Freaky Links
All kinds of fun stuff out on the Web today. Let's take a look, shall we?
Powells, the independent bookstore out of Oregon, has posted a long, engaging interview with master fantasist Neil Gaiman, who has a new book coming out soon. It will be a comic novel, apparently, in the tradition of P.G. Wodehouse and Thorne Smith, only with more trickster gods. The interview covers the new book, of course, but also delves into Gaiman's work on Sandman and the Marvel super-heroes circa 1602. If you haven't read his American Gods or any of the Sandman collections, you are missing out on some of the best fantasy works of the 20th century.
Gaiman also keeps a blog, which I've added to my recommended links.
The New York Times has a nice feature on Michael Brown, the scientist who just discovered an object larger than Pluto on the fringes on the solar system. He wants to name it after his favorite warrior princess, which is annoying a lot of other astronomers who want to keep the planetary names traditional. In any case, the object hasn't been confirmed as a planet yet, but the profile provides some insight into just how one finds new planets. Another nice feature of the story is how this astronomer's mother sends him little crystal globes everytime he discovers a new object. (He's found several, most of them slightly smaller than Pluto.)
Ever wondered what the safest way is to read a 1360 page book? The author of this forthcoming doorstop has provided a convenient slideshow to help you. (NOTE: Due to a link in today's New York Times, the author's site has exceeded its bandwidth or blown up or something. Anyway, the link's not working for me at the moment. But try again later, 'cause the slideshow is a hoot.)
Finally, this group is theorizing that the best way to get you to come to Jesus is to send you a free DVD of a crappy film made back in the early 80's. "I would say it is moderately good," says the crusader who came up with the grand scheme.
Hey, if people want to send me a free DVD that I probably won't watch, that's their business. My question: Why isn't someone sending out free DVDs of Fellini films? Mabye that would persuade people not to accept the Hollywood crap that the local megaplexes keep shoving down the throats of increasingly disgruntled movie-goers.
Back soon with my music downloads of the week. What do you do when there's no fresh Chazzbot, anyway? I guess you could always put in that Jesus DVD.
Powells, the independent bookstore out of Oregon, has posted a long, engaging interview with master fantasist Neil Gaiman, who has a new book coming out soon. It will be a comic novel, apparently, in the tradition of P.G. Wodehouse and Thorne Smith, only with more trickster gods. The interview covers the new book, of course, but also delves into Gaiman's work on Sandman and the Marvel super-heroes circa 1602. If you haven't read his American Gods or any of the Sandman collections, you are missing out on some of the best fantasy works of the 20th century.
Gaiman also keeps a blog, which I've added to my recommended links.
The New York Times has a nice feature on Michael Brown, the scientist who just discovered an object larger than Pluto on the fringes on the solar system. He wants to name it after his favorite warrior princess, which is annoying a lot of other astronomers who want to keep the planetary names traditional. In any case, the object hasn't been confirmed as a planet yet, but the profile provides some insight into just how one finds new planets. Another nice feature of the story is how this astronomer's mother sends him little crystal globes everytime he discovers a new object. (He's found several, most of them slightly smaller than Pluto.)
Ever wondered what the safest way is to read a 1360 page book? The author of this forthcoming doorstop has provided a convenient slideshow to help you. (NOTE: Due to a link in today's New York Times, the author's site has exceeded its bandwidth or blown up or something. Anyway, the link's not working for me at the moment. But try again later, 'cause the slideshow is a hoot.)
Finally, this group is theorizing that the best way to get you to come to Jesus is to send you a free DVD of a crappy film made back in the early 80's. "I would say it is moderately good," says the crusader who came up with the grand scheme.
Hey, if people want to send me a free DVD that I probably won't watch, that's their business. My question: Why isn't someone sending out free DVDs of Fellini films? Mabye that would persuade people not to accept the Hollywood crap that the local megaplexes keep shoving down the throats of increasingly disgruntled movie-goers.
Back soon with my music downloads of the week. What do you do when there's no fresh Chazzbot, anyway? I guess you could always put in that Jesus DVD.
posted by Chazzbot at 3:03 PM
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