Contacting Mary Anne (updated)
Mary Anne's domain name is in the process of being renewed. In the mean time, mail to her will bounce,...
Gazebo
As I drifted slowly into semi-consciousness this morning, I had a sudden thought: could it possibly be the case that...
Maid in Manhattan
Ever wondered what happened to John Hughes, the writer of teen comedies in the '80s? (He was in his mid-30s...
Workshops
Mary Anne has posted info about this year's Strange Horizons writing workshops. They're both one-weekend intermediate-level workshops; one in Oregon...
Zorb
Was looking at New Zealand tourism sites last night and came across the Zorb site. Put a person-sized transparent plastic...
Strangenesses
I know I'm posting a lot today, but this just occurred to me and I thought it was worth mentioning,...
Fantagraphics in financial trouble
Saw this on boingboing the other day: Fantagraphics, publisher of many fine comic books, is facing severe financial problems, and...
MS vs AOL
Sarah L. points to an interesting BBC article about the Microsoft/AOL settlement. It notes, for example, that the $750M that...
Comma police
Okay, this is becoming a trend, and it's got to stop. Everywhere I've looked in the past week or so,...
Ideomancer meets Jay Lake
Talented and prolific author/editor/reviewer Jay Lake is the Featured Author of the new issue of Ideomancer, and editor Mikal Trimm's...
Constitutions and Musharraf
Vardibidian points to a fascinating New York Times article on creating constitutions. Good stuff. Taken with my previous entry, that...
Benign
Was talking with Kam the other day about how effective benign dictatorships can be, and how much people like 'em....