Four new cases! Sort of. Had popped in to OKComics for one of our usual (increasingly) surreal, bizarre and incoherent conservations last week when I overheard one of their regulars discussing the X Files comic. As a HUGE fan of the series; I knew I'd have to read it. The X Files was one of … Continue reading The X Files
Music and Films
LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
For #LBCGiraffe (meeting tomorrow evening at 6pm in the Giraffe Bar and shrill on Greek Street), we have been reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. BLURB In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
LBCGiraffe – Book 09 – Children of Men Write Up
LBC Giraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 7th of October 2014 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 THE CHILDREN OF MEN P.D. JAMES * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 09 – Children of Men Write Up
LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 5th of February 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 WATCHMEN ALAN MOORE DAVE GIBBONS (ARTIST) JOHN HIGGINS (COLOURIST) * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
The Doubleclicks – Nothing to Prove
I apologise now to anyone kind enough to follow more than one of my blogs. This is going to be a cross-post. It's just BRILLIANT and I'm actually a little emotional after reading many of the placards. For such a long time I would refuse to call myself a geek (aside from the whole 'do … Continue reading The Doubleclicks – Nothing to Prove
Breaking Bad – Ozymandias – Percy B Shelley
OZYMANDIAS PERCY B SHELLEY I MET a Traveler from an antique land, Who said, "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desart. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read, Which … Continue reading Breaking Bad – Ozymandias – Percy B Shelley
Covering Shakespeare!
As a fan of the Bard, I'm very excited to read about the Hogarth Shakespeare programme, launching in 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Similarly to the Canongate Myth series, contemporary authors will be commissioned to create 'cover versions' of many of William Shakespeare's most beloved plays. To reinvent the plays as prose, … Continue reading Covering Shakespeare!
LBCGiraffe – Book 06 – Logan’s Run – Write Up – Guest
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 20th of April 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 LOGAN'S RUN WILLIAM F. NOLAN AND GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 06 – Logan’s Run – Write Up – Guest
Interview with Mark Catley
Leeds Book Club is thrilled to be joined by Mark Catley - a scriptwriter for TV (such as Casualty, Eastenders and a Call the Midwife episode here and there) and the stage (Angus Thongs and Scuffer). We discuss his upcoming production at the West Yorkshire Playhouse of Sherlock Holmes - Best Kept Secret (squee!); his … Continue reading Interview with Mark Catley
The Hobbit Trailer
Words can't do justice to how excited I am about seeing this film! Though a huge fan of the Lord Of The Rings books; I wasn't upset by the liabilities taken during the making of that epic trilogy. This trailer looks great; the music transports me back to middle earth and it's great to see … Continue reading The Hobbit Trailer
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