For what? For total control of oil and other natural resources on someone else's land. For global hegemony. For lies and deceit sold to Americans and the rest of the world.   It matters not if citizens in other countries protest that they do not want US military bases on their land. Last month,...

I’m going to force the interwebs to take a momentary break from continuing to go nuts over Watchmen this weekend and take a look at a couple of documentaries below the radar… While it might be a bit reductionist to do so (as there exist many exceptions to the rules of nonfiction filmmaking), I t...

. THESE BLOGS NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND THEY DESERVE IT TWO WEEKS WORTH, SINCE WE FORGOT LAST WEEK Blogging Full-Time Isn't Free, You Know, There, Buddy! I'm Talkin' To YOU! "This ain't no library, kid! You're gettin' boogers all over the comics, and you ain't buyin' nothin'!" That's what the guy in the...

I Love You Beth Cooper A high school nerd proclaims his love for the most popular girl in school during his graduation speech and in response she decides to give him the night of his life. In some ways this looks like a by the numbers high school comedy, but there's charm and wit at work here. And t...

Friday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp....

An article I wrote about social media myths is online at Businessweek.com. For companies, resistance to social media is futile. Millions of people are creating content for the social Web. Your competitors are already there. Your customers have been there for a long time. If your business isn't putti...

Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp....

. THANKS TO THE BEST BLOGS IN THE WORLD JUST BECAUSE Just Because They Are The Best. Plus, They Linked Us... It occurred to us suddenly while pushing strawberries through a mass spectrometer the other day in Tahiti that we hardly ever link to any other blogs. Yeah, we have a blogroll. And, yeah, our...

Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp....

I saw it SF Signal and I figure it'll make some rounds. The alternate title to the post would be something like 'The Shameful Admission That I'm Actually Not Very Well Read in SFF". The books I've read are bolded, I've italicized books that are languishing in The Stack, and linked reviews I've writt...