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“A close-up image of the surface of a soap bubble<\/a>. The image reveals ‘lipid islands’ of soap floating on a very thin film of water. The film on which the soap floats is so thin that it does not interfere with the light hitting it, therefore allowing the light to pass through. This creates an appearance of a black abyss. Magnification x250.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Coming soon from Strange Attractor Press: Everything Keeps Dissolving, Conversations with Coil<\/em><\/a> edited by Nick Soulsby. I helped out a little with this one so I’m looking forward to seeing it. And since the cult fervour around the group remains undiminished, anyone interested in buying a copy is advised to do so sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There are over 90 stories in The Complete Short Stories of JG Ballard<\/em> (quantities vary according to edition) but few of them have been adapted into other media. The Drowned Giant<\/em><\/a> is an exception, an animated short directed by Tim Miller.<\/p>\n

\u2022 “You could spend your life exploring its dream logic without arriving at a definitive destination.” Anne Billson<\/a> on the mysteries of Lucile Had\u017eihalilovi\u0107’s Earwig<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Meta-mix of the week: links to yearly mixes of favourite ambient releases by A Strangely Isolated Place<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 At Spoon & Tamago: Matchstick cookies keep the flame of tradition alive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 At Dennis Cooper’s: George A. Romero<\/a> Day.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Felicia Atkinson\u2019s favourite music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 RIP Wolfgang Petersen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Das Boot: Titel<\/em><\/a> (1981) by Klaus Doldinger | Martin<\/em><\/a> (1983) by Soft Cell | Everything Keeps Dissolving<\/em><\/a> (2000) by Coil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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