Kester Brewin

Author: KB

  • Gravity and Grace (1) ¦ Wild Blue Yonder ¦ Living Between Two Oceans

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    Last night I went with my good friend and doctor of film Gareth Higgins to see Werner Herzog’s latest film ‘The Wild Blue Yonder’. It’s a deeply comic, deeply environmental parable about space travel, aliens, shopping malls, complex math and hyperspace. And quite wonderful for it. Speaking to Gareth afterwards, I mentioned that the path of the…

  • Book | Endorsements

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    I’ve just received a copy of the book from Baker, and I have to say it looks great – thanks to everyone who’s worked so hard to get it to the shelves! I’m also very thankful for the great endorsements that the book carries – thank you all so much! I liked them so much…

  • Blog Tinkering…

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    Excuse a few design experiments and general untidiness for a few days… just having a spring clean before the book hits the shelves in a few days 😉

  • Second Life | Second Incarnation?

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    I was curious. I had to have a look. So ‘KFrank Repine’ entered the Second Life universe and judderingly wandered around trying to make some sense of it all. I couldn’t. So I walked into the sea and logged off. Have I drowned now? Part of me simply wants to mock this whole world, but…

  • Manchester Cathedral vs.Sony

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    Sony have released a bloody violent game including scenes inside and around Manchester Cathedral. And, quite rightly, Manchester Cathedral are not amused. All strength to them battling against Sony. It’s not entertainment. It’s very poor taste. So do the right thing Sony. And soon. Technorati: Manchester | Cathedral | Sony

  • Berners-Lee Wrong on Web 2.0?

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    Will Samson has an interesting quote from Tim Berners-Lee revealing his thoughts on ‘Web 2.0’: “If Web 2.0 for you is blogs and wikis, then that is people to people. But that was what the Web was supposed to be all along.” I’m not a big fan of the phrase ‘Web 2.0’ either. But I…