Shocking! News! Update!
Earlier today it was revealed that someone at Google actually Googled "independent bookstore", realized that independent bookstores aren't all run by 27-year-old billionaires, and immediately pulled...
View ArticleSome things really do Require Only Hate
Two posts today with a similar theme came to my attention. One by Ferrett Steinmetz suggests that antipathy toward Twilight and Justin Bieber is due to deep-rooted misogyny. The other, by Jason...
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Jeff, Who Lives At Home
Just came back from Jeff, Who Lives At Home, which is a movie done in the independent mode. It's not really indie, of course—Paramount! But Susan Sarandon is in it, so its true provenance is obvious....
View ArticleAnd now, the greatest use of sarcasm quotes of all time
As appraisers many of us have come across Thomas Kinkade "paintings" and "art".PS: He's dead.
View ArticleBakker finally gets someone to Answer!! TEH! QUESTIONS!!!!
R. Scott Bakker got his rolling Someone Called Me Names And I Must Whine Tour (some context) bounced off Scalzi's blog and whined that nobody was dealing with any of his questions. Of course, I had...
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Really, this is what annoys you about me?
In other news, I got an odd IM from a stranger this morning complaining about my tweets regarding Thomas Kinkade. Apparently, I've never seen any "true Christian art" and thus don't know why it's good....
View ArticleLet us put an end to Geek Pride
Let us put an end to Geek Pride. It is time to be done with it. Computers may run the world and start-ups for apps may have zillion dollar market caps, but your Buffy DVD collection, your old and...
View ArticleIf you've read this journal for any length of time, you already know this
I am a liar and/or insane.
View ArticleThe Cabin In The Woods
So the big twist in The Cabin in the Woods is that it's really more of a cottage! Several rooms, you know.I'm sure plenty of people will say that Cabin is basically Scream meets The Hunger Games, but...
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Monday quick notes
"Let Us Be Done With Geek Pride" is at 360 comments; enough that some comments are being spammed out despite not even looking all that spammy. If your comment doesn't appear immediately, don't sweat...
View ArticleQuote of the Day
'Art-student?'inquired Arthur, with the scornful tone he used when referring to those whose walk in life was not so practical as his own.—from The Magician, M. Somerset Maugham.
View ArticleIs it Rapetoberfest again already?
Good ol' whatsername at Requires Only Hate actually tries to read more R. Scott Bakker, fails to orgasm.Shorter, for those who don't like to click: It’s bad. It’s really bad. It’s so bad that a rape...
View ArticleThursday quick links
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk has been e-shipped early via Kindle. The paper book is not yet available, and the NOOK version is still pre-order only, but there's the Kindle, just the same. Amazon loses...
View ArticleThe Catcher in the Rye, by Richard Prince
Over at Harriet, there's a neat essay by Kenneth Goldsmith about Richard Prince who has appropriated The Catcher in the Rye in a limited edition that apes the first Salinger edition. The only easily...
View ArticleJiro Dreams of Sushi
Photos of food are much like dances about buildings—there's always something missing. Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a documentary about Jiro Ono, whose ten-seat sushi restaurant has three Michelin stars—one...
View ArticleMonday Quick Links
The Shirley Jackson Award nominees have been announced, and there are some surprises (Miskowski, Biancotti). In a membership or popular vote award, I'd think, "Aha, someone gifted in the art of kissing...
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Speaking of ebooks
I always said that covers are much less important for ebooks, but really, Harper Collins:Was the intern so busy changing the toilet paper rolls on the third floor that nobody could do a better job than...
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Arbeitskraft Inside
Kazzie and The Mammoth Book of Steampunk.Not so big now, are ya Steampunk?
View ArticleRefusing a "fun guy" pun
Innsmouth Free Press has released the table of contents for their anthology Fungi. They're increasingly publishing work by fairly prominent writers, which just goes to show you what a micropress can do...
View ArticleSome of us aspire to be mid-level
PopCap is hiring. The video game company is looking for a mid-level creative writer. This is defined elsewhere in the ad as someone with "2-4 years professional creative writing experience." Honestly,...
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