Taik Hobson
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There might be one more:
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www.fictionable.world/stories/the-...
The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City by Susanna Clarke
When the Raven King arrived in northern England at the head of a fairy army, he found a country divided. Susanna Clarke charts shifting allegiances between English, Norman and fairy
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December 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
There might be one more:
www.fictionable.world/stories/the-...
www.fictionable.world/stories/the-...
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If you missed Hadzihalilovic's previous movie Earwig, based on the novel by B. Catling, I wouldn't blame you because it was barely released, but it is in my mind one of the great films of the last decade:
letterboxd.com/paulduane/fi...
letterboxd.com/paulduane/fi...
Paul Duane’s reviews of Earwig
Paul Duane’s reviews of Earwig
letterboxd.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you missed Hadzihalilovic's previous movie Earwig, based on the novel by B. Catling, I wouldn't blame you because it was barely released, but it is in my mind one of the great films of the last decade:
letterboxd.com/paulduane/fi...
letterboxd.com/paulduane/fi...
A follow-up on how the rest of the cast ended up would be welcome.
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A follow-up on how the rest of the cast ended up would be welcome.
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This isn't even the point, but I feel pissed off that my years of editorial experience and genuine, lifelong enthusiasm for the work is being channelled into a new role as a professional fluffer for a large-language model.
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This isn't even the point, but I feel pissed off that my years of editorial experience and genuine, lifelong enthusiasm for the work is being channelled into a new role as a professional fluffer for a large-language model.
And as though leaf-shaped wings as camouflage is not cool enough, here's how:
www.newscientist.com/article/2468...
www.newscientist.com/article/2468...
How a moth uses an optical illusion to disguise itself as a leaf
The smooth wings of fruit-sucking moths appear to be ridged like a leaf – but the resemblance is created by nanostructures that reflect light in an unusual way
www.newscientist.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
And as though leaf-shaped wings as camouflage is not cool enough, here's how:
www.newscientist.com/article/2468...
www.newscientist.com/article/2468...
Slow Chocolate Autopsy--a fav. Just not this character.
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Slow Chocolate Autopsy--a fav. Just not this character.