Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Book Reviews,  Competitions,  Journalism,  Updates

    Real men do read – they just don't let the sexy, geek goddesses know.

    February 6, 2013 / 12 Comments

    Rob Kennedy, an Australian poet (and male for the purposes of this discussion) asked this question in a blog post recently: Do real men read books?* He had several issues with this question: What the hell constitutes a “real man” anyway? To which I nod my head furiously because yes, what the hell are we discussing when we talk about “real men”? What makes one man more “real” than the next, apart from the fact that maybe he isn’t some intangible figure in your brain…… moving on. The reason he asked the question in the first place was because he had found a lot of American based programs and websites…

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  • Game Reviews,  Projects

    Game review: Machinarium by Amanita Design

    August 7, 2010 / 1 Comment

    The online webzine Specusphere specialises in all things fantasy and sci fi related specifically books, movies and games. My first game review for them was published on Sunday.

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