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July 25, 2006

Interested in the political allegiances of your favourite SF writers?

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Actually, I’d never thought about it. But Snarkout sure has — here’s a synopsis of the classic writers and their political leanings. Don’t worry, they’re also a little crazy too.

My MarineSpace.com

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Forget perverts on MySpace — look out for Marine recruiters!

Is it OK to make kids cry?

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Well, sure, if it’s for art.

July 9, 2006

Alice in pornoland

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Over at my other blog, I’ve posted an article about Alan Moore’s new comic collection, Lost Girls, which is children’s lit meets Penthouse Forum — if the letters in Penthouse Forum were written by Michel Foucault. (RSS feed for the new blog is here.)

July 8, 2006

Forget podcasting

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The latest hot trend is Godcasting. And, uh, bodcasting.

Ulysses — the video

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As a result of very poor decisions as an undergraduate, I wound up having to read James Joyce’s Ulysses three times. Lucky students today can just watch the video (nudity, NSFW).

July 4, 2006

Burned

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A Flickr photoset. 

How to steal a life

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The New York Times interviews an identity thief — and a few of his victims.

Eight ways to kill someone with an iPod nano

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There’s no such thing as an ex-Marine.

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