David Brin is well known to science-fiction fans. His Uplift novels are especially loved. Here is a novella set in the same universe. It tells of a female dolphin on the faraway world, Jijo, who must escape from two of her own kind and then penetrate a deeply dangerous ancient secret. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago tags David brin uplift science fiction sci-fi |
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Van Halen was never the same after David left the group. David may be a lot of things, but he is definitely a showman. 3 comments edit related share plime.comBonus: Some great David Lee Roth Quotes Also to stay topical, he was once hit by something thrown from some arse heckler and replied "I know who did that and I'll be sleeping with his girlfriend tonight" picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago |
Some are asking "Why Can't We Have Smarter Right Wingers?". The question bears repeating. Where are the intelligent, consistent right wing conservatives? Instead too many seem to be arguing for argument sake without any agenda other than a negative one. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago 14 comments edit related share politics |
Bathsheba is one of the most beguiling characters in the Bible. Wife, mother, queen, object of royal lust. This tale is timeless. And very relevant to me because she is my namesake. Thanks, Suebe! picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Total Dick-Head's David Gill gives us the following review of Christopher Miller's novel 'A Cardboard Universe: A Guide to the World of Phoebus K. Dank.' Of course, Dank is a simulacra-of-sorts of pulp science fiction pioneer Philip K. Dick. 0 comments edit related share entertainment*props to boingboing* picked by bornbad 5 months ago |
Here’s the humorous David Pogue singing about a world without Apple in a way that only, well, David Pogue could pull off. picked by suebe 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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Most fans of science fiction and comic books just want to enjoy their hobby in peace, or maybe one day don a costume and save the world. But every now and then, a fan turns to the Dark Side instead. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
David Cameron (leader of UK's Conservative Party) has opened his heart publicly for the first time over the sudden death of his son - telling well-wishers the loss of Ivan had left a hole in family life "so big that words can't describe it". 0 comments edit related share plime.comUpdate to this story picked by bingo 9 months ago |
Sir David Attenborough is to present a documentary claiming to have discovered a missing link in human evolution – a monkey-like creature called an adapid. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 6 comments edit related share science |
An independent autopsy on David Carradine's body has concluded the 72-year-old actor did not commit suicide, the Associated Press reports. 4 comments edit related share plime.comDetails as to who is conducting this "independent autopsy" are unclear at the moment, but the New York Daily News on Tuesday reported that famed N.Y. pathologist Michael Baden was on his way to California to perform a private autopsy picked by bingo 6 months ago |
Here is the vocal track only - no music of David singing Runnin' With the Devil, picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share entertainment |
After going to jail for molesting an eighth-grader, David Copeland-Jackson e-mailed a buddy and together, federal authorities said, they came up with a plan that would fool a judge into issuing a $3 million defamation order against Copeland-Jackson's victim. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
What? It's David After Dentist. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago 3 comments edit related share entertainment |
David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest and other best selling books hung himself on Friday. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
David Lynch sounds off on product placement in movies. (see Michael Bay) 0 comments edit related share entertainmentNSFW due to language. picked by Fuff 2 years ago |
What a midsummer night's delight: Paul McCartney reminiscing and performing Wednesday night on the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
The St. Petersburg Times - who we last heard from when publishing a report on scary Scientology leader David Miscavige - are at it again. They're moving forward with more reporting on accounts from Scientology defectors, basically waging war. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 7 comments edit related share politics |
In 1981 David Byrne and Brian Eno collaborated on My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - an album of great import and significance in the history of music. 1 comments edit related share entertainmentOn 18th August a new album from the pair will be released on this website. As of today there is a track available for free download. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago |
In an interview with David Frost broadcast on Aljazeera on 2nd November, Benazir Bhutto asserted that Osama bin Laden had been murdered by Omar Sheikh. Sheikh has been held on other charges since December 2002. Whilst in and of itself proof of nothing, this will surely add grist to the mill of consipiracy theories everywhere. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share politics |
In November 2006, RSPCA officers intervened when they discovered that brothers Derek and David Benton had allowed their chocolate labrador Rusty to reach over 11 stone (70kg) in weight. After being convicted of mistreating the dog in January 2007, Rusty was returned to the Benton brothers on the proviso they follow a strict diet and Rusty be subject to regular checks on his health by the RS... read full post picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
David Sedaris read his "Stadium Pal" story on David Letterman’s show early last year. For those of you who don’t know, David is one of the funniest writers of this generation. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |