Run of Play Guy and xkcd Guy totally need to get together for some kind of joint project Y/N?

ETA: If you're not familiar with The Run of Play, pretty much every word out of that guy's keyboard is worth a read, but the Breaking Down the Barclays Premier League Email Autoreply System series is particularly classic.

There is a disturbing amount of groupthink in fandom-and the smaller and tighter-knit the fandom group, the more and more disturbing the groupthink.

Lost macros.

...Oh God, I just found these. Lost icons.

For those who don't follow silmarillion but still have a chance to use such a beast:

One of the best sources on Tolkienverse naming and ready-to-use phrases in his languages I've yet seen. Sadly, not all the pages work-the naming-traditions section is sadly broken, for example-but what's there had me applauding.

None of you Amanites or ex-Amanites would happen to be Lost fans, would you? Only that the Fingolfin/Lalwen vibe pouring off of Boone and Shannon is so thick it's almost tangible. (Except that the latter two aren't blood relatives, and that the direction of lusting is partially reversed, going mostly from the protective older stepbrother to his ( Read more... )

I shall now commence kicking myself for not getting into Lost earlier.

Also: "Imperayritz de la Ciutat Joyosa"/"Verges Ses Par" sounds awesome with both parts sung. Just letting you all know.

Star Trek bloopers. Plus a bit at the end.

A New Sith, or, Revenge of the Hope: Reconsidering Star Wars IV in Light of I-III

Apparently some Chilean author of Harry Potter fanfic has gotten a book deal or something (report in English). So, of course, her big publicity hook is "LOOKIT ME I WAS A FANFICCER AND NOW THE BLUE FAIRY MADE ME A REAL AUTHOR". This is widely considered not such a great idea, thanks to copyright issues and wank potential (particularly the latter ( Read more... )