The owner of King Richard’s Faire has finally slit her own throat: she’s let Richard Weber walk away and in one blow has lost not only her longest-standing cast member but her wardrobe master as well. I have a great deal of fondness for the rest of the cast, don’t get me wrong, but for [...]
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Creepy-Cool
It seems that NASA knows about the crack in the universe that’s been recurring in recent Doctor Who episodes.
Uncanny X-Men #524
Yup. The funeral issue was even harder to take. It was, predictably enough, Wolverine that put me over the edge.
X-Force #26
Yes, in fact, during a time in my life when my blog posts are few and far between, I’m blogging about one issue of one comic book. It’s kind of had an impact on me. This will be spoilery, so the rest is behind the cut.
Hey, Look!
It’s Rick Weber (aka Lord Percival Degage from King Richard’s Faire)!
Is Amazon the New Wal-Mart?
I’ve been reading about this gawdawful mess on writers’ blogs and on AW all weekend. And I agree with Scott Westerfeld and a lot of other folks that the point where Amazon went too far was when they delisted EVERY Macmillan title from their site, paper or electronic, as a tactic to pressure the publisher [...]
A Little End of the Week Sadness
My favorite busker is going home to Mexico. After today, there will be no more pretty flute music in the North Station T-stop on Thursday and Friday mornings. Not to mention a warm smile and a bit of friendly conversation. *sigh*
Hayek vs. Keynes
I truly never even considered the possibility that someone would ever make a rap video about economics. It’s brilliant. Go watch it.
A Convention for Every Fandom
I find it very amusing that Leverage now has its own convention: Con-Con.
Sherlock Holmes
Saw Sherlock Holmes yesterday, and I must say it’s pretty spiffy. I would rather have seen a British actor playing Holmes, but Downey did a good enough job, and I have to admit the chemistry between him and Law’s Watson was very good indeed. Of course, I spent as much time admiring the sets, props, [...]
