Articles by Lesley Smith
Winifred Hope ‘Freda’ Smith (nee Paxton)
15/2/1921 – 14/8/2010
People live and people die, it’s one of the facts of life. Mortality is not something we like to dwell on or even face but it’s something we …
BioShock remains one of my favourite videogames ever (closely followed by WoW, the Fable series and Okami) so I was so pleased to hear the next installment of the series is headed our way. Rapture …
Wow, it’s been ages since I updated. Bad, bad Lesley.
So what have I been up to since February, which is apparently when I last posted in this section. Well I’ve:
Been to Japan and survived, even …
Yes it’s a video special! I just got my hands on the special Collector’s Edition of StarCraft II (much thanks to Blizzard!) so I figured it would be nice to do an unboxing. Of course, …
Feed by Mira Grant is published in paperback by Orbit books and is out now, priced £7.99.
The unabridged audiobook is available on both Audible UK and Audible US costing £19.19 and $25.49, respectively. Narrated Paula …
Portal is one of those games I love and hate with equal measure. I love the simplicity of the premise, the psycho robot … but hate the way the fiendish puzzles make my head hurt. …
This post is basically a test of dual proportions, there’s the video feed above for sighted folks and audio below for fellow VIPs (and any regular AudioBoo listeners). Let’s see how this goes shall we?
Yes, I have a plan, it’s not as devious as that of the Cylons but listen to the AudioBoo below to hear more. Basically, I’ve decided it’s time to take a more multimedia approach to …
When I first reviewed 2012 way back in November, I described it simply as ‘apocalypse porn’ (the definition being two and a half hours of destruction, death and really awesome special effects that see the …
Julie & Julia is one of those quirky little films which mixes real life and a touch of fiction. The story itself is actually a blending of two: the life of the late cooking maestro …
These days strategy guides go hand-in-hand with all the big releases. Even better, many have special limited edition versions which aren’t just about getting from start to finish. These volumes are about the artwork, about …
This is so seriously cool. So cool, in fact, that I missed it last night. What kind of sci fi fan am I? Yeah I know … anyway I was initially sceptical about Matt Smith …
So the snow has, fingers crossed, finally gone. Brrrrrr. Sadly it’s still cold and as a result I’ve been subsisting on tea, onigiri and beans on toast … and ramen. Yes I have the world’s …
I vaguely remember thinking ‘meh’ when Studio Ghibli’s latest film project, Karigurashi no Arrietty, was announced late last year. It is, essentially, a retelling of The Borrowers but set in Japan and is due to …
So I’m off to Japan in less than two months. Huzzah, argh etc. As a result I wanted to get some more business cards done and the lovely Craig of Project Studios, who did my …
There’s less than a week till BioShock 2 finally hits and I can’t wait. I’ve been excitedly following the game since it was announced and really, really want to get my hands on the shiny …
Now it’s well known that I am not a fan of first person shooters, thanks to one sorta-working eye. BioShock, however, is the one game that I made an exception for. I first played it …
Of all the sci fi series canceled in 2009, T:SCC was the one I was really hoping would survive, especially with the killer twist in the final episode. It was ripe for renewal but sadly …
I’m quite a fan of CG animated movies and while Pixar remain the masters of the genre, they’re not the only ones creating awesome movies like Bolt and the cliché-ridden Monsters Versus Humans. Cloudy with …
So I’m full of the lurgy and made a point of going to bed early last night. Some time around 2:30am I heard a banging coming from downstairs. Ceri has been known to headbutt the …
Thanks to a year-long hiatus mid-season, season five of the surgical drama Nip/Tuck has been a while coming. McNamara/Troy has moved to trendy LA but their appointment book is empty and they are unknowns in …
It seems odd to start with a conclusion to a review but, simply put, The Writer’s Tale, is both the book for Doctor Who fans who want to know the hows and why but it’s …
I’m a huge fan of Being Human and the BBC kindly sent a previews disc of episode one my way and the disc arrived earlier this week! The series continues the story of George, Mitchell …
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Snow snow snow snow snow. It’s everywhere and just keeps on falling! We’ve had over three weeks of it now and it’s getting to the point where enough is enough. Still, it is pretty. There’s …
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It only feels like yesterday that VIZ announced its plans to release an a la carte menu of the finest chapters from the Japanese foodie manga Oishinbo. Each volume has …
The BBC has ever so helpfully overhauled its Doctor Who website, just in time for the regeneration of the Doctor. They’ve also included a really stylish looking sneak peak of series five – which is …
Excuse the profanity but WHAT THE FRAK?????
Seriously??!!! OH MY VARIOUS GODS!!!!
Usual amount of spoilers after the jump. I think I need to put my head between my knees for a minute.
This is how I’m spending my new year, with my girls (Mama Isis is on the left and Ceri on the right). New Year is always a sedate affair for me and this year is …
District 9 is a fascinating film, not just because of the way it was made but also because it takes a realistic approach. It also tries to break away from that tried, tested and tired …
