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Sandman 20th anniversary bookends

The thing that just caps it for me is the presence of Goldie, one of my very favorite characters.

From Whedonesque:
All right, now I have to jump in and set the record straight. EW is a fine rag, but they do take things out of context. Obviously when I said I had 'closure', what I meant was "I hate Serenity, I hated Firefly, I think my fans are stupid and Nathan Fillion smells like turnips." But EW's always got to put some weird negative spin ( Read more... )

This is primarily for mumpish and T., but knowing my F-list, I think several of you will find it interesting. It's an article from The New Yorker that a co-worker shared with me. I'm reposting it in full because I don't know how soon it will get scuttled off to their archives.

( Prisoner of Narnia )

Time Magazine interview with Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon

. . . to post about the end of The Dark Tower and breaking the Fourth Wall.

( Cut for those who haven't read it; spoilers within )

Top bidder's name to be immortalized in a work by Neil Gaiman

And yes, the money goes to a very good cause, The First Amendment Project.

I tell ya, if I didn't think we'd be needing that coin for a downpayment on a house that must surely come someday, I'd be seriously thinking about it.

Joss Whedon to write and direct Wonder Woman

Aww, yeah. :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!

I just love Nigella Lawson's whole relaxed, playful, witty attitude. With the last of my Christmas gift cards, I got a copy of her newest book, Feast, today. I mean, I'm not even a chocoholic, but I can appreciate a book with a chapter entitled "Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame;" the Chocolate Orange Cake sounds particularly good, I think. David and ( Read more... )

Back in 1999 or thereabouts, author Neil Gaiman was quoted as saying the following, referencing Stardust:

"As adults, we are discriminated against. As adults, we are an oppressed majority because nobody writes us fairy tales. I think the problem is not that ... we grow out of fairy tales. The problem is nobody writes us fairy tales; nobody gives ( Read more... )

I started re-reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban last night. Also re-watched the BBC production of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (which actually predated the novelization). I really do like that one, but then, I generally do like magical realism. I like the way that it forces the viewer to question perceptions and perspectives: is the ( Read more... )