Interesting Links for 16-5-2011

[andrewducker]

• How the "Game of Thrones" opening title sequence is made.
  (tags: design gameofthrones tv animation)
• 'Master switch' gene for obesity and diabetes discovered
  (tags: diabetes obesity health genetics)
• Neil Gaiman writes about being infected by Dr Who - in 2003.
  (tags: doctorwho neilgaiman)
• Woman sues ex-boyfriend for lying around on the sofa playing PS3, and failing to marry her. Plus the cost of counselling.
  (tags: usa law wtf)
• 10 Charts About Sex
  (tags: relationships sex statistics okcupid)
• Mapping UK political parties onto the political compass
  (tags: uk politics visualization)
• Zurich votes no to ban on assisted suicide, and "suicide tourism". Huzzah for common sense.
  (tags: suicide death switzerland referendum)
• UK drugs laws not fit for purpose.
  (tags: drugs law uk)
• A story that will ring true for any parent who has tried to get their child to go to sleep.
  (tags: sleep children funny)

Comments

[andrewducker]

If you're a Gaiman junkie then I recommend his episode. You don't really need to know anything to enjoy it standalone.

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

As a "proper Gaiman junkie", you might be interested in this that I spotted on eBay the other day:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150602272508&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

This must be some of his earliest professionally published writing.


One connection between the Marquis and Doctor Who - Paterson Joseph was the early favourite to take over from David Tennant.

[andrewducker]

Gah! The collector in me was tempted by that, before I managed to reign that part of me back in again.