Adding this extra financial stress onto Kobo is just one of the almost countless ripples flowing out from the Borders dissolution. [...]
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I’m afraid we haven’t yet begun to see just how far the ripples of this loss will travel. Alas, poor Borders. We’ll miss you. [...] If you are an illustrator, or someone who loves art cards, there’s something wonderful going on at the Ripple blog. It’s a place where illustrators are posting art cards they will sell to people, and donate every penny of the sale toward rescuing animals hurt by the Gulf oil spill. The initial post on this [...] This has me so horrified I can’t even write about it. [...] It’s especially appalling that his name rang no bells, since I have a huge number of gay friends who have introduced me to many books over the years. They must have mentioned him. How did I miss this prolific and popular writer? … [...] I suddenly realize why, even though I enjoyed the various incarnations of Star Trek, I never really wanted to live in their world even though I would definitely love space travel and exploring new worlds and so on. But those people had no things. … [...] Some very sad news today. For those of us who read fantasy, or who have read it in the past, we lost a friend yesterday: David Eddings, author of the Belgariad and the Mallorean series. Eddings was born in 1931 in Spokane, and wrote a novel for a thesis at Reed College, where he got [...] That’s right, everybody, listen up! Today is Towel Day, in honour of Douglas Adams, creator of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the Dirk Gently books. Be sure to carry your towel with you today! And check out the official Towel Day website to see if there are any celebrations in your area. And [...] A few years ago, I remember how shocked I was when I read, in The War Against Women, that among all the identifiable sub-groups in western society, it’s the fundamentalists who have the highest incidence of spousal and child abuse. … [...] |
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