A Wrinkle in Time (in 90 Seconds)

"A Wrinkle In Time" In 90 Seconds from James Kennedy on Vimeo.

Via Boing Boing.

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Has a "Scottish Dagger" feel to it.

What we are missing out on with our lack of British citizenship:



Via Tor via Boing Boing.

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Bad news for your dissertation

Prognostications which might make the subject matter irrelevant:

28) It will become harder to view your life as “a story”

The way we define our sense of self will continue to morph via new ways of socializing. The notion of your life needing to be a story will seem slightly corny and dated. Your life becomes however many friends you have online.

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30) Some existing medical conditions will be seen as sequencing malfunctions

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Dysfunctional mental states stem from malfunctions in the brain's sequencing capacity. One commonly known short-term sequencing dysfunction is dyslexia. People unable to sequence over a slightly longer term might be “not good with directions.” The ultimate sequencing dysfunction is the inability to look at one's life as a meaningful sequence or story.

- Douglas Coupland, A Radical Pessimist's Guide to the Next 10 Years

Via Boing Boing.

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Modelland

Apparently Tyra Banks is writing fantasy now.

Link.

(Via Boing Boing)

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Penny Arcade - The Emporer's Littering Agenda

For the record: a link to that story dad story about a father and son playing Star Wars.

Link.

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Goodnight Forest Moon

(Click image for more.)

Via Boing Boing.

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They're Made Out of Meat

This is from a pretty famous short story, one that is pure dialogue with no narration. As far as I know they translated it the script for this movie without any modification:

Gunnerkrigg Court

A webcomic you might find of interest:

Link here.

Emerging trends in YA supernatural lit.

The Penny Arcade guys were having a go at trying to figure out what would gain popularity once vampires lost their allure:

Link.

But apparently they've decided that their first impressions were mistaken. The book even has it's own trailer.

Marsh Gods

A fantasy story Adrienne's might enjoy.

Page here.

Direct link to mp3 here.

Parenting Literature

Readings on Ambivalent Parenting
Thought you might find this of amusement.

If Your Kid Eats This Book, Everything Will Still Be Okay - parenting book full of things you don't need to worry about
And this to be of general interest and possibly reassurance.

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The Uglies - Free PDF

This was pointed out on Boing Boing. It's no longer available at the link they pointed out, but it can still be found here.

Thought that a searchable text version might come in handy at some point.

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Leviathan

From Scott Westerfeld:


Also Chapter 1 as an audiobook:



Via Boing Boing, etc.

Bibliophile's Dream / Nightmare

. . . depending on your perspective.