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New hamburger expertise
Nic shows you how to grill up a fantastic burger. Yum.
Review: Anathem
An enormously ambitious novel that mostly succeeds.
Movie roundup, part 13
Nerdcore Rising, Rescue Dawn, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Watchmen, Waltz With Bashir, Defiance and Grand Torino.
Infestation of raggare
Nic looks back at one of the menaces of his youth.
Out of Nebraska
Springsteen brings the angst of being human like none other.
The New Barbeque Expert
Men tend to overcomplicate things, including grilling. Nic breaks down how to do it right.
Review: Drenai Tales
A roundup of David Gemmell’s Drenai Tales novels.
Seriously, what the hell?
Once again, shrill nutbags get under Nic’s skin.
Review: Requiem for an Assassin
Mostly for completist John Rain fans.
Review: 1776
Required reading for anybody interested in American history.
Movie roundup, part 12
Includes Kung Fu Panda, The Wrestler, Righteous Kill, The King of Kong, Gangs of New York, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and 30 Days of Night. A bit of a good, bad and ugly.
Apathy and loathing at Dulles
Dulles airport might just be the worst in the world. This post tells you why.
That was easy
Nic is delighted with how smooth his trip to Sweden went. In the movie biz they call that foreshadowing.
Louisiana to Missouri, via tow truck
Nic’s first personal experience of driving across America, complete with a breakdown outside a motel in Blythesville, Ark.
Review: Let the Right One In (novel and movie)
Both the movie and the novel Let the Right One In kick Nic in the teeth.