Archive for August, 2008

Free (Streaming) Album : David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

I can’t say I’m a huge David Byrne fan although I have listened to Eno’s stuff occasionally but it is interesting to see more big names getting behind the idea that ‘free’ or at least ’sort of free’ can be a good thing.
OK you can’t download the album for free but they are [...]

Tim Minchin - 10 Foot Cock & A Few Hundred Virgins

*Chuckle*

Free Short Fiction Magazine - Darwin’s Evolution

There are quite a few online ‘zines covering speculative, scifi and fantasy short fiction but this week I am reading and thoroughly enjoying Darwin’s Evolution. I’m only a few stories into the first issue but so far my attention has been held and more importantly I’ve found them entertaining.
There can be a tendency in short [...]

The Tyranny of Scripture

Gotta love Pat Condell.

Podcast Pick - Transmissions From Beyond

Transmissions From Beyond is a short fiction based podcast from TTA press, the people who produce in my opinion the best short fiction magazines available (Interzone, Black Static, Crimewave). Three episodes are already available, each containing one story read from each of the publications mentioned above.
I really can’t stress enough how good these magazines are, [...]

“Proof of God’s Existence” of the day

ARGUMENT FROM INTIMIDATION

See this bonfire?
Therefore, God exists.

An Atheist Meets God


Free Zombie Dating - ZombieHarmony

Created by Mingle2.com (Dating for non-zombies)
Proclaiming itself as “One of the Best Free Dating Sites for Zombies”, ZombieHarmony has everything you need to find that special undead partner.
Are you a slow-moving zombie who likes chasing injured people whilst groaning, searching for that fast-moving zombie with missing limbs and a taste for brains? Then ZombieHarmony is [...]

Free eBooks and Comics at Wowio

I’ve been usng Wowio.com for a while now as they had a nice service which provided free PDF downloads of ebooks and comics with embedded advertising and user information so you didn’t go spreading them around. It worked well and they have a decent selection of books and comics with quite a few very good [...]

Eating Crayfish

Went down the river without my little distracting friend and caught a nice big batch of crayfish.
Boiled them up in some salted water for about 6/7 minutes and they were delicious. Thought they might taste a bit muddy out of the river but once the gut is removed you are left with lovely clean tasting [...]