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The Blair Witch Panel — I think this tops the TorCon 3 panel during which Erin whispered to me, "I will chew my leg off if we don't leave now." The internet being what it is, the song is now on YouTube. … [Read more...] about The Blair Witch Panel

'Twilight' Author Accused Of Plagiarism — bitch, please. If your book is as bad as Breaking Dawn, don't admit to it in public, OK? … [Read more...] about ‘Twilight’ Author Accused Of Plagiarism

This is why Science Fiction can't have nice things … [Read more...] about This is why Science Fiction can’t have nice things

"Why do we need health-care reform? Everything is just fine the way it is." (via DF) … [Read more...] about “Why do we need health-care reform? Everything is just fine the way it is.”

Someone noticed that the cover of Justine's new book doesn't match the story. Oh, Bloomsbury. (ETA: Justine responds with a great entry on how disappointing this cover is, and how little control authors have over the marketing of their work.) … [Read more...] about Whitewashed

Boobtastic magazine covers do not exist in a vacuum — commenter Gwen posts the most thoughtful, comprehensive response to the Realms of Fantasy cover controversy (scroll up, if you missed it) that I've yet seen. Also worth reading is Jim Hines's post, especially Cat … [Read more...] about Boobtastic magazine covers do not exist in a vacuum

The Breaking of the Vessels — in which Cat Valente is awesome. "But despite its absurdity, this is a myth about writers that persists, over thousands of years. That metaphor for what it feels like when the writing is going well has been turned into what a lot of … [Read more...] about The Breaking of the Vessels

How I lost my health insurance at the hairstylist's … [Read more...] about How I lost my health insurance at the hairstylist’s

New college-educated NY street food vendors are doing Sharks vs. Jets with the old hot dog guys. "The owners of Street Sweets both left six-figure jobs to build their business, and the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is driven by Doug Quint, a doctoral candidate in bassoon performance at … [Read more...] about Free-market food fight

Why does Flash hog memory and crash your browser a lot? Because Adobe doesn't care, and thinks you should be using a Flash blocker in browsers other than IE, although admittedly it "Will still crash, but slower cycle." I have to agree with Mr. Welch: "Where the FUCK does Adobe … [Read more...] about “Try a Flash blocker.”