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GET YOUR GEEK ON
. . . at Geek.Kon. Madison, WI on October 6 & 7, 2007. (Specifically, in the Humanities Building at the University of WI ( Read more... ) -
Gina Litherland's surreal art (Milwaukee)
From Midori Snyder over at endicottstudio:
For any of you in the Milwaukee area, I highly recommend stopping into the Haggerty Art Museum* and having a look at the work of Gina Litherland. Her new exhibit, "Queens and Vagabonds," features 17 exquisite surrealist paintings, many with fairy tale and folk song themes. She also draws on the poetry and literature ( Read more... ) -
Chicago event: Joe Haldeman on Hemingway
From trufen:Joe Haldeman, author of over 20 novels, including The Hemingway Hoax, will be the speaker at the Ernest Hemingway birthday celebration in Oak Park, IL on July 21. He'll speak on "Hemingway as Teacher" that evening at the Hemingway Museum ( Read more... ) -
Odyssey Con
So, is anyone coming in from out of town for Odyssey Con? I won't be spending much time at the con, but I'd love to meet up for food or drinks. -
Snowmen from Calvin and Hobbes
This post is mainly aimed at someone who dreams up bizarre winter-holiday displays but has yet to create one in their own front yard (and who shall remain nameless but whose initials are marsgov).
Real-life snowmen depicting scenes from Calvin and Hobbes.
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Will & Emma to tour this summer
As you may already know, Will Shetterly and Emma Bull both have new books coming out this summer. They're doing a west-of-the-Mississippi signing tour (announcement by coffeem, over hereIf you'd like them to come to a bookstore near you (and you live west of the Mississippi, or in the Chicago area), now's the time to poke your local bookstore into ( Read more... ) -
DuOud: Free song of the week
Over at the site for the Afropop Worldwide radio show, this week's free tune is by DuOud. I saw them perform once, and they're brilliant. Two guys on ouds (one electric, one acoustic) creating some amazing world music. Go listen to it.
(Yes, this is the DuOud that I list in my Interests.) -
Madison vs. Chicago, part XVIII
In Chicago, WSJ usually refers to that national paper of business and financial news, the Wall Street Journal.
In Madison, WSJ refers to the more conservative of the two local dailies, the Wisconsin State Journal.
This can prove confusing when local fans start discussing whether the WSJ still carries the comic strip Mutts. -
Anyone driving from Mpls. to Texas soonish?
I know someone who's trying to get some stuff from the Twin Cities down to Austin, Texas (divalea, to be exact). Do you know anyone who might be doing that drive -- or going from Chicago to Texas, even? There's some smaller things plus some furniture (a desk and shelving I think).
Lemme know, or respond directly to Lea's post over here. Thanks. -
Tiptree's "Screwfly Solution" on Showtime tonight
Avedon Carol (sideshow_avedon interviewed Sam Hamm about his adaptation of "The Screwfly Solution," a story written by Raccoona Sheldon (AKA Alice Sheldon, who also wrote as James Tiptree, Jr.): The Sideshow interviews Sam Hamm.
The show airs on Showtime starting tonight (Friday 8 December) as an episode in the Masters of Horror series.
Showtime's site for the ( Read more... )