Monthly Archives: June 2009

Charlie's Diary: How I got here in the end: part two Part two of Charlie's enlightening look at how he got into writing as a serious career. Good stuff. (tags: writing fiction history news business)

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Banksy in secret exhibition stunt More news detail on the new Banksy exhibit, including a video that looks at the just opened show. (tags: banksy news politics) BBC – Bristol – … Continue reading →

Songkick – Concerts, tour dates, and festivals for your favorite artists Really like the look of this site. This is a good idea and a good implementation, with a tonne of scope and real ways to make money. Very IMDBish. … Continue reading →

Charlie's Diary: How I got here in the end: part one Part one of what promises to be a really good series of Charlie Stross writing about his career path and how he got to where he is now as … Continue reading →

Futurama has new future on Comedy Central | Entertainment | Television | Reuters Good news everyone! Comedy Central has picked up Futurama for new episodes — 2 x 13 episode seasons. Outstanding!! (tags: television comedy funny news) Su.pr – Drive … Continue reading →

The Written Nerd: One Bookseller's BEA Interesting blog from a young bookseller. (tags: work fiction writing business) Sex Galaxy Recycles Vintage Porn, Sci-Fi for Blue-Green Film | Underwire | Wired.com Video weirdness that might be worth something for work. (tags: … Continue reading →

Behind the Scenes: A New Angle on History – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com Good followup piece on Tiananmen pics of tank man… a never before seen view of the event taken from ground level. Unique perspective on well known history. … Continue reading →

BBC NEWS | UK | D-Day: A breakthrough for war reporting Interesting history story on the beginnings of BBC war reporting during WWII, and especially during D-Day. (tags: war history news media television)

Powells.com Interviews – China Mieville Good interview with Mieville… have to read, and read more of his books. (tags: writing fiction toread) The Pied Piper of Pay – Forbes.com Interesting short piece on DHH from 37signals about his position in … Continue reading →