If you asked me to select the one true king of Disney magic, I would not hesitate to say The Lion King. It is staggering to think the original film is 30 years old. I can still remember having my breath drawn from me by the epic first trailer (basically a rendition of The Circle […]
Inspired by this series from Peckapalooza, I thought I’d consider the movies I’m told are superb, but that have never interested me. Some of you may be shocked, even horrified, by the list! I don’t tend to put too much stock in the idea of ‘greatest’ anything, because it’s entirely subjective, but that doesn’t mean […]
There are a number of shows and movies that I have seen several times over. I have my ‘comfort’ shows, and I would happily watch any one of them, right now if I could. Star Trek: The Next Generation is where I ‘cut my teeth’ as far as sci-fi was concerned. I have re-watched numerous […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Meerkat Muse! Facebook Fails We begin with the events of two weeks ago, when the world briefly melted down due to an outage of Meta’s various social media platforms. I wish I could say that I was immune to this, but my initial reaction was I’d been hacked, […]
Welcome back one and all to the greatest show on earth, the Meerkat Muse! Not that we’re bragging or anything… Let us begin by picking up with the events of two weeks ago. The King King Charles has cancer, which is something I would not wish upon my worst enemy. At any age, and no […]
I don’t know if I am especially capable of directly contributing to a sci-fi feminist blog, though I already have one or two ideas that are bubbling away. However, I can certainly spread the word, so if any of you ‘kats wish to do so, there is an email address at the link!
Ahem! Day 14 of the Meery Christmas Advent Calendar brings Christmas Movies, and with the movies comes the eternal question of whether the 80s classic Die Hard is a Christmas Movie. My wife would say, unequivocally, yes. I would have to agree. After all, the film is about a man trying to get home for […]
We are midway through an October that’s already been quite eventful! What has been happening? Changes As you may recall from a previous Muse, the assistant manager where I work recently resigned, to go to new pastures. We are now getting a replacement, who, on the basis of first impressions, seems like a really friendly […]
As I welcome you to this latest Muse, I have to reflect upon how summer is now more behind us than ahead of us. The kids are heading back to school, and the regular routine is back. Welcome to September. Shattered Glass I mean that quite literally. When I got to work a couple of […]
For the second day running, you can thank William, of the Warthog Report, for a prompt! This time the question is ‘favourite time travel story’, but what – or when (heh) – is the answer? It is tempting to reach for the low-hanging fruit of Doctor Who. Time travel is a defining element of the […]
I'm gonna confess that my microwaved coffee was not that bad, but it was not as good as the one I subsequently made.
My daughter just suggested I am Richard from Gumball. I am honoured.
I’m quietly hoping Piastri wins this. #HungarianGP
EDIT: this post was written a few weeks ago, before Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy for the 2024 elections. I’ve left it otherwise unmodified, because I believe the overall point stands. Leaving aside for a moment my opinions as to who would be a better president, my thoughts drift to whether or not either candidate […]
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