![]() ![]() ![]() And he's right next to a sandbar I don't think he could see, the water was literally only a few inches deep. I don't know what this boat was doing so close to shore. I don't know what SPF these people are using, but they need to go up at least 10. ![]() I was the only white person I saw on the beach who didn't resemble a boiled lobster. I'm willing to spend $17 to avoid cooking in the blazing sun all day. I got to have shade on the beach, or no matter how much sun screen I use I will fry. (They also rent lounge chairs and boogie boards and jet skis.) I was out there from about 11:00 to 3:00. So you don't have to do anything but book online, and you can use it all day or just an hour or two. I rented an umbrella from a place on the island that puts it out on the beach for you in the morning, then comes and picks it up at night. ![]() But that held off a bit-it looks like it's getting here next week-and this week has been warm but not hot, with cool breezes and low humidity.Īnyway, so today was my beach day. Normally the beginning of May on the Gulf coast is what I find on the very outer edge of weather I can stand to be outside in. It rained part of my first day and looks like it will part of my last, but in between it's been about perfect. However, the weather isn't cooperating and there's a pretty good chance of rain in the afternoon. I was going to make Friday my day to spend on the beach. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He was a scholar of law, a maritime adventurer, an MP, a priest, the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral - and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne gives readers a window into the little-known myriad lives the poet John Donne lived. The announcement was streamed to readers around the world via the Baillie Gifford Prize social media channels. The winner was announced by Chair of Judges Caroline Sanderson at a ceremony hosted at the Science Museum and generously supported by The Blavatnik Family Foundation. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell has been named winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022. 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Fujita’s art is fantastic and the story is a great mix of short comedic chapters and longer, split up serious narratives. I honestly can’t not talk about it at this point, it’s just too much of a comfy and feel-good series to not gush about. ![]() ![]() I’ve talked at length before in my previous Manga vs Anime post about my love of this series, and I figured I should start where I (and the anime) left off, with volume three of the North American version which includes volumes five and six of the manga. I can’t help but feel that if I was to revise my top 5 manga list of all time, Wotakoi would fall at number two on the list. ![]() ![]() Common enemies and uncommon dangers force thief and knight on an epic journey where goblins hunger for human flesh, krakens hunt in dark waters, and honor is a luxury few can afford. Unsuccessful in his robbery and lucky to escape with his life, Kinch now finds his fate entangled with Galva's. 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THE SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION OF THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF by christopher buehlman is now SHIPPING ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The themes covered in each volume are color philosophy and science color technology and trade power and identity religion and ritual body and clothing language and psychology literature and the performing arts art architecture and interiors and artefacts. ![]() The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Color examines how color has been created, traded, used, and interpreted over the last 5000 years. Color shapes an individual's experience of the world and also how society gives particular spaces, objects, and moments meaning. ![]() And, whilst medieval philosophers began to explain the rainbow, theologians and artists developed a color symbolism for both virtues and vices. Color names were created in various languages and their resonance explored in poems, romances, epics, and plays. Color was used to denote affiliation in heraldry and social status in medieval clothes. The medieval age saw an extraordinary burst of color - from illuminated manuscripts and polychrome sculpture to architecture and interiors, and from enamelled and jewelled metalwork to colored glass an. Wolf, KirstenĪ Cultural History of Color in the Medieval Age covers the period 500 to 1400. A Cultural History of Color in the Medieval Age (Hardback) ![]() ![]() ![]() A world where the dearly-departed send postcards back from digital "Heaven" and evangelicals make scientific breakthroughs by speaking in tongues where genetically-engineered vampires solve problems intractable to normal humans, and soldiers come with "zombie switches" that shut off self-awareness during combat. It's the eve of the twenty-second century. ![]() While Blindsight takes place primarily in the outer Solar System and tells a story of First Contact, Echopraxia instead tells a largely stand-alone story depicting what is happening on Earth and elsewhere in the Solar System. It is a sequel to the novel Blindsight, though it is set concurrently and the events of both novels take place during roughly the same time period. Echopraxia is a hard Science Fiction novel by Canadian author Peter Watts. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I always feel a little awful about it, and this is probably the kind of thing the French have a word for-the sorrow of beauty’s brevity.Īnyway it’s hard to imagine a more hollowing than the end of summer. The huge bummer of the graphic novel is that someone labors for ages over their creation and then you sit down with your pint of Chubby Hubby and make mincemeat of the both of them within the hour. (And the idea that this book in any way condones slut shaming is utterly absurd.) The way she and Windy soak up the opinions and behaviors of those around them, the way they take those messages into themselves, and their burgeoning self-consciousness as they leave childhood behind is honestly and painfully drawn, but never skews preachy. Watching Rose struggle with the idea of wanting to be a "cool girl," and of what it means to be seen as a "bad girl" or "slut" isn't comfortable, but if feels wholly real. This One Summer beautifully and poignantly captures a particular moment in girlhood when we begin to understand the way the world sees women and begin to make our own judgments about how we wish to be perceived ourselves. If you're looking for grand resolutions or "boy did I learn my lesson" closure, you won't find it here. Much of the action is observed rather than experienced by the protagonists, but the impact it has on them is deeply felt. ![]() I rarely write GR reviews, but I almost didn't pick this up because of some of the reviews I've seen, so I wanted to add my five stars. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition, one of the displays in the Exhibits Hall is John Clute’s study. Listen to the people behind the Science Fiction Encyclopedia discuss the history of its creation, from the first edition to the present day. John Clute, Malcolm Edwards, Peter Nicholls Saturday 16 August, 4.30-6pm, Capital Suite 7 + 12 What are the processes that go into creating an encyclopedia, and what are the pitfalls? How has the transition to an online format shaped the third edition? And in what ways does its increasing internationalisation reflect transformations in the field at large? This panel will discuss how the SFE came about, and how it has changed with the times. The SFE is 35 this year, and is now in its third edition. ![]() Jonathan Clements, John Clute, Neal Tringham, David Langford, Graham Sleight, Rick Wilber The Evolution of the Encyclopedia of Science Fictionįriday 15 August, 6-7pm, Capital Suite 13 There will be a couple of SFE-related programme items, as follows: ![]() (For comparison, the 1993 second edition was 1.3 million words, and the current third edition was 3.2 million when we launched in October 2011.)Ī number of SFE editors will be at the forthcoming World Science Fiction Convention, Loncon 3, between August 14-18, and John Clute will be one of the Guests of Honour – as will be SFE alumnus Malcolm Edwards. We passed a couple of major milestones on 1st August: the SFE is now over 4.5 million words, of which John Clute’s own contribution has now exceeded 2 million. ![]() |