According to Russell Davies the future isn't what it used to be, even in sci-fi: It's hard to miss the missing future in science fiction. Zero History [William Gibson's new novel] feels like it's set in the past, actually last year... I went to see Mr Gibson talk last night and he ... Read More...

I'm no fan of the Pope but I do think he should be given a fair crack of the whip, so to speak. At least we might expect him to be described accurately and with a genuine attempt at objectivity by our more intelligent news organisations. Alex Thompson on Channel ... Read More...

A Dubious Codicil, from which that quote about the “stupefying work of painstaking bad taste and technical skill” is taken, is the second part of Michael ‘Peter Simple’ Wharton’s autobiography. You can buy it (not, alas, for a penny) along with the first, The Missing Will, in a single volume, ... Read More...