http://tomalexander.blogsome.com The weblog of Tom Alexander, a writer from London, England. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:29:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scott McCloud’s latest webcomic The Right Number is available for free (or, at least, the first two parts). Well worth checking out, as is My Obsession with Chess. http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/08/20/the-right-number/ All sorts of hullabaloo about the forthcoming Watchmen film, all of which may amount to nothing if the ongoing legal case prevents the film from being released. Details of the court case are here. While I think the trailer looks fairly good, I remain fairly sceptical about ... http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/08/19/no-one-watches-the-watchmen/ Some Justice - Urban Shakedown http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/08/02/some-justice/ Christopher Hitchens’ article in Vanity Fair tells the true experience of being waterboarded. Not pleasant reading, but necessary. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/08/hitchens200808?printable=true&currentPage=all http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/07/29/p133/ Wired has an interesting look back at War Games, the proto-geek move that deluded a generation that messing around with an Amstrad would somehow change the world. WarGames: A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/07/24/shall-we-play-a-game/ Just a quick note to mention that www.giveawayoftheday.com is offering Liquid Story Binder for free today.  It’s a piece of software designed make it easier to produce books, plays and so on.  Haven’t looked at it yet and am slightly dubious as to its worth (I think less is more ... http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/07/18/free-writing-software/ With the news today that the US is preparing to place embassy staff in Iran for the first time in nearly 30 years, it’s worth taking a look at this article in Wired (together with the accompanying gallery) which details just how the diplomats were evacuated in the first place.  ... http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/07/17/iran-ii-the-return/ Warren Ellis on writing a G.I. Joe adaptation HASBRO: No, Warren, you cannot wipe Beijing from the face of the earth. ME: Shit. (pause) What about Moscow? HASBRO: Wiping Moscow from the face of the earth would be fine. http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/07/16/all-american-hero/ Just realised that I haven’t plugged the latest DJ Rubbish album, which is available now from Amazon.co.uk. It’s his best yet - somehow managing to be simultaneously more coherent and more insane. No mean feat. http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/07/15/armageddon-session-vol2-live-from-the-bunker-dj-rubbish-music/ My review of The Escapist for Film Exposed http://tomalexander.blogsome.com/2008/06/20/the-escapist/