Ebook Wars
The Free Range Librarian looks at the current state of ebooks and publishing in libraries and universities.
Late Bloomer
Sex ed goes a little Lovecraftian in Craig Macneill’s “Late Bloomer.” (Thanks, Molly!)
Epic Fantasy, Get Yer Epic Fantasy
Brandon Sanderson reveals his plans to tie together 36 books into one series!
“Why Do People Hate Rap and Opera?”
At NPR’s classical music blog, Deceptive Cadence, Tom Huizenga discusses the results of a poll asking readers to “name their musical blind spot.” Over and over, people disliked rap and opera and Huizenga ponders why that might be and what rap and opera might have in common: “Opera […]
5 Questions for Nancy A. Collins
Women Writing the Weird editor Deb Hoag interviews writer Nancy A. Collins on Suvudu. “How could a young girl with a strong imagination stuck in a small rural town not end up fascinated with fantastic literature?”
Haitian Zombis: Clinical Findings
In 1997, the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet published an article, “Clinical findings in three cases of zombification” by Roland Littlewood and Chavannes Douyon. Mo Costandi at NeuroPhilosophy provides cultural context and discusses anthropologist Wade Davis’ work on the ethnobiology of the Haitian zombie. And Patrick D. […]
The Cultural Gutter 