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Comments on MetaFilter post Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-Tech BritainMon, 28 Apr 2008 09:55:36 -0800Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:55:36 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain
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<a href="http://www.dan-dare.net/Homepage.htm">Dan</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Dare">Dare</a>, pilot of the future, scourge of the Venusian <a href="http://www.dandare.org/dan/aliens/mekon/mekon.htm">Mekon</a> menace, and <a href="http://arts.guardian.co.uk/art/architecture/story/0,,2276543,00.html">modernist architectural inspiration</a>?post:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:39:53 -0800ArtwarchitecturedandaredaresciencefictionsfscifibritainUKfrankhampsonnormafostercomicsdesignbuildingsmodernismVenusBy: Artw
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I'm actually really enjoying the Garth Ennis written <a href=""">reboot</a> of Dan Dare, though the breezy modernist flair of original becomes a sort of sad nostalfgia.
<small>There were some fears that with Ennis writing it would be all buggery jokes, but, well, <a href=""">Grant Morrisons</a> been there already... (lovely art by <a href=""">Rian Hughes</a>)</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096164Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:55:36 -0800ArtwBy: Joakim Ziegler
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I was about to say that, Garth Ennis anything seems to be the same, but 10 times more violent and with more "OMG the gays".comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096225Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:30:07 -0800Joakim ZieglerBy: Artw
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In another Modern Architecture/pop culture confluence, Auric Goldfinger takes his name from <a href="""> this guy</a>, whos work Fleming despised. Rather ironic really, since <a href=""">Ken Adams</a> ended up giving Bond Villains cool modernist lairs in the movies, one of the things most closely assosiated with Bond.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096233Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:35:22 -0800ArtwBy: EndsOfInvention
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Artw, the links in your comments are all broken. I suspect Mekon interference.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096359Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:42:57 -0800EndsOfInventionBy: Artw
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Nuts.
<a href="http://blog.virgincomics.com/2007/08/27/virgin-comics-brings-back-dan-dare-pilot-of-the-future-with-garth-ennis/">Ennis Dare</a>.
<a href="http://members.aol.com/ch101/morrison/gm_dare.htm">Morrison Dare</a>.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern%C5%91_Goldfinger">Ernő Goldfinger</a>, who Fleming hated.
<a href="http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,791041,00.html">Ken Adams</a>, set designer.
(I suspect cutting and pasting form an app that gets clever with angled quotes is to blame)comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096378Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:53:05 -0800ArtwBy: Artw
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<a href="http://www.paulgravett.com/articles/100_hughes/100_hughes.htm">The art of Rian Hughes</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096380Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:54:24 -0800ArtwBy: Guy_Inamonkeysuit
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That Goldfimger link is priceless.
Regarding Fleming's book: <em>Goldfinger consulted his lawyers when the book was published in 1959 (<strong>which prompted Fleming to threaten to rename the character 'Goldprick'</strong>) but eventually decided not to sue; Fleming's publishers agreed to pay his costs and gave him six free copies of the book. Goldfinger was a serious man and sometimes fired his assistants if they were inappropriately jocular.</em>
Good thing it wasn't Oddjob.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096393Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:59:24 -0800Guy_InamonkeysuitBy: fearfulsymmetry
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Hmmm bigged up in the Dare architecture article The Sainsbury Centre appears to be ... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainsbury_Centre_for_Visual_Arts">a box</a>, a pretty box but not vary daring (sorry).
<a href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/0295/Default.aspx">
The Renault Distribution Centre</a> looks much better... nicely high-tech and comic-bookycomment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096426Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:13:47 -0800fearfulsymmetryBy: autodidact
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"Virgin" comcs.... lol, how unfortunate.comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096486Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:01:57 -0800autodidactBy: alasdair
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Another thing I like about Dan Dare is the post-war faith in the new United Nations and a very liberal, "Brotherhood of Man" positive attitude. At the end of the first story, a demilitarised Earth fights the Mekon with ceremonial troops from all over the world, and all races and colours and creeds, emerging victorious over racist and fascist Treens.
Of course, all the races and colours and creeds are led by a white British officer, but come on, this was the 1950s...comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2096587Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:25:27 -0800alasdairBy: fearfulsymmetry
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld.shtml">Material World podcast</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2100032Thu, 01 May 2008 15:17:52 -0800fearfulsymmetryBy: Artw
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<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19826541.700-histories-heroes-for-hard-times.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=specrt18_pic">When Dan Dared</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2008:site.71210-2103016Sun, 04 May 2008 14:57:40 -0800Artw
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