Author Archives: Kinders

About Kinders

Amateur comic strip artist, photographer and musician; wannabe author and film director; actual web 2.0 nerd and social butterfly. I've been visiting Bridge to the Stars and its forum, the Republic of Heaven, on and off since 2003, when I began making a short documentary about the His Dark Materials trilogy.
David Fickling hopes to relaunch DFC
Posted on April 13, 2009 by Kinders

This is Oxfordshire reports that David Fickling is hoping to relaunch children’s comic The DFC, which launched in March 2008 and reached issue 43 before it was forced to close earlier this year. Fickling said, “I have been contacted by … Continue reading →



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Philip Pullman at the Oxford Literary Festival
Posted on March 17, 2009 by Kinders

Several events at this year’s Times Oxford Literary Festival will feature or reference Philip Pullman: The Lyra’s Oxford walk, on April 1st at 2pm, is “a walk of under two miles, broadly based on Oxford author Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights … Continue reading →



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Philip Pullman talks about “A Bar at the Folies-Bergère”
Posted on February 23, 2009 by Kinders

In the first of a series of six talks by celebrated authors on their favourite paintings at London’s Courtauld Gallery, Philip Pullman considers Manet’s ambiguous masterpiece, “A Bar at the Folies-Bergère”. Watch the video courtesy of The Guardian. Thanks to … Continue reading →



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Philip Pullman in Conversation at the Oxford Playhouse
Posted on February 23, 2009 by Kinders

Philip Pullman will be at the Oxford Playhouse on April 24th for a discussion of His Dark Materials as part of the Playhouse’s 70th anniversary celebrations. He will talk about “the genesis of an alternate Oxford” and “his impressions of … Continue reading →



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Pullman chosen for an honorary degree by University of Oxford
Posted on February 9, 2009 by Kinders

This is Oxfordshire reports that Philip Pullman has been chosen for an honorary degree by his Alma Mater, the University of Oxford. “Two years ago,” he said, “I was given the Freedom of the City, so now I have been … Continue reading →



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