Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes
- The Politely Evil Empire (“They’ve been on the wrong side of every issue in U.S. history.”)
(Most Accurate) Blog Headline of the Week
Lawsuit of the Week
- NASA sued for failing to investigate alien life on Mars because “[a]ny intelligent adult, adolescent, child, chimpanzee, monkey, dog, or rodent with even a modicum of curiosity” would do so
Most Interesting Criminal Trial of the Week
- British man on trial for “fellatio with a cow” decided to “try his luck with some sheep” when the cows wouldn’t cooperate
Mother of the Week
- Florida woman brings her 15-year-old daughter to NYC to pimp her out to Super Bowl fans
Bookish Linkage
- You don’t need a TBR list
- A federal judge ordered an “eco-terrorist” to read two specific books while serving her five-year prison sentence
- Why optimistic SF is dead
- Researchers at MIT have invented a technologically-enhanced book that readers can wear and physically experience the sensations the characters are feeling
- Why you should hate the creative writing establishment
- Bookslut has announced the Daphne Award — which will go to the best book written 50 years ago
- Bookish Lists: 50 books to get you started for the year of reading women; three books about inner space; best “entry level” SF books; and the American Library Association’s 2014 Notable Books List
Nonbookish Linkage
- Oops! Italian man shoots sparkling wine cork through 18th century painting
- For fun and social commentary, there’s a new Facebook app called Frivolous Lawsuit Generator
- How the Beatles changed more than music
- What it takes to become a citizen astronaut
- What are nightmares made of?
- Why much of the American Dream is dead
- Did Matoon, Ill., have a mad gasser during WWII?
You’ve been sitting much too long
There’s a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Sly & The Family Stone, Title track, Stand!
