Rob sent me the link to this article called, “Science of Magic” in the New York Times It is fascinating and worth reading, even if you have to register. A sample from page three: Retreating to a bar at the Imperial Palace, we talked about a different mystery he had been pondering: the role words
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Once again, I return to the drawing. This is one of the places that I took a shortcut. Were I in a studio, I would have done a top-down view of Coraline in addition to the front and side to make it easier to delegate construction. Using the front and side view, I get the
Hey! It’s the firstreview of Doctor Who: Destination Prague Many contributions are merely very strange or silly, though not in a bad way. Brian Keene’s “The Dogs of War†is a kind of Planet of the Apes but with dogs, with Prague having been overrun by intelligent canines. Appropriately enough, K-9 saves the day. “Suspension
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I cry at them all the time, I’ll admit. I’ve just returned from Jenny Rae Rappaport’s wedding to Chris LaBrunda and was kicking myself for not bringing a tissue. Jenny and Chris are so clearly in love with each other that I got teary the first time he took her hand in the ceremony. I’m
Check it out. My husband, the neo-luddite, has a website to promote his production work. Make sure you check out the audio clips on Sounds. Robert A. Kowal is a New York University graduate holding a B.F.A. degree in Film & Television with two decades experience in both creative and technical roles. His production credits
I’ve had a couple of people ask me if I’m going to make a Coraline for myself. No. I will keep the dud head that I made, but since Subterranean asked me to make only three, I’m making only three. One for Neil Gaiman, one for Dave McKean and one for… you? To learn more
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Rob always gets on my case if I forget to unplug the gluegun when I’m finished with it. My defense has been that the state of “finished” fluctuates. I mean, finished for the moment versus finished for the day. It takes the gun awhile to heat up, so I don’t like to unplug it when
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Look! There’s a sale on Best of Apex Digest 2006, which has a story by me in it. If you’ve been wanting to try more short fiction, but aren’t up to committing to a subscription, this should be a good sampler. Enjoy eight of the best stories published by Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest
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I started making Coraline’s body. I’m going to walk you through the process to make an arm; the rest of the body follows pretty similar principals. To start with, I take the initial scale drawing that I did of Coraline and turn it into a technical drawing. Which is to say that I decide where
Oh, great internet. Please grant me a good recipe for no-bake cookies. One with peanut butter and chocolate married with oatmeal. One which does not crumble into a zillion pieces when I try to eat it.
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Eric James Stone pointed out this press conference which I had completely missed. While I do try to stay up to date on politics, I had somehow overlooked Bush’s concerns about zombies. This is one of the few policy points where I agree with the president. Also check out his press conference about the danger
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Charles Stross has some excellent advice on Readings. Check it out. A friend, who recently sold her first novel, wrote to me paraphrased: “help I’m supposed to be giving a reading from my work at a science fiction convention. What do I do?” Readings, like signings, are one of the epiphenomena of writing: not a
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We were invited over to Jonathan Judge’s place to listen to jazz on his front stoop. Every year, his neighborhood association brings the Jazz Mobile in to play. They’ve got a bandstand on wagon that they haul around to different venues. It was a lot of fun and a much needed break. Jonathan provided sushi.
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I did a color test on the botched head. The painterly quality tends to hide the glue spots, which is a bonus. Unfortunately, the hard line under her mouth shows where I didn’t get the seam tight enough. I’ll let you in on a secret. Coraline only has one ear. The way her hair is
Mmm…. our favorite Icelandic treat is at Whole Foods. Now if I can just convince them to carry the pear flavor.
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