Some new fic to push—Mara Greengrass has written a new Batman story that is just lovely.  The focus is on a young Dick Grayson, training to be Robin, and the best description of what this tale is about can be found in a scrap of dialogue:  “Engineering is … [Read more...]

I love Madeleine L’Engle’s books.  What an amazing lady.  If you’d like to read an interesting interview with her, check this out: http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jun2000/feature1.asp And here’s part of a speech she made, in reference … [Read more...]

Television and radio broadcasters say they have little choice but to practice a form of self-censorship, swinging the pendulum of what they consider acceptable in the direction of extreme caution. A series of recent decisions by the F.C.C., as well as bills passed in Congress, … [Read more...]

A friend forwarded this to me, and while I’m sure it was meant to be funny, it actually kind of gave me the creeps.  Because can’t some of you see this happening—or at least part of it taking place?  *** Subject: FW: ORDERING PIZZA IN 2008 (in the … [Read more...]

Some interesting articles (well, interesting to me, at least): So what do you do if you don’t want to pay New York City rents anymore?  Buy an RV and park it on the street!  I dig this idea, though not having running water would be rough.  Oh, and having to … [Read more...]

Celebrating the joy that is Smallville.  I have become an obsessed freak.  At Midnight, in the Month of June by Hope is a delightful, wonderfully sweet story that manages to seduce the reader into falling in love with Clark and Lex’s very comfortable friendship. … [Read more...]

“Extraordinary things are emerging from preclassic sites,” he said. “They are simply mind-boggling.” Yes, that’s right, folks.  Newly discovered Mayan artifacts have struck again! ( http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/05/science/05maya.html ) And … [Read more...]

It’s baaack!  This time it’s ‘The Shining’—the 30 second version, with bunnies.  Freaky, man. http://www.angryalien.com/0504/shiningbunnies.html ----- … [Read more...]

Another fascinating article from the NY Times.  Hedy Lamarr: actress, great beauty...and inventor of WWII weaponry?  Seriously, I had no idea.  Hedy Lamarr helped invent technology that later became the basis of the wireless internet and cellphones.  The mind … [Read more...]

There’s an article ( http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/weekinreview/02alex.html ) on the NY Times website that’s fascinating, and just a little disturbing.  It discusses a trend that I’ve been aware for quite some time, but one that I was never able to … [Read more...]