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The Reading Canary: Fighting Fantasy (Part 1)
Arthur B - Wednesday, 31 December 2008

(Reading Canary, Books, Batteries Not Required, Sci-fi / Fantasy, Gamebooks) The Reading Canary takes up dice, paper, and pencil, and tackles the first four Fighting Fantasy gamebooks.

Not Quite a Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Kyra Smith - Friday, 26 December 2008

(Books, Sci-fi / Fantasy, Self-Published) Kyra Smith would have been impressed with The Pearls That Were His Eyes if she hadn't paid for it.

He's the Shat
Kyra Smith - Thursday, 25 December 2008

(Books, Non-Fiction) Kyra Smith is still reading outside her comfort zone - and reviews William Shatner's latest autobiographical offering, Up Till Now.

Hooked On the Brothers
Arthur B - Thursday, 25 December 2008

(Computer Games) Arthur thinks that New Super Mario Brothers is fun, but not revolutionary.

Crooked House, Inspired TV
Arthur B - Thursday, 25 December 2008

(TV & Movies, Horror) Mark Gatiss's M.R. James-inspired miniseries is the best seasonal offering of the year.

A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All
Gina Dhawa - Wednesday, 24 December 2008

(TV & Movies) Gina reviews Stephen Colbert's latest special.

Murder Most Stylish
Sonia Mitchell - Wednesday, 24 December 2008

(TV & Movies) Sonia's reviews Kind Hearts and Coronets.

The Lives of the English Rakes
Kyra Smith - Wednesday, 24 December 2008

(Books, Non-Fiction) Kyra Smith rubbishes the Lives of the English Rakes

Don't You Ever Stop Being Dandy, Showing Me You're Handsome
Kyra Smith - Tuesday, 23 December 2008

(Books, Non-Fiction) In a shocking turn up for the books, Kyra Smith reads something that isn't a fantasy novel.

The Death of a Bookshop
Arthur B - Monday, 22 December 2008

(Books) A second-hand bookshop beloved of a teenage Arthur is on its deathbed. Surely complete and utter mismanagement can't be to blame?

In Space No-One Can Stop You Making Spin-Offs
Arthur B - Thursday, 18 December 2008

(Computer Games, TV & Movies, Sci-fi / Fantasy, Zrrrmbrrrz) Arthur hasn't played Dead Space, but he's seen the hour-long tie-in cartoon. It wasn't terrible.

The Darkly Dreaming Knight
Daniel Hemmens - Monday, 15 December 2008

(TV & Movies) Dan Hemmens revisits Dexter

Lack Luxstre
Kyra Smith - Monday, 15 December 2008

(Books, Young Adult / Children, Judging Books By Their Covers) Kyra Smith is yet again judging books by their covers in her review of The Luxe.

Top Gear Live
Nathalie H - Friday, 12 December 2008

(TV & Movies) Nathalie and Rami went to Top Gear Live. Nathalie reviewed it.

Far too Lost in Austen
Kyra Smith - Friday, 12 December 2008

(TV & Movies, Costume Dramas) Kyra Smith's thoughts on ITV's Lost in Austen.

The Reading Canary: Why I Don't Trust Neal Stephenson
Arthur B - Thursday, 11 December 2008

(Reading Canary, Damage Report, Books, Sci-fi / Fantasy) Arthur came to doubt the author's motives whilst reading The Baroque Cycle.

Thoughts on Braid
Douglas - Wednesday, 10 December 2008

(Computer Games) Douglas get all tangled up in Braid (didya see what I did there?)

The Dark Knight ... Doesn't Do Very Much
Daniel Hemmens - Wednesday, 10 December 2008

(TV & Movies) Dan Hemmens Finally Catches the new Batman Movie on DVD

Ferretcast The First
Kyra Smith - Saturday, 06 December 2008

(Ferretcast Show Notes) What were we thinking?!

Dead Failing
Arthur B - Saturday, 06 December 2008

(Computer Games, Horror, Zrrrmbrrrz) Arthur is sick of these motherfucking zombies in this motherfucking mall on his motherfucking XBox 360.

Ways to Improve the British Educational System
Daniel Hemmens - Thursday, 04 December 2008

(Topical) Dan Hemmens Lays the Smackdown on an 18 Year Old Oxford Rejectee

Random Review... Again
Rami C - Wednesday, 03 December 2008

(The Random Review) Rami decides to opine on things spontaneously

Random Review ... yet again
Kyra Smith - Wednesday, 03 December 2008

(The Random Review) Kyra Smith is also having a random day.

Not Just A Town In Germany
Rami C - Tuesday, 02 December 2008

(Reading Canary, Books, Sci-fi / Fantasy) The canary flaps through the Dresden Files.

Notes from a NaNo Survivor
Daniel Hemmens - Tuesday, 02 December 2008

(Topical) Dan Hemmens explains why he hasn't written any Ferretbrain articles in about a month

Cyberchicks and Elvish Rockstars
Kyra Smith - Tuesday, 02 December 2008

(Books, Sci-fi / Fantasy) Kyra Smith on Justina Robson's Keeping It Real.

Sympathy for the Devil
Kyra Smith - Monday, 01 December 2008

(Theatre) Kyra Smith on Patrick Marber's modern retelling of Moliere's Don Juan.