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It'd be interesting to read the book and then watch the film. I haven't seen it, but I understand that Ron Howard sentimentalised everything to an unbelievable degree. No mention of Nash's violent outbursts, woman-beating, nor even his bi-curious experimentation. No, no, that'd never do if...

Rubber masks and CGI GG's costume does differ a lot from the original garb. But if you look at the traditional 1960s/70s look of the character, it's not surprising Raimi & Co changed the style. Just isn't modern or slick enough. Not seen the flick yet, but in comics circles it's being...

Actually, he might well be on the up-and-up, bebe. To "big up": To speak favourably of; to praise effusively. e.g. "The studio executive gave a press conference to big up his new star signing." It is quite a new expression but very much in use now. Tobytook

Absolutely right. Find a thread that interests you (there are loads, and the diversity of subject is pretty... well, diverse) - or start a new one yourself. Then let the river run, as it were. It's that simple. (And welcome to you, by the way.) Tobytook

All good things... Insane linesmen and X-Files-intensity conspiracy theories aside, I'd say this has been a cracking World Cup, and also a cracking good Book Forum chat. Good luck to Germany, Hol. This time tomorrow, you and a few million others might well be quite happy chappies. Either...

Fifteen days later Asked and answered, I believe. :( Tobytook

Well, nobody could say that the game was rigged, could they? In fact, the offside given against Korea in the closing minutes turned out to be mistaken. Karmic justice, perhaps? (By the way, they’re not third yet. The playoff for 3rd/4th is on Saturday.) To give a bit more room to the...

Er, I attacked you? What, you mean the Great White thing? Right, sorry, I was just emphasising the little fish/big fish metaphor. You know – POD is your subject, your area: your pond, as it were. You’re closely involved in publishing, you know a lot more about it than me – especially in...

Umberto Eco There you go, that's a tricky one out of the way. Tobytook

Yes, bang on. Most people don't spot that at first. Right again. I think you'd be hard pressed to find many book buyers who yet know what POD means. Clearly many good things for everyone. However, if I look at the proposal sightly differently, I see a few concerns: 1) Isn't it...

No, I can't say that I've ever thought about books in 'seasonal' terms. It's an interesting idea. After all, there are books that are easily associatable (is that a word?) with annual events like Christmas. Why not with the four seasons, too? I do keep a record of books that I want to buy...

Through on penalties Well, how good was that, eh? Tobytook

Well, it is, isn't it? What's wrong with that? It's a direct quote from the text. (And with that, we're once again firmly OT.) Tobytook

As if by magic, noted writer/artist Will Eisner (pioneering creator of The Spirit and the father, it's safe to say, of the American graphic novel) lends credibility to my theory in his introduction to To The Heart Of The Storm (Kitchen Sink Press, 1991): "I grew up in the safety of America...

We wuz robbed! Well, no, we weren't really, were we? Comprehensively outplayed, despite early inspiration from Owen and a bonkers Mexican referee who seemed to be on our side. (What was that red card all about?!) And I don't care what anyone says about team responsibility - Seaman should...

The books that we are exposed to as kids have a great effect on how we perceive writing – especially fiction – as adults; our tastes, our fancies, our little quirks. If our interest is not piqued at an early age, it’s very possible that we will never read for pleasure. Obviously, the people...

Another new member - and we are remiss in saying Hello. So, hello. Your cp reads a bit like mine would if I'd written it. Well... apart from the age, and the location, and the job. (Basically, it's very different, isn't it? I do work out like it's going out of fashion, though.)...

Hello, obarz. POD sounds like a good way for small publishers to work. I suppose the process gets done in-house, generally? Prima facie, it seems a more economically sound method than bulk publishing. I suppose big printing firms don't like it for just those reasons. I've done a bit of...

Hands across the world Yep, that was a cracking match, and a corking victory for the co-hosts. (They really went for it, didn't they?) Definitely the most exciting match of the whole thing - so far. One of the reasons I like the World Cup (not being much of a football fan, otherwise) is...

"The Softback Review found innocent" Could be, but they weren't the people I got that stuff from - not unless they also do regular bookshop paperbacks as well as TPs. (TPs are the same size/paper as hardbacks, just with soft covers, right? They're like publisher proofs, in way. Or am I...