English Russia has some great photographs from a Russian Antarctic base, by Anton Chekalin:
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Antarctic Research Blog #89 – Planet Earth: Ice Worlds
Documentary tv-series: Planet Earth, episode Ice Worlds (U.K. 2006) Planet Earth is a spectacularly produced BBC nature program aiming to cover the entire planet Earth. Episode number six, Ice Worlds, covers the polar regions. Given the general nature of the show, not much of the content is new, but the Continue Reading
Tappaminen on hauskaa
Kirjoitin artikkelin siitä, kuinka hauskaa tappaminen on videopeleissä. Juttu julkaistiin tänään ilmestyneessä Nyt-liitteessä ja löytyy täältä.
Antarctic Research Blog #88 – Under Antarctic Ice
Documentary: Norbert Wu: Under Antarctic Ice (U.S.A. 2001) This is an hour-long documentary following the photographer Norbert Wu as he’s taking pictures for his book, also called Under Antarctic Ice. Content-wise this is a bit vacuous, but the images are perfect and gorgeous. Everything in the documentary is beautiful, from Continue Reading
Waltz With Bashir
Kirjoitin Kumppani-lehteen artikkelin israelilaisen Ari Folmanin elokuvasta Waltz With Bashir. Juttu löytyy täältä.
Antarctic Research Blog #87 – The Lost World of Lake Vostok
Documentary: Jonathan Renouf: The Lost World of Lake Vostok (U.K. 2000) A documentary made for the British Horizon series of programs that began in 1964. Lake Vostok is a vast body of water underneath central Antarctica. It derives its name from the Russian Vostok base built on the ice on Continue Reading
Antarctic Research Blog #86 – Megastructures: South Pole Super Station
Documentary: Megastructures: South Pole Super Station (U.S.A. 2007) This is an episode of the National Geographic Channel documentary series Megastructures, about huge construction projects. This time, the project is the new South Pole station that’ll replace the old geodesic dome. Some of the old explorers would probably have a heart Continue Reading
Roolipelaaja #19 is at the printers!
The nineteenth issue of Roolipelaaja, the roleplaying magazine I edit, is at the printers. It’s my tenth issue, and the first this year.
Antarctic Research Blog #85 – Where Hell Freezes Over
Non-fiction: David A. Kearns: Where Hell Freezes Over (Thomas Dunne Books, 2005) During a U.S. Navy surveying operation in Antarctica soon after the end of WWII, an airplane crashes onto the coast. The survivors wait for two weeks before they’re rescued, all badly wounded except one. It’s a dramatic story, Continue Reading
I am a reference
I recently wrote a small piece about the Christian guitar game Guitar Praise for NYT-liite. While I was googling myself, I discovered that I’d been cited as a source in the Finnish language Wikipedia article about the game. I also discovered that the Wikipedia article about the game was really Continue Reading