Adam Tinworth

The Secret Powers of Time

via comment.rsablogs.org.uk

This is a really fascinating look into the psychology of time and the rough grouping people fall into.

There's a whole load of cultural and communication issues bound up in this stuff...

Superhero Sexy-Time

Given that superhero comics tend to be about beautiful people in skin-tight outfits engaging in rigorous physical activity, it's only natural that there's often a strong sexual undercurrent to their adventures, and every now and then, it bubbles up to the surface.

via www.comicsalliance.com

I'm guessing that the majority of people who read this blog aren't comics readers. The link above will confirm your every prejudice.

Enjoy!

Scenes from Southwold

Had a single day off yesterday, and spent it in Suffolk, for various reasons. Here are a few captures from an afternoon by the sea:

A Little Summer Preparation

Pre-Pandorica Reading (Dr Who linkage)

Ah, the Doctor Who season finale two parter looms close. The Pandorica will open and silence will fall...

But, lacking a TARDIS, or preview tapes, we shall have to fill our empty hours with some good Who reading.

I've been really enjoying Andrew Rilstone's Fish Custard series, which starts here:

Seasons 3 and 4 were so bad, and the End of Time was so jawdroppingly shameful, that one is tempted to rave about Steven Moffat on general principles – to give him the Nobel Peace Prize simply because he is not George W. Bush. On the other hand, the degeneration from Dalek and the Satan Pit (as good or better than anything in the Original Series) to, say, the Stolen Earth (literally beneath contempt) happened so quickly that one feels one should err on the side of caution.

Suffice it to say that he gets a lot more positive as the Fish Custard flows on, right up until some interesting speculation about the finale. 

And this look at disability in the current series of Who is worth a read, too:

I don’t mind telling you that I’ve spent a lot of time watching the new series and cringing, waiting for something to go terribly, horribly wrong. We’ve had two characters show up on the screen with a disability, and neither of them have been evil or horrible, and neither has died valiantly so that more worthy folks can live. It’s been kinda awesome.

Yes, I know this isn't going to fill much of the week's wait, but it's a start...

A View From Childhood

This was the view from our back garden in Dollar, around 1987 - September or October, I'd guess. I can't claim any credit for the photo, as it was Mum's work.

I could have shared a photo of my brother in a very mid-80s Miami Vice-style outfit.

But any jury in the country would acquit him of my murder if I did so...  

80s Brothers

I'm spending some time scanning my way through a big bag of negatives, and this morning I was working on a film from the early to mis-80s. This is my brother, on holiday, in very 80s mirror shades - with me very clearly reflected in them. 

I'd have been pleased to have taken this shot today, let alone 25 years ago.

Why Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Caucasian blondes are usually slightly higher in oestrogen than brunettes and are likely to exhibit other infantile sexually selected traits (indicating low levels of testosterone) that are considered desirable by males, for example finer facial features, smaller nose, smaller jaw, pointed chin, narrow shoulders, smooth skin and less body hair, and infantile behaviour such as higher energy levels and playfulness

via www.guardian.co.uk

Science doesn't do political correctness very well. ;-)

That said, I married a redhead...

Private Dining

 

The Very Last of the Summer Wine

Long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine is to be axed after 37 years, the BBC has announced.

via news.bbc.co.uk

I've 'fessed up to my deeply unfashionable love of Last of the Summer Wine before.

This news makes me sad - but I can't help but think that 37 years is a pretty good innings for a TV show...