science fiction
The End of Magazines. . .
Following upon my post about the oft-predicted demise of the printed book, and my opinion that it ain’t going to happen any time soon, I come across a blog post by Warren Ellis (via SF Signal) about the tumbling circulation Read more…
fantasy
Ok, I Think Everyone Needs to Get a Grip
What the hell is going on here? J. K. Rowling makes an aside about the backstory of one of her characters– something that’s not mentioned, or even evident in the text of the book– and people start freaking out. Right Read more…
fantasy
J. K. Rowling Throws the Slashfic Writers a Bone
Well J. K. Rowling has confirmed that Dumbledore was gay, and you know something is very strange when the sexual preference of a fictional character is a major story on CNN. I’m just saying. . . I just hope things Read more…
intellectual property
The Great Internet Echo Chamber
Well, predictably, there’s a thread on Whateveresque (not to be confused with Whatever) that delves into the Doctrow/Le Guin mess in all its retarded glory, and does so in flametastic eloquence I couldn’t even begin to match. . .
intellectual property
Disney Explains Fair Use & Copyright
Haven’t posted a clip here in a while. Here’s one I found via the SFWA blog. (Irony again.) Here we have Walt Disney characters explaining the concept of fair use and copyright. Made by professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University. Read more…
about the blog
If it ain’t broke, fix it anyway. . .
Just a note that the blog will be undergoing sporadic, unannounced, and random formating changes as I play around with the layout.
intellectual property
Well, this is ironic. . .
Sometimes you come across news that so twisted in recursive levels of self-parody that you cannot even express an opinion on it, you just have to sit back and say, “gee that’s f__ked up.” Case in point, this series of Read more…
pet pictures
Insert the obvious pun here
And now presenting cats, and a bag.Please make up your own joke.
rants
The End of Books?
According to The Guardian, ye olde brick-and-mortar bookstore is not long for this world. According to a survey at the Frankfurt Book fair [from SF Signal]: Almost a quarter of the 1,324 industry professionals who took part in the survey Read more…