The Not So-Friendly World Of Harry Potter
Fascinating article by the Israeli translator Gili Bar-Hillel and her experiences of translating J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books into Hebrew.Continue Reading
Category: Culture
Mary Tamm – The Perfect Companion
Unfortunately I may have got to the age when the authors and musicians, actors and actresses of one’s formative yearsContinue Reading
Ray Bradbury 1920 – 2012
A quick post to note the passing of legendary American science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury. From the Guardian: “Ray Bradbury, who has diedContinue Reading
Wizards and Warriors
For all you hardcore geeks (myself included) the utterly obscure, utterly surreal Wizards and Warriors, a short-lived American television Fantasy series from the early 1980s. If you remember this you are definitely one of the fraternity.Continue Reading
Jeremy Brett – The Quintessential Sherlock Holmes
I’ve always been a bit of a Sherlock Homes fan (or the much more impressive Irish form, Searbhlach de Hoilm!),Continue Reading
Books Culture Fantasy Irish Mythology - Seanchas Teicóg (Geek Culture) The Irish Language - An Ghaeilge
In Praise Of An Hobad – But Why The Awful Gaelicisations?
The J.R.R. Tolkien fansite, TheOneRing.net, carries some news on the release of An Hobad, the Irish language version of Tolkien’sContinue Reading
“An Hobad” – The First Publication In Irish Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”
J.R.R. Tolkien’s great work of children’s fantasy literature, The Hobbit, is to be published in the Irish language for the first time. From the IrishContinue Reading
Some Classic Irish Language Book Covers
I love books, especially old books (much to the detriment of my bank account). I’ve managed to gather a wide and variedContinue Reading
A White Leaping Flame – Somhairle Mac Giolla Eoin
A new collection of the works of the great Scottish language poet Somhairle Mac Giolla Eoin (Sorley MacLean) has justContinue Reading
Alan Moore And The League In 1969
The Guardian holds an excellent Q&A with comics’ writer Alan Moore, one of the modern doyens of the genre, focusing in particularContinue Reading
China Miéville: Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
In this 2002 article British Fantasy author China Miéville, l’enfant terrible of the so-called New Weird generation of writers, rallies against theContinue Reading
John Carter Of Mars Gets The Disney Treatment… Cry Now, Or Later?
John Carter of Mars holds a special place in the history of Science-Fiction. The hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ series ofContinue Reading
Chris Foss
The Guardian features a piece on legendary Science-Fiction artist Chris Foss, whose work illustrated some of the best SF book covers of the 1970s and ’80sContinue Reading
An Táin – The Graphic Novel
Still widely available is Colmán Ó Raghallaigh’s An Táin, the ground-breaking Irish language graphic novel or Úrscéal Grafacha illustrated byContinue Reading
Books Culture Fantasy Horror Reviews Science-Fiction Teicóg (Geek Culture) The Irish Language - An Ghaeilge
It’s Sci-Fi – Irish Sci-Fi!
I’ve written several articles about the long tradition of Irish language authors working in the Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror genresContinue Reading
Ready For Some Culture?
Being something of a Pan-Celtic Nationalist (and Pan-Gaelic in particular) I like to keep a close eye on my fellowContinue Reading
Slice Of Sci-Fi
This weekend the Books section of the British Guardian newspaper is devoted to all things Science-Fiction, so pop over for a look.Continue Reading
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