March 2012
NEW SG Interview: Wil Wheaton – TableTop →
As a beloved (and much missed) former Newswire editor, Wil Wheaton needs little by way of introduction within the SuicideGirls community. A revered Star Trek: Next Generation alumni, after his role on the show came to an end, Wheaton turned towriting, carving a significant niche for himself as a geek’s geek in the early blogosphere. He was also one of the first power users on Twitter, and is a...
The Morning News Tournament of Books Final Round:... →
The Sisters Brothers was my pick in the first round, and my pick to win the entire tournament.
Head on over to The Morning News, if you’re interested in the results!
aatombomb:
We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, “That’s disgusting.” We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him. The lightbulb went off. “Oh,” I said. “I get it. See, you are...
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Nothing screams “I haven’t read them both” as loudly as...
– Me
[What] Collins explores with real brilliance is that most social orders are more...
– John Green’s tumblr: I Saw The Hunger Games Last Night
The real crisis of public morality in the United States doesn’t lie in the...
– Republicans are causing a moral crisis in America
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Don't call me Sparky....
sparksmcgeeadventures:
Perception equals truth. Before the 18th century, people knew that everything...
– Warren Ellis » GUEST INFORMANT: Stoya
Quantum physics, the answer to all things that don’t have an apparent answer.
– Geekosystem
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"HOW TO 'MAKE IT' IN COMEDY" by Rob Delaney. This... →
TSA Freaks Out, Gets Longtime Critic Bruce... →
TechDirt:
He didn’t get sick or have something better to do. Hell, he didn’t even miss a flight. Instead, according to Schneier, the TSA itself had him removed from the panel:
On Friday, at the request of the TSA, I was removed from the witness list. The excuse was that I am involved in a lawsuit against the TSA, trying to get them to suspend their full-body scanner program. But...
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People will try to connect a recent suspension... →
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When we tell stories about creativity, we tend to leave out this phase. We...
– The Importance of Frustration in the Creative Process,
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omfgxitsnicole:
I’ve been laughing my ass off ever since I came across Sparks McGee. His adventures of epic bad-assery inspired me so I decided to make my own Sparks McGee comic. It’s my first (and hopefully not last) Sparks McGee adventure.
To be continued…?