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Excellent and detailed piece by Paul Krugman about the failure of Austerian economics, why it happened, how we should have avoided it, and how we…

Really excellent piece on Iron Man 3, looking at issues of national identity, heroism and the nature of characters. Great look at Iron Man 3…

Very cool meta gag where developers of a game dev simulator altered a version of the game that would then be pirated, to try and…

Some excellent thoughts on the Veronica Mars Kickstarter project from Leverage creator John Rogers — what it means for the industry, for future funding models,…

Outstandingly concise and useful post from Joe Hill about writing, how to improve, and how to go from amateur to pro. He knows what he’s…

Fascinating look at author Len Deighton and his 1970 novel “Bomber” that was likely the first ever novel written with a word processor. via Diigo…

A smart and almost obvious take on the future of editing — it is digital and onscreen, as books become increasingly ebooks. Also some more…

The always smart Alan Kohler takes a look at the book industry from an economics point of view and finds it still working well, and…

People think the two media are enemies, but really writers in any format can learn a lot from the best TV drama and comedy. TV…

Great back and forth interview piece between Ian Rankin and Warren Ellis. via Diigo http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/2013/01/28/standing-in-another-mans-grave-with-a-gun-machine-warren-ellis-and-ian-rankin-in-conversation/