Brewster Kahle is a Hero
by The Internet Archive is one of the wonders of the Modern, Post-Modern World. Great documentary on the project with lengthy interview Brewster. [vimeo 59207751 w=599 h=337]
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Jamie Noguchi on how to build an audience
Jamie Noguchi is a talented artist who has been creating his webcomic Yellow Peril for several years now. Some realistic, practical advice in this video: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl6RrAyUp2U?rel=0]
Bookmark: Warren Ellis (Novels)
So yeah Warren Ellis has written a metric ton of comics, but only two prose novels: Crooked Little Vein and Gun Machine. Crooked Little Vein was a blast of weirdness, weird subcultures and hypnotic conspiracy building that if you had the stomach for was your favorite book that year. Gun Machine, relatively, feels far more straightforward. It’s still strapped to a framework of something deep and deeply weird, messing with history and detective stories in interesting ways.
Helloooooo Guv’nor!!!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ?rel=0&w=599&h=337]
Strip Search Recap: Fast and Furious Five
After a couple of kind of boring challenge episodes Katie picks Abby and Tavis to head off to the elimination zone. Who will win? Who will talk the most smack back to Mike and Jerry? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2eV_crEIR0?rel=0] Spoilers ahead!
Wish You Were Here In Templar, AZ
I’m re-reading Spike’s Templar, AZ and I just finished the first chapter. It really is a fantastic bit of story-telling; a complete in and of itself short story which ends on a nice grace note for mainly central character Ben. I remember at the time that myself and a lot of readers were surprised at the broad world-building route Spike took after this first chapter. I think I assumed this was a comic about Ben when Spike meant it to be a comic about the place. I’m looking forward to reading it (and I have not read the most recent …
Strip Search Recap: Monica Versus Lexxy
Another elimination contest and afterwards there are only five Stripsearch contestants left: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91s4r_ld0OE?rel=0] Spoilers spoiled and more after the break –
Everything Is Internet Policy
Another great talk from Cory Doctorow on the nature of the Internet and its relationship to society. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWqx_1tDyqE?rel=0] You might also be interested in this recent interview between Tim Wu and Cory Doctorow hosted at Slate: [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/90987701″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]