Category: Links
Unnamed Journal 7 – Available for Free on Joomag.
Edit: Link was displaying messy code. Fixed now. Unnamed Journal, a magazine I have been known to write for, is now in its second year. It’s been available in print from POD houses, Blurb and Lulu, and in digital form on Amazon. For the new year, they’ve switched gears, going to online magazine publisher Joomag.… Read More Unnamed Journal 7 – Available for Free on Joomag.
A Complete Map of Tolkein’s World
The news has taken up space in my brain and I’m working on finishing a short for the 7th issue of Unnamed Journal, but I just had to post this. (h/t Ace of Spades). (Click to enlarge. Do it!) It’s a map of Arda, Tolkein’s world. The Middle Earth you know from The Hobbit and Lord of… Read More A Complete Map of Tolkein’s World
Donuts are Awesome. Meth is Not.
SciBabe makes five arguments why Donuts won’t kill you, but meth totally will. Best part, she knocks down the whole “sugar is addictive” tripe. Sugar is sweet. It tastes good. You can crave it, sure. I’m craving some fruit right now, in no doubt partially because it’s sweet. But it does not trigger your brain… Read More Donuts are Awesome. Meth is Not.
Fake Books on the Subway
This video is funny, but one thing it isn’t is trolling. Or at least, there’s no evidence of it being trolling. Trolling means provoking a negative reaction for your own amusement or rhetorical purposes. Making other people laugh at silly book titles is not trolling. And that’s all the video shows us: other people laughing. I might… Read More Fake Books on the Subway
And Now, Some Throwback Political Dudgeon
Yes, I changed the theme again. I wanted some red. I used to have a Blogger blog devoted solely to politics, Revolutionary Nonsense. It’s been five years since I wrote anything there, but when the primary campaign produces its inevitable disappointment, I occasionally meander over there to see if anything from the time when I pretended I was… Read More And Now, Some Throwback Political Dudgeon
The Universe Doesn’t Care About You
That’s the edited version of this old invitation-to-greatness, which I found a useful tonic this morning: Think a scar (or a tattoo, for that matter) is permanent? It’s not. Your body was literally formed from stardust and will eventually return there. The duration of a scar doesn’t even register on the big time line. In… Read More The Universe Doesn’t Care About You
20 Minutes of Eva Longoria Sewing While Reading the Complete Wikipedia entry on “Sewing”
I don’t know who came up with this idea, or why she agreed to it, or why I find it so soothing. But it’s making the rounds so here you go…
Two Reruns: A Moving Tribute and a Glorious Hilarity
First, in honor of Pat Conroy’s passing, his own eulogy of his father, the Great Santini. The essence of it: We were raised by the men who made the United States of America the safest country on earth in the bloodiest century in all recorded history. Read the Whole Thing. Second, Ace of Spades reposts… Read More Two Reruns: A Moving Tribute and a Glorious Hilarity
Praise be: It’s F-f-f-friday! Linkfest for the Weekend
Casting around the Internets: A pre-med student, asked as part of a class to comment on the Emma Sulkowicz affair, goes into full attack mode. She leaves it all on the field. Relevant quote: If we don’t give colleges the power to put the accused on trial and convict criminals for murder, why do we… Read More Praise be: It’s F-f-f-friday! Linkfest for the Weekend
Content Blues 