Warren Ellis's Blog, page 235

Harvey Pekar's Dead

News story here.

All condolences to his daughter, who was delightful when I met her and Harvey.

Everyone told me Harvey was a crank. I thought he was funny as all hell. And a brilliant writer. Hugely sad day.

Slaving

Just slaving away at the pub, heading home in a bit. Masses to do over the next couple of days, so blogging will be mostly drive-by.

Just When You Thought Nature Had Run Out Of Ways To Fuck With You: The Supersonic Tsunami

"…BP drill site is directly over a massive underground reservoir of methane that could result in a huge explosion that would create "a supersonic tsunami" that "would literally sweep away everything from Miami to the panhandle in a matter of minutes. Loss of human life would be virtually instantaneous and measured in the millions."".

No, these people are serious:

If the huge methane bubble breaches the seabed, it will erupt with an explosive fury similar to that experienced during the eruption...

Imagining Incarnate

My brain's been deep in Other Things for the last week or two, and I have a shitload of stuff to catch up on.

Belated happy birthday to the superb artist Marian Churchland, for one.

I can't find the link right now, but I'm pretty sure William Gibson said his new novel ZERO HISTORY will be released on digital same day as the print version goes out.

Of course, one of Fraction's IRON MAN comics went out day-and-date digital the other week, and DC are doing some JUSTICE LEAGUE thing much the same w...

Station Ident

(Alex Berg)

The Elementary Ice Cream Sunstroke Mix

Would you like to listen to a 31-minute mixtape that includes LFO, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Coil , Sisters of Mercy, Washed Out, Clannad and Basil Rathbone? Course you bloody would. Luckily, Moon Wiring Club have anticipated this deep-seated need of yours, and have created one.

Zoe Keating's INTO THE TREES

Stream the new album by the amazing Zoe Keating right here, or click through to pay her a riduculously small sum to download the whole thing. Simples.

Morning.

Forest by Zoe Keating

The RED Trailer

If the embed doesn't work, try this link.

EDITED TO ADD: my thoughts, earlier in the year, on the changes being made to the book for the film.

RED Trailer Seen In Wild

Just heard that the trailer for RED was screened on America's ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT tv show a few moments ago. Anyone see it? I haven't seen the trailer yet.

Buzz Buzz

The Thinkpad Fan Buzz Of Death is getting louder and louder. Going to have to get another laptop very soon. Am looking at another Thinkpad, at Cory's suggestion, one with a bit more oomph under the bonnet… but, ooh, pricey.

'Course, the thing about a laptop is that, after two years, you've often just about got it how you like it.

What I dread is having to get my net connection going. I use AOL UK as my internet provider, because they provide me very fast internet very cheaply and a phone...