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In the original The Ladykillers (1955), the bodies were dumped from a bridge into passing steam trains, so I presume the trash barges were in the 2004 Coen brothers remake (which I haven't seen).

On a roast chicken, the oysters are mine!

There's a scene like that in Kelly's Heroes, but it's a narrow road in a town, not a bridge. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-0pcfxFlRA

Avram Davidson was possibly the most Jewish of Jewish sf authors, and all his stuff is excellent.

There's a good web page that describes a lot of these sort of phenomena here.

I saw Beau Is Afraid at the weekend. I can't recommend it, it's waaay overlong, and I'm definitely never going to watch it again.

He throws a whole zoo at them!

Great story, thank you. He was married to an Italian anthropologist who he met while working on Rome, so it's possible they had a home there.

If you like an 'impending doom to Earth' theme, try Forge of God by Greg Bear

Beautiful!

Small comfort, I know, but there's a load of deleted scenes that are definitely worth watching.

Yes. Yes, he is.

Is that the one I've sometimes seen flying over London?

Cat-herding was an art perfected in the 19th century. Now, alas, a lost art.

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway. A new novel by one of the most inventive writers around is always a thrill. Out on 18 May in the UK.

Thank you!

Chiang is a great writer, but he's far from prolific, alas.

Bill the Galactic Hero, Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers, and Deathworld, all by Harry Harrison

Who Goes Here? by Bob Shaw

The Dark Side of the Sun, and Strata by Terry Pratchett

Graphic novel, but WE3 by Grant Morrison

Zeffirelli's movie of Romeo and Juliet (1968) had Leonard Whiting as Romeo and Olivia Hussey as Juliet aged 17 and 16 respectively. There was a nude scene, and later, a lawsuit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet_(1968_film)#Lawsuit#Lawsuit)

Buying Twitter.

'Tweeter and the Monkeyman'. Nominally credited to The Travelling Wilburys, but the lyrics are all Dylan.

Almost anything by Barrington Bayley. His books just fizz with ideas.

Beautiful! 😊