If anything the 'vinyl revival' (which is probably another For Our Consideration in itself) has accelerated the trend. The number of labels that exist to re-issue vinyl of obscure (and honestly, not that obscure) industrial, cold wave, minimal wave and post-punk is surprisingly high. Though it is kind of cool that…

A small (and very good) Canadian label, Mammoth Cave, just shut down. One of the factors they cite:

Seconded on Wickham's book - I've been working through that very slowly for six months now (as an ebook, because I have enough bricks to lug around) and I really enjoying it. I have nothing more to add to that.

It's possible, though those soliders were presumably not serving in our army, which did not participate.

And here was the original plan.  The bit at the end, where Ronald D. Moore was forced to admit to the actors and writers he had no plans for long-term resolution of a character arc, is very telling of his later efforts.

And that io9 article is right  here.  It almost reads like a satire of grim and gritty reboots (much as 90s comics have become such a rich target for mockery) but it's far too long and serious to be that.  And a recipe for disaster: why do Chricton and Aeryn need 'tragic' pasts?  Why reboot Scorpius as a politician? …

I for one appreciate these vague reaching references to 'Lexx.'  The show was far from perfect, but Season 2 still has a place in my heart, and as a Canadian, it's hard NOT to be a little happy seeing people like Mary Walsh in the show.

And even Cardassia's entry into the Dominion flows very 'naturally' out of preceding events and makes so much internal sense both within the world of DS9 and Dukat's character.  It's very well done, is what I am saying.

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I study (Canadian) penal systems academically, so I'd suggest the Oxford History of the Prison as a really, really good start.  My favourite recent read is Rebecca McLennan's "The Crisis of Imprisonment" which is very readable, detailed and intelligent, though it really only takes the story from 1776 to 1940 in New…