Has everyone seen this? They’re not paying tons, but I like the concept — an anthology of speculative fiction about fungi. As a SF-writing homebrewer, you just know I’ve written something up for that….
Read more →This may well be right, though I think in the 14th century I’d be a blind, dead, once-asthmatic peasant. Most people were peasants, and I’m well aware of the kinds of health care that wasn’t available then… still, this amuses me: Your Score: The Monk You scored 18% Cardinal, 61% Monk, 41% Lady, and...
Read more →Via the flea king, a funky video on the inner lives of cells. (Though I’d love to see an annotated version.) And via Ellen Datlow, very cool book art. (I like it, anyway. Lime’s not impressed.)
Read more →I want a pissu. Huh? Go read this story by my classmate Tina. And while you’re at it, go read my classmate Ben’s sister Stephanie Burgis’s story, Crow.
Read more →You know, I just wrote a story eerily lime like this… but with zombification, instead of proper rescusciation: Docs Change the Way They Think About Death Via Fragment of the Day
Read more →Uncle Ben, CEO? A slideshow of racist advertising Alexis linked to.
Read more →In this fascinating piece titled Pearls Before Breakfast is discussed an experiment conducted by the Washington post regarding how people perceive music in public spaces. What happens when one of the best classical musicians in America puts on a baseball cap and goes busking in Washington, D.C.? The article raises some really interesting questions...
Read more →A lady was in the building the other day, and one of the Housing guys was showing her around, apparently to give her a choice of rooms. He actually opened my door to let her look around, and then realized we’ve occupied this room, and then hurriedly apologized — to her, not to us...
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