Helen Mirren as Doctor Who
According to The Mary Sue, Helen Mirren would like to play Doctor Who. I think I’d like that even more than when Joanna Lumley was the Doctor for a minute or so in, “Doctor Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death.”
The Great and the Good
I was a little disappointed by how many Romances I liked this year. Mostly because I wanted to love so many more of them. But as always, some titles managed to rise above the rest. Here are some of my favourites from this year.
4600 Words on Reamde
Over at Asking the Wrong Questions, Abigail Nussbaum takes on the task of figuring out Stephenson’s Reamde.
“Vasquez Always Dies”
Ever wonder why the competent and kickass action ladies always die? TV Tropes examines why “Vasquez Always Dies.”
2011: The Cinescape
Matt Shapiro has put together a lovely compilation representing the Cinescape of 2011. (via Peter Gutierrez)
Moebius’ “Le Monde d’Edena”
Halcyon Realms looks at a Japanese collection of French comic artist Moebius’ series, Le Monde d’Edena.
The Cultural Gutter 