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Madness?! This! Is! Worldcon! [part 1 of 2]
This is the first half of my Worldcon wrap-up post where I inevitably forget to mention some person or event that I really intended to write about. The fact that I'm pretty wiped out from not getting nearly enough sleep isn't going to help any with that ( Read more... ) -
Photos from the last KGB Fantastic Fiction
In case the next KGB Fantastic Fiction reading happens before I actually get around to posting about the last one, here are a couple of photos from that evening:
Mary Robinette Kowal & her dinosaur:
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Readercon
This weekend (meaning Fri-Sun) I'll be at Readercon 20. I'll be doing the usual attending of panels and readings, and, of course, hanging around the bar. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there!
Tomorrow evening I'll be at a Vienna Teng concert.
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Upcoming Vienna Teng CT/NY area shows
From viennateng.com:
19 Jun 09 (Fri) 7:30 pm Housing Works Bookstore Café in New York NY
Solo show. With Diane Birch. Part of the Live From Home benefit concert series for Housing Works, Inc.
http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/live-from-home-with-vienna-teng1/
9 Jul 09 (Thu) 8:00 pm Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT
Solo show. With Seth Adam.
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Torture
There are two choices, President Obama. Prosecute them or be complicit in their crimes.
Do your part. Ask Attorney General Holder to appoint a special prosecutor by signing these petitions [ACLU -- FDL] and write to your Senator, your Congressman, and President Obama.
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Goodbye Furl, hello Delicious
Originally published at Wake Up. Please leave any comments there.
The death of Furl.com, which is what I’d been using to provide the headlines that sit at the top of the left column, has finally motivated me to switch to something else. The headlines are now coming via my bookmarks at Delicious.com, with the added benefit of clippings when you ( Read more... ) -
Change you can believe in
Originally published at Wake Up. You can comment here or there.
It’s been a stellar week for Obama on the economic front.
Start with his decision to tap Senator Judd Gregg as his new Secretary of Commerce, a guy who voted to abolish the Commerce Department back when Clinton was President.
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The post-partisan era
Originally published at Wake Up. You can comment here or there.
What happens when you make concessions to the Republicans so you can have “bipartisan” support for the stimulus bill? This:
The stimulus package just passed the House, with the billions in corporate tax cuts, without the money to re-sod the National Mall, without the money for family ( Read more... ) -
Cinematic Titanic (aka MST3K) on tour!
The Cinematic Titanic gang (the original cast of MST3K) are doing their thing live!
http://cinematictitanic.com/wpmu/121/UPCOMING SHOWS ( Read more... )