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Today, I skipped my Philosophy of Religion course and lolled in bed until 11:30 before trundling into town to buy Supernatural S2 and Fraggle Rock S3. I missed the last five episodes of SPN S2 in favor of CSI, so I'm thrilled to see them at last. S2 was inferior to S1 in terms of overall quality, IMO, but there were some fabulous episodes, like "In My Time of Dying", and "Heart". Maybe my opinion will change after I see the full season, but "Hollywood Babylon" damaged the credibility the show had tried so hard to establish. It was one long in-joke, and it was boring as hell.
While I was downtown, I ducked into Borders to avoid a downpour and snagged Best New Horror, Vol. 17. It's published annually-by Bantam, I believe-and while most of the stories fall short of the promised superlative of "Best" advertised on the cover, there are gems. I've read eight stories so far, and "The Ball Room", a collaborative effort between China Mieville, Emma Bircham, and Max Schaeffer, leads the pack. "Decorations" by Ramsey Campbell, is also a treat.
"The Cubist's Attorney" by Peter Atkins is a travesty and should never have been published in any format anywhere, much less a purported "Best of" anthology. The manuscript should've been pulped and consigned to a career as Fido's shit pit. I would've suggested Tweety's cage liner, but poor Tweety would've molted from the horror, whereas Fido has but to squat and grunt to render unto the story the steaming mocha prize it so richly deserves. Shame on you, Mr. Jones. You shouldn't edit while shit-faced.
While I was downtown, I ducked into Borders to avoid a downpour and snagged Best New Horror, Vol. 17. It's published annually-by Bantam, I believe-and while most of the stories fall short of the promised superlative of "Best" advertised on the cover, there are gems. I've read eight stories so far, and "The Ball Room", a collaborative effort between China Mieville, Emma Bircham, and Max Schaeffer, leads the pack. "Decorations" by Ramsey Campbell, is also a treat.
"The Cubist's Attorney" by Peter Atkins is a travesty and should never have been published in any format anywhere, much less a purported "Best of" anthology. The manuscript should've been pulped and consigned to a career as Fido's shit pit. I would've suggested Tweety's cage liner, but poor Tweety would've molted from the horror, whereas Fido has but to squat and grunt to render unto the story the steaming mocha prize it so richly deserves. Shame on you, Mr. Jones. You shouldn't edit while shit-faced.
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