Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing just posted about a new song from Spinal Tap: “Saucy Jack.” Disclosure: I’m a huge fan of Spinal Tap, and the idea that we’re getting new offerings from this band two decades after the world was introduced to the concepts of “11” and two-foot monoliths from Stonehenge makes me hopeful […]
Utherworlds Officially Launches
“All thought is alive…” The latest offering from Philip Straub, Utherworlds, is officially online. First and foremost, it’s gorgeous, something that should be no surprise to anyone familiar with Phil’s work. But what, exactly, is it? That is something each visitor will have to answer individually. There is more to Utherworlds than pictures or words. […]
Free! Summit – Ultimately a Success?
A bit late, but I wanted to mention the Free! Summit conference I attended last week up in the Bay Area. It was put on by SageScape, and it featured a lot of great speakers (Mike Masnick, Chris Anderson, etc.). Here’s a summary from techdirt. In general, it was a great conference that touched on […]
A Brief Respite
Posting will be light to non-existent for the next month or two – have to focus on Brain Candy site overhaul and rebranding, Runes of Gallidon site updates, the new series of posts about digital content I want to draft, and a lot of Kenji writing that’s gotten pushed off recently. Apologies in advance…
Erth Chronicles
Just stumbled on an interesting site, Erth Chronicles, where Richard (James Johnson) is allowing artists to submit their original works for posting on the site. He’s the author behind the Erth Chronicles fiction (Book I, The Enemy’s Son, is available for purchase now), and he’s inviting artists to submit their works to him for posting […]