Since I can't buy any new books (ha ha), and I am currently rewatching Sherlock BBC, I am asking for everyone's favorite (or the fandom's most celebrated) Sherlock fics. I adore wordstrings' work and have been going through her bookmarks, but I'm sure there's a lot more good stuff out there. And as you probably already know, I'm not picky about ( Read more... )

Two US agencies are holding hearings on copyright reform; enough powerful people (ok, companies) think that copyright law needs changing that this might actually happen.  Don't let it happen without fannish voices: the OTW is soliciting stories of how creating transformative works has helped people in day-to-day life, whether that's through ( Read more... )

Okay. So I just finished watching the BBC miniseries The Last Enemy. It features both Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Carlyle, and it's a sort of modern-day 1984 by way of The X-Files. Without giving anything away, I think I can safely squee about how hot BC is in this series - and yes, there are nude scenes - and how interesting it is to see him ( Read more... )

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( In which Leo doesn't even try to speak Chinese, and Xavi demonstrates yet again that he is a cunning linguist. )

I just watched Bad Influence with Rob Lowe and James Spader.

First thought: Damn, Rob Lowe is hot when he's evil.

( Second thought: Surely there is a good House/Wilson fic out there with a similar plot. )

I ask because I am recommending XF fic on crack_van in September. Looking for oldies but goodies from back in the day that have not appeared on their rec lists yet (don't worry about that part - I'll check for whatever you suggest to me). Thanks!

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I have been unable to import my last two fics to An Archive of Our Own using my LJ URL. Has anyone else had this problem - is LJ suddenly not compatible with AO3 anymore for some reason? Is it because I upgraded to the latest version of Firefox?