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Pigeonholing the Reader with Genre
I’m only an aspiring writer, so that makes me prima facie ignorant of the writing biz. And that’s why one might think me unqualified to […]
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How Not to Run an Online Bookstore
Not directly related to stories, except that it is an engaging one. I’ve been enjoying Paula Berinstein’s story, over at The Writing Show of how […]
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Spotlight: Psychonauts (Review)
I think I finally know what I want to do with my life. Not my career, but what I do for a mid-life crisis. I […]
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IFComp 2005
This week, we enter the world of interactive fiction, and the possibilities it presents, by way of IFComp 2005. In this episode, we look at […]
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Sony BMG and That Darn DRM
No, not the XCP rootkit debacle. This time it’s MediaMax. But something comes to mind about those who fail to learn from history. Ars Technica reports, as Yogi Berra once said, It’s déjà vu all over again.
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The Alchera Project
This week, we’ll look at a few entries from Alchera Project #39, from November 2005.
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Free Culture
He was speaking of software, not stories. But with DRM and storyline patents now upon us, Lawrence Lessig might as well have been thinking about […]
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (the movie) (Review)
Love it, hate it, or ignore it, or all of the above— you must see this movie, and I’ll tell you why.
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