http://stephencashmore.com Stephen's blog http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130520094722 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130520094722 There's an interesting premise to this book - somebody discovers how to remove the gene that causes ageing - and plenty of dark humour. Giving the premise away isn't really a spoiler, as you discover that in the first few pages. And the first third or more of the book is given over to snippets, alle... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130510213037 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130510213037 My other half wasn’t too enamoured of going to watch Iron Man 3, so just Dylan and I trooped up the High Street to watch it the other day. We saw it in 3D and, for a wonder, there were quite a few others watching the film too, so there was a bit of an atmosphere. We enjoyed it. Dylan found som... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130509192640 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130509192640 "There's a mistake on the back of this book," I told my three so-called clever older children the other day. They looked and looked, and argued about commas and 'I would have written it differently',... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130509191607 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130509191607 I was walking back from my SfEP meeting to my hotel... walking, in case you wondered, to save the Society from a tube fare... when a black jaguar sports car, roof down in the sun, rumbling quietly from its four exhausts, eased past me and pulled up at some lights. I walked by, managing to restrain m... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130406232348 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130406232348 So, as reported elsewhere, Dylan has started reading the Beast Quest books. As far as I can tell, there are about thirty million books published in this series so the author, Adam Blade, must be a happy man. But he might do to find a better proofreader. Dylan - who is still only seven - found these ... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130406221920 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130406221920 It was snowing when we left for Malta; not quite what I envisaged when we booked the flights, but I certainly felt smug as we jetted off to warmer climes. Lots of things happened. I went for a swim with my mobile in my pocket, thereby drowning it. As a result, not only did I not have any lap... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130406214819 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130406214819 I admit it, it's taken me a long time to finish this mammoth (1,000 + pages) book. It took me a while to get into it but once I had, it tripped along merrily enough. I hate to say it, because I'm a fan of Neal Stephenson, but I think Reamde suffered from a couple of weaknesses. Not enough to pre... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130406205907 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130406205907 Ivy, Dylan and I went to see this film with our friend Monique in Malta. It's something we'd wanted to watch back at home, but when it was showing in Ayr, one or other of us had flu so we never got around to it. I wasnt't quite sure what to expect. Critics seem to be sharply divided as to whethe... http://stephencashmore.com/viewpost.php?post=20130406204826 http://stephencashmore.com/viewPost.php?post=20130406204826 Weirdly, this film gets a panning by the critics. Don't believe a word they say. We three (me, my other half and Small Boy) went to see this in Malta and thoroughly enjoyed it. The giants are truly horrible and...well, gigantic. None of this being about the size of a man and a half; these giants are...