what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{4.5/5} “All it took was somebody walking past and stepping in a puddle, and the worm’s whole life was changed. Do you think things happen like that? That one little action can change your whole life forever?” Impossible Things was published in 1993. It’s a collection of short stories, mostly science fiction, by Connie Willis. […]
{5/5} “We stood up for what was right, we fought for moral reasons, we passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbours, we put our money where our mouths were and we never beat our chest. We built great, big […]
“Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?” {5/5} The IT Crowd season 1, aired in 2006 {4.5/5} The IT Crowd season 2, aired in 2007 The IT Crowd is a British show that’s very funny. I’d seen season 1 a couple of times but somehow had never gotten around to season […]
{4.5/5} “One thing about our show is that we get to see these gems because there’s no other stage for them than ours.” — Sharon Osbourne America’s Got Talent seasons 1 – 7, aired in 2006-12 This show is, of course, extremely similar to Canada’s Got Talent. It’s the same format: Contestants get 90 seconds […]
{4.5/5} “I can remember thinking in my dream: Wow, I have to remember when I wake up that I can fly.” The Big C season 3, aired in 2012 Cathy’s cancer treatments are working but she’s still having trouble getting her life together — one thing she would like is to have another baby. Husband […]
{3.5/5} “You’re right. If only we had a magical tool that could slow down time. I foolishly left mine on Earth — did you bring yours?” Stargate Atlantis season 1, aired in 2004-05 I watched all of Stargate SG-1 last year so I thought I’d check out the rest of the Stargate franchise before moving […]
{4.5/5} “Bobby’s not stupid… but I’m a whole lot smarter.” Dallas premiere, aired in 2012 As I said, I won’t normally review single episodes of TV series, but I’ll make an exception for a series premiere. The original Dallas lasted 14 seasons. I was too young to watch it in its early years but was […]
{4/5} “So, with the subtlest of incidents, he knew that this day was going to be different. It would be different also, because, as his father explained, driving Douglas and his ten-year-old brother Tom out of town toward the country, there were some days compounded completely of odor, nothing but the world blowing in one […]
A cave in Spain contains simple paintings made over 40 000 years ago. Since Neanderthals lived in the area at the time, it’s possible the paintings were done by them — although Modern humans were also in the area. Neanderthals and Modern humans (homo sapiens) have long been thought of as separate species, but some […]
All the great apes have now had their genome sequences completed — which mean scientists know all about their DNA. Bonobos and chimpanzees are members of the same genus — the last common ancestor of the two species was probably around a million years ago. It’s possible that bonobos and chimpanzees were divided into two […]