Comments for BlogMonkey http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk Home of the BlogMonkey Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:26:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Movies by Al Harron http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2011/08/21/movies-24/#comment-531 Al Harron Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:26:12 +0000 http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=11448#comment-531 And yet Howard's work is collected in Penguin Classics and the Library of America, is the subject of multiple critical anthologies and periodicals, and has been studied for the better part of 30 years in academic circles. "basic plot, lots of killing and a wench or two" describes every Sword-and-Sorcery story out there, and makes it interchangeable with the likes of Yor, Ator or Deathstalker. There's obviously something more to Conan that's lacking in his knockoffs. The new film is the closest adaptation of Howard's character in much the same way a rock 95 miles away is closer than a rock 100 miles away. And yet Howard’s work is collected in Penguin Classics and the Library of America, is the subject of multiple critical anthologies and periodicals, and has been studied for the better part of 30 years in academic circles. “basic plot, lots of killing and a wench or two” describes every Sword-and-Sorcery story out there, and makes it interchangeable with the likes of Yor, Ator or Deathstalker. There’s obviously something more to Conan that’s lacking in his knockoffs.

The new film is the closest adaptation of Howard’s character in much the same way a rock 95 miles away is closer than a rock 100 miles away.

]]> Comment on Games by Ravi Vijh http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2011/05/16/games-92/#comment-313 Ravi Vijh Thu, 26 May 2011 10:23:42 +0000 http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=11396#comment-313 Hello, My name is Ravi and I look after UK PR for NCsoft. If you could drop me a line with your details I would like to talk to you about a few interesting City of Heroes projects we have coming up. Best wishes, Ravi Hello,

My name is Ravi and I look after UK PR for NCsoft. If you could drop me a line with your details I would like to talk to you about a few interesting City of Heroes projects we have coming up.

Best wishes,

Ravi

]]> Comment on That’s what you get for buying it legally by BlogMonkey http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/05/16/thats-what-you-get-for-buying-it-legally/#comment-2 BlogMonkey Tue, 18 May 2010 13:54:59 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=50#comment-2 Always prefered physical media tho. For most stuff anyway. Spent a few more hours trying to get it to work with no success so 'found' a copy instead. If I can fix the crashing problem with that, I'm sorted. :)<br /><br />Good link although it's also a blatant plug for his show. Always prefered physical media tho. For most stuff anyway. Spent a few more hours trying to get it to work with no success so 'found' a copy instead. If I can fix the crashing problem with that, I'm sorted. :)

Good link although it's also a blatant plug for his show.

]]> Comment on That’s what you get for buying it legally by Bonus http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/05/16/thats-what-you-get-for-buying-it-legally/#comment-3 Bonus Mon, 17 May 2010 01:53:16 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=50#comment-3 Hi BM, you could've got in on a Steam sales for pennies a while back...<br /><br />In other general digital rights discussions, an intreseting article from Pete Serafinowicz:<br /><br />http://gizmodo.com/5539417/why-i-steal-movies-even-ones-im-in Hi BM, you could've got in on a Steam sales for pennies a while back…

In other general digital rights discussions, an intreseting article from Pete Serafinowicz:

http://gizmodo.com/5539417/why-i-steal-movies-even-ones-im-in

]]> Comment on Time to move by Freda http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/04/29/time-to-move/#comment-4 Freda Sun, 09 May 2010 10:05:27 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=54#comment-4 And I was worrying about changing Themes in Wordpress in a couple of weeks. And I was worrying about changing Themes in WordPress in a couple of weeks.

]]> Comment on Good but tiring by BlogMonkey http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/04/11/good-but-tiring/#comment-5 BlogMonkey Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:31:48 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=61#comment-5 I didn't say I'd want to live there, just that it made for a good weekend break. The zoo was fun. ;) I didn't say I'd want to live there, just that it made for a good weekend break. The zoo was fun. ;)

]]> Comment on Good but tiring by Bonus http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/04/11/good-but-tiring/#comment-6 Bonus Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:47:04 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=61#comment-6 A nice weekend in Colwyn Bay, are you sure? that's where I used to work before escaping to Leicester. A nice weekend in Colwyn Bay, are you sure? that's where I used to work before escaping to Leicester.

]]> Comment on Nice things do occasionally happen. Maybe. by Anonymous http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/03/18/nice-things-do-occasionally-happen-maybe/#comment-7 Anonymous Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:09:48 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=75#comment-7 Note quite the right award - "Outstanding ICT Team" - <br /><br />http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=319&pubCode;=1&navcode;=98 Note quite the right award – "Outstanding ICT Team" –

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=319&pubCode;=1&navcode;=98

]]> Comment on Dodgy curry by Bonus http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/02/21/dodgy-curry/#comment-8 Bonus Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:04:52 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=87#comment-8 Ah yes, forgot about the no telly thing. Who needs it now with good old the internet anyway? Ah yes, forgot about the no telly thing. Who needs it now with good old the internet anyway?

]]> Comment on Dodgy curry by BlogMonkey http://www.blogmonkey.co.uk/2010/02/21/dodgy-curry/#comment-9 BlogMonkey Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:37:45 +0000 http://blogmonkey.co.uk/?p=87#comment-9 Well, not had a telly for 4 years so I do miss some stuff. If I know it's good I'll track it down and watch it. Otherwise it tends to pass me by.<br /><br />It is the one where they go to the cinema. Really loved it. Well, not had a telly for 4 years so I do miss some stuff. If I know it's good I'll track it down and watch it. Otherwise it tends to pass me by.

It is the one where they go to the cinema. Really loved it.

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