“Ninety-Nine Weeks, A Fairy Tale”
At the excellent Bookview Cafe, Ursula K. LeGuin writes a fairytale of unemployment. My favorite line? “The Works Fairies are not functioning at present.”
Christmas Novelty Songs…
A pretty funny Retail comic (about novelty songs) gets a handwritten note in reply from the creator of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer!
Anne McCaffrey
R.I.P, Anne McCaffrey (lots of great tributes online today: at Whatever, Io9, and Tor among them). Update: everyone seems to be using those fantastic Michael Whelan covers, but McCaffrey had her share of not-so-wonderful covers.
Aliens on Ice
My favorite part of Aliens on Ice? Jones the cat.
Recreating Comics
Wondermark is running a contest, and the first batch of entries recreate classic Wondermark comics, live-action style (“Stop Fighting” is still one of my favourites, but the Leopold one is pretty good here).
An Outrageous Farewell
The Aquaman Shrine says good-bye to Batman: The Brave and The Bold, the cartoon in which Aquaman was the break-out star, with a look at the last episode, “Mitefall!,” and an interview with James Tucker, producer of Batman: The Brave and The Bold.
The Cultural Gutter 