Scottish Traditions of Halloween: The Extremis Publishing Podcast
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Author Robert Murray drops in for a spirited discussion about the history of Halloween, and the various ways in which Scottish culture - and a certain poet named Robert Burns - helped to shape the modern day customs which surround the season. This podcast is Copyright © Extremis Publishing Ltd., all rights reserved.
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Maren Montalbano in When it is time for me to go (David Lang)
Recorded live at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA February 21, 2016
Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 3) by Thomas A. Christie
In this section: "The Hobbit" by Beam Software for Melbourne House (1982)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.
Love Song (teaser) by How Mean
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Jimmy Fallon Feat. will.i.am - EW!
Jimmy and will.i.am's teenage-girl alter-egos (Sara and mir.i.am) rap about things they think are "Ew!"Download "Ew!" on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/EWListen on iHeartRadio: http://news.iheart.com/articles/natio..."Ew!" Seriously? Look at her butt. Ew! Oh, she looks like a slut. Ew! I’m like “what the what”? Ew! Right? Right? Ew. Ew. Oh, you got to see this. Oh my gross I can't believe it. She’s so basically basic. She’s literally making me sick.
Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 3) by Thomas A. Christie
In this section: "The Hobbit" by Beam Software for Melbourne House (1982)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.
Jimmy Fallon Feat. will.i.am - EW!
Jimmy and will.i.am's teenage-girl alter-egos (Sara and mir.i.am) rap about things they think are "Ew!"Download "Ew!" on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/EWListen on iHeartRadio: http://news.iheart.com/articles/natio..."Ew!" Seriously? Look at her butt. Ew! Oh, she looks like a slut. Ew! I’m like “what the what”? Ew! Right? Right? Ew. Ew. Oh, you got to see this. Oh my gross I can't believe it. She’s so basically basic. She’s literally making me sick.