Election-y Articles:

The British Election Debates, the Lib Dem Surge and the Americanisation of Our Politics - It's something that I've felt vaguely concerned about myself. I read a lot about American politics but I read almost nothing about European politics. I have opinions on Europe but, actually thinking about it, a staggering lack of knowledge ( Read more... )

Articles:

• Study shows immigration does not increase BNP support
  
  "Their findings suggest that areas that have higher levels of recent immigration than others are not more likely to vote for the BNP. In fact, the more immigration an area has experienced, the lower its support for the far right."

•  Iranian cleric: Promiscuous women cause quakes
  
  Too many ( Read more... )

It's definitely the week for fandom drama!

First there was FedConUSA spectacularly failing to happen with much ensuing drama

(with Aaron Douglas heavily involved in it)

And then there's questions raised about whereabouts of some of last year's Can't Stop the Serenity funds.

Here's hoping that fandom dramas don't come in threes...

http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1106063.html

Girl plagiarizes people's fanfic and, yes, some people do go apeshit... but then there's this and most of this (see the comments)Bloody hell! Forgiveness (to varying degrees), tolerance and asking her to stay and redeem herself in a really adult manner?! Will the real online fandom ( Read more... )

The subject of retconing has come up around the place and I love to swing myself up onto the odd passing bandwagon. *grin ( Read more... )

Snagged from everywhere

10 Unpopular Fandom Opinions

( Cut so as not to take up too much of your friends page )

From the thread " Lies fandom told me:" in snacky's journal.

"S&M is a natural middle step between mutual acrimony and holy matrimony."

- jood

Happy Birthday to spikesbint !

...and a meme...

snagged from goldie_gal

1. Use fanfiction.net's Search Story By Summary and look up your name in either Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings.

2. If there are any Mary Sues that share your name, pick the worst-sounding one and post the summary.

Couldn't find any for LotR but there were 9 for HP.

"Erica is a sixth year ( Read more... )