J G Ballard on viewing Crivelli’s Annunciation
Via Bibliokept: I am sure that a large part of the enduring mystery of the Renaissance masterpieces in the National Gallery was due to the absence of the explanatory matter that…
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Via Bibliokept: I am sure that a large part of the enduring mystery of the Renaissance masterpieces in the National Gallery was due to the absence of the explanatory matter that…
I previously blogged a shorter piece, adapted from this review, on Kafka and alternate history. Here is a full review of what was an enjoyable book to read, : “Kafkaesque”…
I came across this call for submissions for an upcoming anthology by Otter Libris: There is a tradition in the United States Navy that no submarine is ever truly lost…
A while back I reposted an essay I wrote on Nthposition.com (which is now offline) in which featured a quote from J G Ballard: “Cyril Connolly said that the greatest…
On my recent trip to Montmorillon I picked up for six euro a paperback Le Livre d’or de la science fiction: J G Ballard: As French Wikipedia puts it “Le Livre d’or…
“Manhole 69 follows three volunteers, Avery, Lang and Gorrell, who have undertook a procedure which has removed the ability to sleep. The primary investigator, Dr Neill, reflects with scorn on sleep:…
The original is here . In retrospect, this piece was really about stringing three of my favourite quotes about writing into a piece. “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” ADDING…