Showing posts with label William Gibson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Gibson. Show all posts
Sunday, 29 May 2022

Putin’s KOMBINAT is to the Soviet Union what the Nazi regime was to Imperial Germany

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We don't have an official term yet for Putin's flavour of political regime. William Gibson saw it in 1993. It's the KOMBINAT. Wi...
Monday, 30 October 2017

Blade Runner 2049 : It's No Game

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It's over a week since I saw BLADE RUNNER 2049 a second time and I'm still thinking about it a lot. The dam has just burst. Prepare ...
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Monday, 25 May 2015

William Gibson's new time travel novel is his best since NEUROMANCER

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THE PERIPHERAL; 2030 America is one large trailer park in which the poor are paid  to be mercenaries in online games.  The money econom...
Wednesday, 26 November 2014

William Gibson Keynote Talk at BFI Southbank - UPDATED

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We were told not to take pics as this would be up online as video at the BFI website - but I can't find it.* Of Tron :...
Saturday, 8 June 2013

Spook Country

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After slating it online earlier , I've just finished the Spook Country unabridged audio novel. Must say I really, really enjoyed Spoo...
Saturday, 6 April 2013

William Gibson on dealing with depression and low self esteem

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I've said it before I'll say it again, Zero History is very good
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Friday, 15 March 2013

At last ... The Next Day.... (David Bowie)

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What you need to know - David Bowie's The Next Day really is his best since Scary Monsters and, unlike Heathen and the other albums sin...
Sunday, 25 March 2012

Don't delay gratification - William Gibson's Zero History

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I've just finished Zero History , the final novel in William Gibson's espionage marketing trilogy.   I delayed finishing to savou...
Friday, 16 March 2012

The Altered States of London

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Good week so far.. experiencing the mini-Scala revival of Ken Russell Forever at the HQ of the new Scala activities, The Roxy Bar and Sc...