Miscellaneous writings

>>> Film and TV
• An Englishman's Castle (1978): A little-known classic
• Some New Zealand films
• Celebrating the Star Wars Holiday Special
• Groundhog Day and 12:01
• Gerry Anderson's Three Classics: Stingray, Thunderbirds, and Captain Scarlet
• Light Comedy versus the Cold War: The Russians are Coming and A Pennant for the Kremlin

>>> Literature, especially Science Fiction
• Hard and Soft Science Fiction
• Arthur Clarke, The Songs of Distant Earth (Review)
• Arthur Clarke, Childhood's End (Review)
• Nancy Farmer, Lorelei: A Bad Cat and a Great Book
• If You Like the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
• Montague Egg: the anti-Lord Peter Wimsey
• The Order of the Narnia Books
• The Best Characters in the Narnia Stories

>>> Cats
• Cat science shows humans don't really "love"
• I'm Felix, sleep me

>>> Other
• Yes, you CAN say "poisonous snakes"