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Can someone please turn this into a series of novels set in the Song dynasty which then becomes a longrunning television series starring eg Benedict Wong?
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
things I have discovered while researching the new series of Human Intelligence: the first ever textbook on forensic science was written in the year 1247 by a crime investigator in Song dynasty China.
It is called Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
It is called Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified - Wikipedia
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November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Can someone please turn this into a series of novels set in the Song dynasty which then becomes a longrunning television series starring eg Benedict Wong?
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
I was let down by the Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein, which surprised me.
I think it’s a weirdly common flaw in Frankenstein adaptations, that the director is far more interested in the creation of the Monster than in what comes next…which is where the real dramatic meat of the tale actually lies.
I think it’s a weirdly common flaw in Frankenstein adaptations, that the director is far more interested in the creation of the Monster than in what comes next…which is where the real dramatic meat of the tale actually lies.
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I was let down by the Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein, which surprised me.
I think it’s a weirdly common flaw in Frankenstein adaptations, that the director is far more interested in the creation of the Monster than in what comes next…which is where the real dramatic meat of the tale actually lies.
I think it’s a weirdly common flaw in Frankenstein adaptations, that the director is far more interested in the creation of the Monster than in what comes next…which is where the real dramatic meat of the tale actually lies.
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And so it was that throughout the lands, as news readers named Watson and Crick as the discoverers of the DNA helix, a rousing chorus of “Rosalind Franklin” was directed towards the news.
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
And so it was that throughout the lands, as news readers named Watson and Crick as the discoverers of the DNA helix, a rousing chorus of “Rosalind Franklin” was directed towards the news.
*sigh*
Never not at it.
Never not at it.
And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
October 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
*sigh*
Never not at it.
Never not at it.
I am - for entirely legitimate, respectable reasons - knocking around the workplace of an ex(kind of).
Really hoping I don’t run into him, because the “I’m here for reasons that have nothing to do with you” explanation is only funny in the movies.
Really hoping I don’t run into him, because the “I’m here for reasons that have nothing to do with you” explanation is only funny in the movies.
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I am - for entirely legitimate, respectable reasons - knocking around the workplace of an ex(kind of).
Really hoping I don’t run into him, because the “I’m here for reasons that have nothing to do with you” explanation is only funny in the movies.
Really hoping I don’t run into him, because the “I’m here for reasons that have nothing to do with you” explanation is only funny in the movies.
Yesterday, my family had a lengthy debate about the merits of the two Presidential candidates, while my niece and nephew were at the table.
I feel like we inadvertently recreated a scene from the Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man (but no one stormed off crying, so maybe not).
I feel like we inadvertently recreated a scene from the Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man (but no one stormed off crying, so maybe not).
October 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yesterday, my family had a lengthy debate about the merits of the two Presidential candidates, while my niece and nephew were at the table.
I feel like we inadvertently recreated a scene from the Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man (but no one stormed off crying, so maybe not).
I feel like we inadvertently recreated a scene from the Portrait of An Artist as a Young Man (but no one stormed off crying, so maybe not).
Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes and the Olivier revolve.
Unusually, I thought it improved the staging this time, something I never say.
But I am not a fan of scripts that tell the audience what to think, even when (maybe especially when) I agree with the argument.
Unusually, I thought it improved the staging this time, something I never say.
But I am not a fan of scripts that tell the audience what to think, even when (maybe especially when) I agree with the argument.
October 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes and the Olivier revolve.
Unusually, I thought it improved the staging this time, something I never say.
But I am not a fan of scripts that tell the audience what to think, even when (maybe especially when) I agree with the argument.
Unusually, I thought it improved the staging this time, something I never say.
But I am not a fan of scripts that tell the audience what to think, even when (maybe especially when) I agree with the argument.
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EXPLOSION DE LA CRIMINOULITÉ EN FRANCE
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
EXPLOSION DE LA CRIMINOULITÉ EN FRANCE
I have never worked for a political party or on a political campaign, and I have no intention of ever doing so.
But try telling LinkedIn that.
(The time they suggested I worked for the Biden/Harris was funnier, as I don’t live in the US, and the Biden/Harris campaign had ceased to exist by then).
But try telling LinkedIn that.
(The time they suggested I worked for the Biden/Harris was funnier, as I don’t live in the US, and the Biden/Harris campaign had ceased to exist by then).
October 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I have never worked for a political party or on a political campaign, and I have no intention of ever doing so.
But try telling LinkedIn that.
(The time they suggested I worked for the Biden/Harris was funnier, as I don’t live in the US, and the Biden/Harris campaign had ceased to exist by then).
But try telling LinkedIn that.
(The time they suggested I worked for the Biden/Harris was funnier, as I don’t live in the US, and the Biden/Harris campaign had ceased to exist by then).
Kristin Scott-Thomas would make a great Lord Vetinari, if it was possible to adapt a Prachett novel without ruining it.
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Kristin Scott-Thomas would make a great Lord Vetinari, if it was possible to adapt a Prachett novel without ruining it.
I saw the name Coldbath Square and instantly conceived a story of Victorian orphans who have adventures in-between being raised by their firm yet fair great aunt and her dotty housekeeper. There’s probably also a cynical cat.
The English really are great at place names, is what I’m saying.
The English really are great at place names, is what I’m saying.
September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I saw the name Coldbath Square and instantly conceived a story of Victorian orphans who have adventures in-between being raised by their firm yet fair great aunt and her dotty housekeeper. There’s probably also a cynical cat.
The English really are great at place names, is what I’m saying.
The English really are great at place names, is what I’m saying.
When your seat is right beside the light box, is it technically a spoiler?
September 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
When your seat is right beside the light box, is it technically a spoiler?
Witness for the Prosecution is a perfect Sunday afternoon movie. I spent the whole thing trying to figure out the twist, and still didn’t get it.
Tyrone Power is in the William Holden/Glenn Ford category for me. The narrative needs him to be desperately alluring, and I just don’t see it.
Tyrone Power is in the William Holden/Glenn Ford category for me. The narrative needs him to be desperately alluring, and I just don’t see it.
September 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Witness for the Prosecution is a perfect Sunday afternoon movie. I spent the whole thing trying to figure out the twist, and still didn’t get it.
Tyrone Power is in the William Holden/Glenn Ford category for me. The narrative needs him to be desperately alluring, and I just don’t see it.
Tyrone Power is in the William Holden/Glenn Ford category for me. The narrative needs him to be desperately alluring, and I just don’t see it.
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Repost for Irish Film Classifications by Damien Owens, because it's just come up in FB memories and it's still *brilliant*.
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Repost for Irish Film Classifications by Damien Owens, because it's just come up in FB memories and it's still *brilliant*.
Today is the Equinox, and also my birthday - meaning I get cake, and the joyful knowledge that the sun is now starting its annual disappearance.
September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Today is the Equinox, and also my birthday - meaning I get cake, and the joyful knowledge that the sun is now starting its annual disappearance.
I love Joe Orton, I love the precision-engineered chaotic absurdity of his plays, and I love that he was one of those rare male writers who appreciated the genius of Jane Austen.
I cannot for the life of me work out how Northanger Abbey inspired Entertaining Mr Sloane.
I cannot for the life of me work out how Northanger Abbey inspired Entertaining Mr Sloane.
September 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I love Joe Orton, I love the precision-engineered chaotic absurdity of his plays, and I love that he was one of those rare male writers who appreciated the genius of Jane Austen.
I cannot for the life of me work out how Northanger Abbey inspired Entertaining Mr Sloane.
I cannot for the life of me work out how Northanger Abbey inspired Entertaining Mr Sloane.
Game changer: female shaped swimming goggles.
My old goggles up and died and I replaced them with female-specific ones.
I was dubious, but 100% worth it. No water got in, and I didn’t have big red marks on my face post-swim (a first).
My old goggles up and died and I replaced them with female-specific ones.
I was dubious, but 100% worth it. No water got in, and I didn’t have big red marks on my face post-swim (a first).
September 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Game changer: female shaped swimming goggles.
My old goggles up and died and I replaced them with female-specific ones.
I was dubious, but 100% worth it. No water got in, and I didn’t have big red marks on my face post-swim (a first).
My old goggles up and died and I replaced them with female-specific ones.
I was dubious, but 100% worth it. No water got in, and I didn’t have big red marks on my face post-swim (a first).
Someday, I want to see a science-fiction story where the robots are like actual technology.
Always needing security upgrades, overloading their central processors if asked to do three tasks in a row, motivated by spite to crash at the worst possible time…
Basically robots as printers
Always needing security upgrades, overloading their central processors if asked to do three tasks in a row, motivated by spite to crash at the worst possible time…
Basically robots as printers
September 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Someday, I want to see a science-fiction story where the robots are like actual technology.
Always needing security upgrades, overloading their central processors if asked to do three tasks in a row, motivated by spite to crash at the worst possible time…
Basically robots as printers
Always needing security upgrades, overloading their central processors if asked to do three tasks in a row, motivated by spite to crash at the worst possible time…
Basically robots as printers
Pondering, as I sometimes do in quiet moments, one of the truly eternal political questions - why does anyone take the job of French Prime Minister?
Signing up to be a political whipping boy is questionable at the best of times, but the French give out more punishment than most.
Signing up to be a political whipping boy is questionable at the best of times, but the French give out more punishment than most.
September 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Pondering, as I sometimes do in quiet moments, one of the truly eternal political questions - why does anyone take the job of French Prime Minister?
Signing up to be a political whipping boy is questionable at the best of times, but the French give out more punishment than most.
Signing up to be a political whipping boy is questionable at the best of times, but the French give out more punishment than most.
Yesterday I saw a show that I genuinely enjoyed, that was witty and clever, and that mic-ed the lead performer.
If you need a mic for an 80 seater black box theatre, I really don’t think theatre performance is for you. Either get some vocal training, or go and make short films.
If you need a mic for an 80 seater black box theatre, I really don’t think theatre performance is for you. Either get some vocal training, or go and make short films.
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Yesterday I saw a show that I genuinely enjoyed, that was witty and clever, and that mic-ed the lead performer.
If you need a mic for an 80 seater black box theatre, I really don’t think theatre performance is for you. Either get some vocal training, or go and make short films.
If you need a mic for an 80 seater black box theatre, I really don’t think theatre performance is for you. Either get some vocal training, or go and make short films.
It would appear my local M&S has incurred the wrath of a Thunder God or Gods.
September 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It would appear my local M&S has incurred the wrath of a Thunder God or Gods.
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Great historical bilingual pun. Last week I learned that the French left wing would caustically refer to the appeasement-pushing British PM as “Monsieur J’Aime Berlin”. I mean, that’s classy.
FACT OF THE DAY. 3 September 1939. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced on BBC radio at 11:15 AM that Germany had not responded to the British ultimatum to remove its troops from Poland and so “this country is at war with Germany”.
September 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Great historical bilingual pun. Last week I learned that the French left wing would caustically refer to the appeasement-pushing British PM as “Monsieur J’Aime Berlin”. I mean, that’s classy.
I wish my local foxes could resolve whatever their deep seated psychological conflicts are, because good lord, the NOISE.
It’s like primal scream therapy for vulpines.
It’s like primal scream therapy for vulpines.
September 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I wish my local foxes could resolve whatever their deep seated psychological conflicts are, because good lord, the NOISE.
It’s like primal scream therapy for vulpines.
It’s like primal scream therapy for vulpines.
Male spy novelists and creepy as hell sex scenes…why, oh why, oh why.
I want intrigue and moral ambiguity not Thoughts on Smooth Thigh Skin.
I want intrigue and moral ambiguity not Thoughts on Smooth Thigh Skin.
August 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Male spy novelists and creepy as hell sex scenes…why, oh why, oh why.
I want intrigue and moral ambiguity not Thoughts on Smooth Thigh Skin.
I want intrigue and moral ambiguity not Thoughts on Smooth Thigh Skin.
A journalist described Sally Rooney as “one of Britain’s most famous modern authors.” Sligo up in arms.
I’m going to assume that, for some obscure reason, this journalist enjoys being reamed by the Irish commentariat, because otherwise…
I’m going to assume that, for some obscure reason, this journalist enjoys being reamed by the Irish commentariat, because otherwise…
a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .
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August 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A journalist described Sally Rooney as “one of Britain’s most famous modern authors.” Sligo up in arms.
I’m going to assume that, for some obscure reason, this journalist enjoys being reamed by the Irish commentariat, because otherwise…
I’m going to assume that, for some obscure reason, this journalist enjoys being reamed by the Irish commentariat, because otherwise…