious 25th of May. Or you do if you’re a Terry Pratchett fan.

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Terry Pratchett Hisworld at the Salisbury Museum

Melanie Roussel

Sep 21, 20184 min read

Terry Pratchett Hisworld at the Salisbury Museum

Terry Pratchett Hisworld at the Salisbury Museum has almost everything you could ask for.

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Melanie Roussel

Sep 21, 20184 min read

Identify your Dragon: Friend or Foe?

Do you have a dragon in the backyard you're having trouble identifying?

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Melanie Roussel

Sep 17, 20184 min read

Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick

The original story of Rick Deckard, android bounty hunter. How does it fair after all these years?

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GoT Theory - Tyrion's Pact with the Devil

Melanie Roussel

Sep 8, 20183 min read

GoT Theory - Tyrion's Pact with the Devil

It seems anyone who gets within Daenery's orbit falls in love and I'm tired of it.

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