Melanie Roussel
Tony Stark: MCU's most complex & beautiful arc
This is going to be a long post so let's not pull any punches. Tony Stark is the best-drawn character in the entire Marvel Cinematic...
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Melanie Roussel
- May 6, 2019
- 2 min
Review: Neuromancer by William Gibson
The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel. William Gibson This is one of the books you read because it...
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Melanie Roussel
- May 4, 2019
- 4 min
May the Fourth: Does it matter who shot first?
There's no true Star Wars nerd who doesn't have an opinion on this. And being a complete nerd, there was no way I could let May 4th go by...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
Zombies
Are zombies dead? Okay, obviously. Better question - are zombies still relevant? Zombies have been a staple in popular culture for...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 26, 2019
- 2 min
Sophia the Robot and Westworld
These violent delights have violent ends. As you might know, I'm a massive fan of Westworld. With its complex plots and beautiful...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 25, 2019
- 2 min
Varney the Vampire
Varney can be your friend too if you just make believe him! Varney the Vampire (or The Feast of Blood) was a serialized gothic horror...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 24, 2019
- 5 min
Umbrella Academy & the Seven Deadly Sins
The Umbrella Academy is hands down my new favourite series. Did you know that all the Hargreeves siblings are a deadly sin? But they're...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
Types of Time Travel
Time travel is theoretically impossible, but I wouldn't want to give it up as a plot gimmick. Isaac Asimov Time Machine The classic...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 22, 2019
- 3 min
Spoiler Warning
I'm going to attempt to write a whole post without spoiling anything. Except perhaps your view on spoilers. Wish me luck! No surprises,...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 19, 2019
- 3 min
Star Trek's Q
Q is both a character and the name of a fictional race in Star Trek. He's the embodiment of Authur C. Clark's Third Law and is embodies...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 18, 2019
- 2 min
Planet of the Apes
You might have seen in the news that Chinese scientists have been injecting human brain genes into monkeys. Are we living in the run-up...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 17, 2019
- 3 min
The Return of the Obra Dinn
The Return of the Obra Dinn website describes the game as: An Insurance Adventure with Minimal Colour which while entirely true doesn't...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 16, 2019
- 3 min
Nuclear Movies
The plan is to make nuclear destruction a light and enjoyable read. Wish me luck! Let's get the stressful stuff out the way first. The US...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 15, 2019
- 3 min
Mary Shelley
It is simply not possible to discuss the beginnings of science fiction without talking about Mary Shelley. She is widely acknowledged as...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 13, 2019
- 3 min
Light Yagami from Death Note
With great power comes great responsibility. Light Yagami from Death Note runs with this philosophy with tremendous fervour, however,...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
Book Reviews
I have a complex, vaguely troubling relationship with books. I want books. All the books. I haven’t got time to read them, but I want...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
Jekyll and Hyde
Dr.Jekyll can’t drink his potion when he’s moving. So he can run but he can’t Hyde. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was a book I...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 7, 2019
- 3 min
The Cottingley Fairies
Do you believe in the Cottingley Fairies? The Cottingley Fairies The Cottingley Fairies were a series of five photographs taken in 1917...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
Creepypasta
Slenderman, Ben Drowned, Candle Cove and all that good stuff. Creepypasta is a site where people post scary stories. It reached its...
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Melanie Roussel
- Apr 2, 2019
- 4 min
Beasts Versus Monster
The other day, I was chatting about one of my favourite mythical creatures, the Griffin. My friend gave me a knowing nod and said, “Ah,...
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