Anathem reactions

The responses to Neal Stephenson's epic masterpiece are many and varied. Here are just a few.

Firefly: The Credits Sequence It Deserved!

The happy Geeks over at io9 have come up with a suggested title sequence for the greatest cancelled SF show of all time. The question is, would dropping the cowboys in space intro saved it from Fox?

What do you think?

Unseen Academicals – a book review

by Terry Pratchett

Sir Terry Pratchett’s 37th Discworld book is about football and the important thing about football is that it is not just about football. Yes, there is football in the book, whether the medieval violent scrum with optional ball, or the more modern game with compulsory ball and optional violence; but there is also love, passion (not always the same thing), pathos, and satire.