RIP, Iain Banks
Writer Iain Banks has died. The Guardian has an obituary. Neil Gaiman remembers Banks and the BBC gathers remembrances. Here, Banks talks with University Lecturer in Creative Writing Derek Neale.
Monster Island Resort Overruns the UK!
Monster Island Resort Podcast used all the powers of kaiju and Kilaakian technology combined to invide Edinburgh’s Fringe Fest and London’s Fright Fest. And there’s video documentation!
Auld Lang Syne
John Hodgman telepathically communicates the meaning of, “Auld Lang Syne.”
Mysterious Paper Sculptures
Mysterious paper sculptures have been appearing in Edinburgh.
Rolling Stone Interviews Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison notes some things about superheroes, the comics industry, Mark Millar, sexism and rape in an interview with Rolling Stone: “I suddenly think how many times has somebody been raped in an Alan Moore story? And I couldn’t find a single one where someone wasn’t raped except […]
China Mieville Draws a Monster
China Miéville draws a monster. Mark Charan Newton has to write it into his own novel. (via @Pornokitsch)
The Cultural Gutter 