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‘The Magicians’ Update!

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The folks over at Syfy have greenlit a pilot based on ‘The Magicians’ by Lev Grossman. If you’ve forgotten, we talked about that book back on Episode 26. This could be pretty cool! The author had this to say about the news: On Wednesday night I got a call from my producer and the two geniuses who’ve been working on the pilot script for the Magicians TV show since literally last August. They were standing around a speakerphone yelling. Word had come down: Syfy greenlit us. They’re making the pilot. This is a big break for me. I’ve been talking to people … Continue reading →

Episode 26 – Some Magicians make Orphans Translate Things.

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http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS26.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSSpecial Guest @TonySolo joins us to share some Orphan Black love, Kelly tells us about a cool language app called Word Lens, and Mel has another book called The Magicians.  Kelly’s Recommendation: App: Word Lens by QuestVisual A translation app available for Android, iOS, and Google Glass It uses the camera on your phone and swaps out the foreign text on signs for English (or your language of choice) in REAL TIME. Word Lens has recently been acquired by Google for use … Continue reading →