Well, it’s Friday, time for me to herd some more internets your way.
Kicking things off, some good news for fans of twisted genius: Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is coming back for a second series. The first was some of the best TV of recent years — if not ever. Brilliantly written, beautifully imagined and harrowingly dark visions of the possible (and highly plausible) near future. I shall be watching with interest to see what scenarios will be tackled in this series. Maybe I’ll even pluck up enough courage to rewatch the first series while I wait.
Less distressing, but sticking with weirdness, the other day Neil Gaiman tweeted a link to AbeBooks’ list of “weird” books. [continue]