That manor keeps bothering me as well, although I was more startled by the fact that the final fight scene with China White appeared to be taking place in the Temple of the Five (or at least a location that was remarkably similar looking).

That manor keeps bothering me as well, although I was more startled by the fact that the final fight scene with China White appeared to be taking place in the Temple of the Five (or at least a location that was remarkably similar looking).

I always forget how cynical and blackly comic Dahl's adult stories are, but whenever I have the chance to look through by big onmnibus of his short stories I always walk away amazed.

I always forget how cynical and blackly comic Dahl's adult stories are, but whenever I have the chance to look through by big onmnibus of his short stories I always walk away amazed.

I remember reading Battlefield Earth and Mission Earth (all ten, there was a blurb on the back of all of them saying that they had to invent a new word "dekalogy" to describe the magnificence of Hubbard's achievement!) back when I was about 12 (late 90s).  If you really want the full dose of Hubbard crazy, mission…

I remember reading Battlefield Earth and Mission Earth (all ten, there was a blurb on the back of all of them saying that they had to invent a new word "dekalogy" to describe the magnificence of Hubbard's achievement!) back when I was about 12 (late 90s).  If you really want the full dose of Hubbard crazy, mission…

There was a link to a food blog (the Blind Cook) she does as a part of that BBC article.

There was a link to a food blog (the Blind Cook) she does as a part of that BBC article.

@avclub-16db446cafb1ffb1466e71eaf97a4f49:disqus  I'm not sure why the monetary stuff did not attract my attention.  I think it was just that I have had to lecture to undergraduates on 17th century Spanish silver, inflation, and early modern monetary policy so often that it sort of seemed like old hat. 

@avclub-16db446cafb1ffb1466e71eaf97a4f49:disqus  I'm not sure why the monetary stuff did not attract my attention.  I think it was just that I have had to lecture to undergraduates on 17th century Spanish silver, inflation, and early modern monetary policy so often that it sort of seemed like old hat. 

Hey! I'm also working through the Baroque Cycle this summer.  I managed to finish The Confusion this weekend and need to pick up The System of the World this weekend.

Hey! I'm also working through the Baroque Cycle this summer.  I managed to finish The Confusion this weekend and need to pick up The System of the World this weekend.

Well, the whole thing is a satire of the excesses of cyberpunk (as far as I recall); besides, Hiro is a crappy samurai outside of the Metaverse.

Well, the whole thing is a satire of the excesses of cyberpunk (as far as I recall); besides, Hiro is a crappy samurai outside of the Metaverse.

That's cold, I could even say that you're as cold as ice.

That's cold, I could even say that you're as cold as ice.

-agreed

-agreed

I have wondered about the recipe bit myself…do they get to use cookbooks of some kind?  They never show them looking anything up, but when you are baking a souffle or something of that nature I'm guessing that, even if you know the basic ingredients, you would like to have a handy list of measurements, since, really,…

I have wondered about the recipe bit myself…do they get to use cookbooks of some kind?  They never show them looking anything up, but when you are baking a souffle or something of that nature I'm guessing that, even if you know the basic ingredients, you would like to have a handy list of measurements, since, really,…