Fearful Symmetries

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25 June, 2025

What did the writers know and when did they know it?: Doctor Who and the Rocks of Venus

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So we are back from our holiday edition break and the Doctor has thankfully lost that Charlie Manson look. Indeed, he appears all friendly a...

Little old lady from Gallifrey: Undercover

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Another two-pager from a holiday edition of TV whatever they called it over there. Probably the same one as "Assassin From Space"....

God rest ye merry, Gallifreyan : Assassin From Space

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At first I thought that I had neglected to copy all of the files onto my phone but I soon realized that "Assassin From Space" was ...

It's beginning to look a lot like fishmen: The Fishmen Of Carpantha

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  This little tale gave me a strong sense of déjà vu. The Doctor and Liz are amongst the observers aboard a Royal Navy cruiser which is test...

They eat heavy metal: The Mysterious Meteorite

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The Third Doctor's first season continues with another comic: "The Mysterious Meteorite". A large ferrous meteorite lands near...

Stranger in a Strange Land: The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back

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  Vanessa Bishop did a lot of writing for Doctor Who Magazine in addition to penning some short stories, none of which I've ever read. ...
24 June, 2025

Hic sunt Modern domus

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While Madison is not a huge, sprawling metropolis, it's big enough to have neighborhoods that any given Madisonian may not be familiar w...
23 June, 2025

Pfäfflin, No: Summer Hopfenlager by Dovetail Brewery

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I was quite surprised to run into this brew at my local bottle shop. The last time I was there I bought up their remaining stash of Dovetail...

R.I.P. Two icons from my childhood

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Bad news from up north. Ryan Urban, an intrepid editor and reporter for the Barron News-Shield texted me saying that the Stone Lake Pub had ...
22 June, 2025

Grumblings Underground: Doctor Who and the Silurians

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We now move from comics back to television and the debut of the titular creatures. Looking at my bluray set I see that the remaining TV sto...

2YZ + 2XY + 2XZ = flavor: Sea Salt & Vinegar Crinkle Cut potato chips

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I did a double take when I saw these chips at the Willy Street Coop as I'd never seen a genuine potato chip from The Good Crisp Company,...
21 June, 2025

Happy Solstice! (A bit belated)

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The actual moment of solstice for we here in Central Standard Time was last night so I am a bit late. I found this video and was quite surpr...
20 June, 2025

The Roundup: Insect

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We now complete a trifecta of TV comics before moving onto a different medium. Meine Damen und Herren, better living through chemistry. Er, ...

1,900 litres of diesel and 2 lumps, please: The Multi-Mobile

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Whether I go with the DW Reference Guide or The Complete Adventures , my Pertwee season 1 venture is going to be fairly short as there are n...
19 June, 2025

Happy Juneteenth!

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Today is Juneteenth, a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. You can listen to the stories of formerly enslaved people...
18 June, 2025

The mob of 10 year-olds rules: The Arkwood Experiments

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For my previous Doctor Who marathons, I used the chronology at the Doctor Who Reference Guide. Since I had a good thing going, I returned t...

The Battle of Epping Forest: Spearhead From Space

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It's been almost two years since I've done a Doctor Who marathon. I had meant to delve into the Third Doctor's tenure months ag...

A cloudy day before Juneteenth

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We got some rain last night and, when I woke up, it was cloudy but yesterday's heat had been sent packing. I went on a morning trek hopi...
16 June, 2025

Hark, Santa, Hark!

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Robert Eggers is looking to direct an adaptation of A Christmas Carol and is hoping to cast Willem Defoe as Ebenezer Scrooge. Woo boy!
14 June, 2025

Perambulations, June 2025

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Scenes from a trio of recent walks around the neighborhood. I've been trying to get into the habit of taking a walk before I start work ...
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