Welcome to Excuses And Half Truths!
We are unfiltered, unexpurgated and unafraid. We take things personally. We say what we like, and we like geeky.Parental Advisory: Contains Language.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
In Defence Of The Thong Song
I am here to celebrate one of the more extraordinary moments in modern music of the last 10 years. A moment that marries head-wreckingly crass lyrics to music of astonishing grace and power. A moment that would redefine the way … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Leave a comment
A (Quiet) Word In Your Ear
In the process of wandering the great and echoing halls of the interwebs over the past few days, I’ve come across several posts and a whole site dedicated to the subject of the introvert. You know the type. Shy, retiring. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, ramblin'
6 Comments
A Liddle Bit Of Good News
Columnist Rod Liddle now looks unlikely to be offered the position of editor at the Independent, following a groundswell of disapproval from staff and readers. This should universally be considered A Good Thing. Liddle would be a rotten fit for … Continue reading
Posted in RANT
Leave a comment
Code Grey – short notice of a screening!
Ack. Horribly disorganised, stupidly busy. So I can only apologise for the short notice of a screening of Code Grey and other Super 8 goodies thanks to the good graces of the Cambridge S8 crew. It’s tomorrow, and it’s in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Leave a comment
Hail To The Ale
Ah, beer. Stuff of life. One of the first foods. Made from pretty much the same simple ingredients as bread, and it’s been with us for just as long. Grains, yeast, flavourings and time. That’s all there is to it. … Continue reading
Posted in Fodderblog, ramblin'
1 Comment
Windows In SF
No, not the Microsoft version, and you’d like to hope that the systems on board the Enterprise and the like are not based on an underpinning that’s liable to blue-screen on you halfway through a transporter cycle, or need to … Continue reading
Posted in Film, ramblin'
Leave a comment
The Man Who Draws The Movies
As I think we’ve seen, set design in science fiction follows particular rules and tends towards particular looks. It does not, in general, have the jury-rigged aesthetic that you’d see on actual spacecraft, or long term habitations like the ISS. … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Leave a comment
