Stardust writer Neil Gaiman reveals how Gone With The Wind kept his refugee cousin alive during WWII.

In this video, best-selling writer Neil Gaiman reveals how his cousin, Helen, smuggled the book Gone With The Wind into the Warsaw Ghetto during World War Two. She would read the novel at night and tell girls in the ghetto what had happened the ( Read more... )

Racist crowd whines about Annie being black in the remake of a famous musical.

As someone who thought the original Annie was gag-inducing, this new version actually looks pretty cute. This comment gives me a little more hope for humanity (bolding mine):

This is really sad. And it's so sad that its even pretty pathetic from a purely literary ( Read more... )

‘Hyrule Historia’ overtakes ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ for Amazon’s No. 1 spot

For anyone who has ever loved Zelda, this is happy, happy news indeed. :D

He's taken down Ganondorf, now he's kicked E.L. James off her throne. Link is truly the Hero of Time. ;D

Another win for Nintendo! ♥

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George Takei Responds to Traditional Marriage Fans

Did I mention that Takei is my hero?

19 Creative Ways People Have Satirized Anti-Gay Arguments

I've seen some of these before, but it's always nice to look at them again~ ♥

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Remember when I made a signal boost on my LJ in support of LGBTQ YA novels?

The good news is Stranger, the "Yes to Gay YA" post-apocalyptic novel, will finally be published on Winter 2014.

*boogie dances*

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Seriously, you don't get easier than this. Buying cereal teams up with the internet to fight hunger in your city ( Read more... )

The other day, I got a super sweet comment from someone on DA about my Mewtwo creepypasta:

Oh, wow, I'm so glad that I could find the author and the piece so I could favorite~ This is really amazing, Mewtwo's my favorite Pokemon--and it's not often that you find such a good tribute. ^^ And before I saw the comments where you confirmed that you ( Read more... )

‘Brave’ To Focus On Mother-Daughter Relationship, Will Overlook Romance

In the TIME article, there is a key paragraph that states ( Read more... )

7-year-old girl analyzes the DC reboot of Starfire.

It's not Starfire wearing a bikini the kid has a problem with. It's that she's not the Starfire she knows and loves when all she does lately is pose around and do nothing except be brainless fanservice.

Edit: How Autism Has Changed My Writing.Unlikely to get as much attention as the other ( Read more... )

Why the Best Kid Books Are Written in Blood

I nearly cried while reading this, because I empathize so hard. I've certainly never been raped or used drugs or been a victim of violence, but I have gone through rough times (including depression and foster care) and I've used books for the same reasons that Alexie described.

Of course, all during my ( Read more... )