Walter Jon Williams's Blog, page 225

Reviews Too Brief: In the Loop

Okay, so I saw In the Loop and I'd like to spend a lot of words explaining how good it was, but I can't because I'm leaving town and haven't yet done my laundry. It's a British political satire about the spin-up to a familiar-sounding war, and it plays like a combination of Dr. Strangelove, the Office, and the output of some highly ingenious scatology-creation software. And because I don't have

The Big Boys

So who are the big boys in our universe? Who can push our weeny little world around and give it a swirly? For the answer, check out the video.[via Gardner:]

Back To the Fifties!

I remember when an acquaintance of mine was working as a substitute teacher, and was trying to find something for her grade school class to do. So she--- the product of a typical American nuclear family--- decided that they were going to play "house."She figured that they would play members of a nuclear family, but that's not quite how they saw their roles.A couple of the kids volunteered to be

. . . Than A Doornail

Why satire is dead, Example #3058.[via Jay:]

When Geekdoms Collide

Okay, maybe this is way the hell too meta, but I always enjoy it when geekdoms come crashing together.D&D alignments explained, with examples from Dr. Who.

Where Has the Time Gone?

You've all got something like 24 hours in which to nominate me for a Hugo Award! Better get cracking!

Here's the US cover for Deep State, my next. No word yet ...

Here's the US cover for Deep State, my next. No word yet on a publication date.

Health Plan

Republican plans for health care reform have finally been revealed!Hoyer-Larson Bill: All 45 million uninsured Americans would be guaranteed medical care, all of it provided by Dr. Tom Janicak of Houston, TXGriffith-Cantor Bill: Low-income families would be allowed to huddle outside hospital windows in the cold and look at wealthier families receiving care.[via Janice:]

Media Miscellany

Brief notes concerning images recently made visible on my television. Survivors. While I had a cold last week I watched several episodes of this British post-apocalypse series, seen here on BBC America. BBCA usually runs SF and/or fantasy on Saturday nights, and have so far managed to prove that the Brits can produce series as feeble and half-witted as anything seen on Syfy. Survivors takes

O You Lucky Brits!

Oh to be in England now that This Is Not a Game is there!Yes! The British paperback of TINAG is now available!