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08.08.07 by Widge @ 4:06 am  Brass Goggles points out that penny dreadfuls are on their way back in, but now it's Dollar Dreadful (thanks to inflation). There's previews online now and the full online shop will be hitting soon, they tell us, and it looks like a veritable hoot. How can you resist stuff with titles like "Octavious Watt and His Pneumatic Bride" and "Archibald Grey," who has a Skeleton Key which opens everything, including a way into the land of the dead? Answer: you cannot. We'll try to yell when the shop goes live. Categorized as: Books
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07.27.07 by Widge @ 4:44 pm  How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The answer is: write books, sell fifty quintillion copies, have them turned into mega-movies, and have the whole thing turned into a theme park. Practice? Bah. So yes, J.K. Rowling is going to be at Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 19th. She's going to read from Book 7, do a Q&A, and sign copies. That's nice, you say, but we're busy reading Book 7 and underlining the good bits. Why should we care? Because a thousand folks can win a pair of tickets to be there. July 30th, the contest opens up. Anybody 7 and up can enter the contest at www.scholastic.com/harrypotter. For all the details, the rest of press release follows after the jump. If you win because we pointed this out to you, send us a pic of you at the event. That's all we ask. Update: If you want a direct-direct link to the contest, go here. Thanks to Susan P. for passing that our way. Categorized as: Books and Contests and Headsup
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07.27.07 by Widge @ 12:46 am  Chazzie nominee Steven Berlin Johnson found an oddity at Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station, New York: Walt Whitman's words at war with the tenants of the mall itself. Man, that alliteration just gave me a nose bleed. Did Brion Gysin ever think his cut up method would extend to buildings? I don't know. Categorized as: Books and Stimuli
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07.26.07 by Widge @ 11:08 pm  But that's okay, because I went through college on the five year plan and speaking for my fellow staff members, we have earned the right to let out a huge whew because it's you tromping off to class in just a few weeks and not us. People always ask me if I intend to go back to school, as though my first run through the educational gauntlet didn't fuck me up enough. But to the point: for those of you who are unfortunate enough to not have your degrees yet, there's two things we know you need. 1) You need to stay awake and stay (relatively) sane. You know that we're here for you in spirit with all the crazy crap we can muster for when you're up at three in the morning and you need a good stress reliever before you finish that paper. 2) You need money. While we can't help you there, because we need money too, we found a way we both can win. Amazon is having a 30% off new textbooks sale for a limited time. And they have used textbooks for up to 90% off. You don't spend so much, we get some kickbacks. Everybody happy. Back when we were your age, all we could do was drive to the off campus used book store and pray that somebody had unloaded that 900-page tome on the Roman Empire so we could save some coin. But you whippersnappers have choices. Go here to check out the Textbook store at Amazon. Oh, and you'll need either this link or this link. And remember, Peter: with crushing amounts of caffeine comes crushing amounts of responsibility. Thanks. Categorized as: Books and Headsup
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07.26.07 by Widge @ 10:38 am  Clowns are evil. This cannot be disputed. BibliOdyssey has uncovered an ancient training manual in the art of clown combat. Study this. In the wake of Z-Day and the mime uprising, it's only a matter of time before a legion of hundreds of Pennywise wannabes pile out of a Mini Cooper in front of your house, looking for trouble. Remember, you heard it here first. Categorized as: Books and Stimuli
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