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Rücksturz in die Zukunft – “Raumpatrouille Orion” at Fifty
1966 was a landmark year for science fiction television. It saw the premieres of Time Tunnel, Mission Impossible, the Adam West Batman series, The Green Hornet (which also introduced Bruce Lee to western audiences) and of course, Star Trek. What … Continue reading
More on J.G. Ballard, High-Rise, Brutalism and Architectural Horror
Last week, I posted about J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel High-Rise, Ben Wheatley’s recent film adaptation of said novel and about Brutalist architecture in general and its connection to science fiction. I also included several links to articles discussing the book … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged 1970s, 1980s child, architecture, design, disaster movies, Doctor Who, Dutch cinema, German cinema, High-Rise, Hollywood, J.G. Ballard, Mad Men, thrillers, UK cinema
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J.G. Ballard, High-Rise and Brutalist architecture as instant dystopias
In the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of articles and posts about J.G. Ballard’s 1975 novel High-Rise, inspired by Ben Wheatley’s film adaptation, starring Tom Hiddleston, which opens in the UK this week, following a sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film
Tagged 1980s child, architecture, design, Doctor Who, dystopia, High-Rise, J.G. Ballard, James Bond, London, Misfits, New Wave, school, UK cinema, UK TV, zombies
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Rest in Peace, Sir Ken Adam
On Friday, one of my personal heroes, Sir Ken Adam, died aged 95. Even if you’ve never heard the name Ken Adam, you’ll probably recognise his work when you see it, for Ken Adam determined our ideas of what a … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged architecture, Avengers, celebrity deaths, design, Dr. Mabuse, Hollywood, James Bond, spy fiction, Star Wars
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My Parents’ Golden Wedding Anniversary
This past week was not just Hugo kvetching week, but there were also other things going on. For example, yesterday, my parents celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The actual anniversary was on Thursday, April 9th, but because most people are … Continue reading
Photos: Charles Rennie Mackintosh Architecture
I promised you photos, so here you have photos. Alas, these photos aren’t new, but were drawn from my personal archives due to current events. You may have heard that the Glasgow School of Art, a stunning Art Noveau building … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, Art Noveau, design, disaster, fire, photos, scotland
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A new cover for “The Other Side of the Curtain”
The Other Side of the Curtain was one of the three Pegasus Pulp launch titles and coincidentally also the first cover I ever created. That given, it’s not a bad cover. I even drove out specifically to a local junkyard … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, art, design, e-books, judge a book by its cover, Pegasus Pulp, shameless self-promo, spy fiction
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Events, Plugs and Links
If you’re in the Bremen area, Elke Marion Weiss will be presenting her new crime novel Die ungewisse Reise nach Samarkand at the Krimibibliothek at the Bremer Stadtbibliothek at 6:30 tonight. Heartache is the featured new release at the Short … Continue reading
Dog Day Linkdump
The Guardian has a gallery of their top ten Charles and Ray Eames designs. Personally, I’ve always loved the lounge chair and ottoman best. The Task office chair is of course a staple of conference rooms all over the world. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Links
Tagged awards geekery, design, linkdump, science fiction, translation
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