September 2010
29 posts
Celebrate Banned Book Week by Giving to the CBLDF →
A&E Host Comes Out as Bisexual →
gayinnj:
In a new memoir, Ryan Buell, host of A&E’s Paranormal State, writes that he’s decided to come out as bisexual “in hopes that others will no longer feel as though they are alone or that they can’t be religious,” Entertainment Weekly reports.
Buell, a 28-year-old Roman Catholic, writes that he has struggled with maintaining his faith while reconciling with his sexual...
Atheists, agnostics most knowledgeable about... →
For comparison purposes, the survey also asked some questions about general knowledge, which yielded the scariest finding: 4% of Americans believe that Stephen King, not Herman Melville, wrote “Moby Dick.”
“The Dungeon Master has detention. We wait at his house by the county road. The...”
– Sam Lipsyte: “The Dungeon Master” : The New Yorker
Banned Book Week 2010: 10 Selections From This... →
20 ways to survive in a horror movie. →
indyam:
justnithya:
A quick run-down should you ever find yourself trapped in a horror movie and would prefer to live to tell the tale.
1. Don’t have sex.
Seriously
Abstinence is key.
2. Don’t go out with people you’ve just met that day.
I don’t care how good he says his weed is
he is cuckoo bananas
and he wants you dead.
3. Don’t go to camp. Especially one where someone was murdered.
...
“Maybe the best thing to do with favorite books is to leave them be: to achieve...”
– Nick Hornby (via notareasonableman)
Stephen Colbert to Testify Before House... →
comedycentral:
Wait, what?
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Urges Supreme Court... →
James Cameron: Piranha 3-D is 'what we should not... →
That’s right, James. It’s way more noble to rip off your entire story line from cliches and Campbell, repackage it blue and sell it to the public, than to make something fun and kitch.
Tips for Budding Crime Writers: Dialogue |... →
(via @alexsegura)
“You know what the greatest city in the world is?” Bloomberg asked...”
– 8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
A Night in the Life →
Pabst created the 6-pack because they judged it was the weight most easily carried home by a housewife from the store. I consider this fact and smile as I grab a half case of PBR from the back…
“…villains do win occasionally. Especially at the end of the second...”
– Heroes and villains of imaginary worlds: A quick primer
Heroes and villains of imaginary worlds: A quick... →
Great quick layman’s guide to archetypes of myth with specific examples pulled from the science fiction genre.