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In keeping with my Wild Flag/Sleater Kinney...

Feb 25th

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Feb 24th

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Feb 24th

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Feb 23rd

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Feb 22nd

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Feb 20th

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“Take one (1) unformed character, be they protagonist, antagonist, comic relief,...”

– Cat Valente, Thoughts on Writing Pt 3, at Charles Stross’s blog

Feb 16th

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Feb 16th

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Viewpoint: V for Vendetta and the rise of... →

momentofmoore: Alan Moore On Anonymous and V’s Mask… ‘Without wishing to overstate my case, everything in the observable universe definitely has its origins in Northamptonshire, and the adoption of the V for Vendetta mask as a multipurpose icon by the emerging global protest movements is no exception.’

Feb 14th

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“MJ: Amid all the media hubbub, what do you hope is the upshot of this,...”

– Mother Jones: Exclusive: Marines’ Nazi-Flag Whistleblower Comes Forward Glad to see that even trained killers aren’t immune to bullshit HR-speak.

Feb 13th

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Feb 13th

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“I’m sort of at a loss when it comes to explaining what Alan Moore has done...”

– Tom Spurgeon says it better than I could.

Feb 12th

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Feb 12th

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“The explanation for this effect returns us to the benefits of not being able to...”

– Jonah Lehrer on why being sleepy and drunk is great for creativity. Lehrer’s must-read new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, comes out in March and is now available on pre-order. (via curiositycounts)

Feb 12th

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“Live and learn how to make films. I didn’t go to film school. I just watched...”

– The Terry Gilliam School Of Film: 10 Lessons For Directors Today

Feb 10th

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Feb 9th

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Feb 8th

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Comixtime: Gives Me FEELINGS Special Edition

So, this is happening. And Alan Moore isn’t happy about it. Basically, Moore is in the right here. I don’t know how anyone can say otherwise, unless they straight out say “screw Alan Moore, I want more Rorschach beating up criminals”. That would at least be honest. American superhero comics is a medium based on taking others’ ideas and running with them. And there have been many instances...

Feb 7th

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