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Henry Kuttner: long-lost works of a Lovecraft acolyte Kuttner met his wife, the writer CL Moore, through a mutual correspondence with HP Lovecraft; when he died, she became his literary executor, then married a non-writer who ordered her to stop writing, and insisted that she suppress future publication of Kuttner's work -- but now you can get 14 of his books as ebooks. Read the rest... WATCH: 1995 US Navy guide to living off the land This video like a condensed version of a book I loved as a kid: The Survival Book, by Paul H. Read the rest... Charles Burns brings his haunting cartoon trilogy to a close with Sugar Skull Legendary cartoonist Charles Burns gives Patrick Lohier (and the rest of us) a glimpse into the dark, animated world of his haunting trilogy. Read the rest... Harpercollins Humble Ebook Bundle with Gaiman, Bujold, Coelho, Williams, and more Name your price for more than 12 DRM-free books from Harpercollins, support charity, and strike a blow for freedom! It's a really big deal that Harpercollins has teamed up with the Humble Bundle. Read the rest... Ralph Wiggum: an appreciation of the only child on the Simpsons In a beautiful essay on The Toast, Mallory Ortberg argues that while Bart, Lisa and Millhouse are kids, Ralph Wiggum is the only child on the Simpsons, full of childishness that's endearing and true. Read the rest... Let me clear my throat, DJ Kool DJ Kool with Doug E. Fresh and Biz Markie have nothing but fun. This live version is great too. Read the rest... Blogging History: Manning sentenced to 25 years; Alternative Big Mac Index; 1920 Japanese kids' books One year Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison: In a courtroom at Fort Meade today, Judge Army. Col. Denise Lind delivered the sentence in the trial of Bradley Manning: 35 years in a military prison, less 1,294 days for time served, and a 112-day credit for enduring "unlawful pretrial punishment," when he was held for 9 months at a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, VA. Read the rest... World of consumer debt collection "dark, labyrinthine, and extremely lucrative" When a credit card bill goes unpaid for a few months, the bank sells the debt. To whom? These guys. Read the rest... Glitch Dungeon A free puzzle platform game where, in any given room, certain code might not work, leaving you able to fall without dying, float without falling, etc. Read the rest... Lego wishes it invented Minecraft "Minecraft is digital Lego," says Lego marketing director David Gram. "We only wish we had invented it." This is mentioned in about the same breath as the phrase "core brand beliefs," a concise reminder why they didn't. Read the rest... Ferguson's "free speech zone" is a padlocked no-man's-land Man arrested for briefly failing to keep moving #Ferguson/Jon Swaine/@jonswaine The ACLU was denied an emergency injunction against Ferguson's cops' illegal "no standing on the sidewalk" rule because Ferguson promised to erect a "free speech zone," but the only thing on that site is a fenced-off, locked-up pen that no one is allowed to use. Read the rest... Time-lapse video turns airplanes into shooting stars Milton Tan: "Ever wondered what it's like in one of the busiest airports in the world?...Shoot a timelapse of that, and you get transported to a sci-fi world with shooting stars breaking into the atmosphere." Read the rest... Marvel Comics skirt The knee-length Marvel Comics skirt is $34.11 from Interrobangirl, who also takes custom orders. Read the rest... Blogging History: LA water sommelier; Fiji Water's brutal military backers; No-fly for Ted Kennedy One year The water sommelier of Los Angeles: Martin Riese is the water sommelier at Ray's and Stark Bar at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Read the rest... Huge grouper fish gobbles four-foot shark in single bite Gimbb14, fishing off the coast of Florida near Bonita Springs, caught a black tip shark at least four feet long. As he tried to reel it in, however, a grouper emerges from the deep to claim his prize. Read the rest... Child arrested after writing story about shooting a dinosaur "Investigators say the teacher contacted school officials after seeing the message containing the words "gun" and "take care of business," and police were then notified on Tuesday." Read the rest... Hit-and-run suspect to victim: "Look what you did to my car" Ryan Hamilton might not have seen the Nissan Altima coming outside of his home in New Jersey. After all, it was 2:30 a.m. Read the rest... On writing fantasy: it's Narnia business Lev Grossman, author of The Magician's Land, recalls the journey that took him from a Harvard and Yale-prescribed life of reading classics to writing fantasy novels, and how much it liberated him. Read the rest... Florida anti-pot leader: weed is a date rape drug and will make you gay and vulnerable to AIDS A vast majority of Floridians, including Republicans, are in favor of medical marijuana. That means Florida's Amendment 2 ballot initiative, which legalizes medical marijuana, is likely to pass in November. Read the rest... Security researchers buy pornoscanner, demonstrate how to sneak in guns & bombs Researchers from UCSD, the U Michigan, and Johns Hopkins will present their work on the Rapiscan Secure 1000 at Usenix Security tomorrow; the Secure 1000 isn't used in airports anymore, but it's still in courts, jails, and government security checkpoints (researchers can't yet get their hands on the millimeter machines used at airports). Read the rest... Officer Go Fuck Yourself says: "I will fucking kill you!" According to the ACLU, Officer Go Fuck Yourself has just been removed from duty in Ferguson. (footage via @RebelutionaryZ) Read the rest... A video about cybersecurity that you should really watch Dan Geer's Black Hat 2014 talk Cybersecurity as Realpolitik (also available as text) is thoughtful, smart, vital, and cuts through -- then ties together -- strands of security, liability, governance, privacy, and fairness, and is a veritable manifesto for a better world. Read the rest... Tales from the Tween Hobo The boxcar-living, Justin Bieber-loving, darkly funny, 12-year-old drifter @tweenhobo wrote a delightful book, Tween Hobo: Off The Rails, in (ahem) "collaboration" with playwright Alena Smith and featuring wonderful illustrations by my hypertalented designer pal Kate Harmer! Read the rest... Bomb Run – 1950s-era war comics filled with intense ironic twists and surprise endings Part of Fantagraphics' fabulous EC Library series, collecting and beautifully-presenting the best of Max and William Gaines' EC Comics, Bomb Run collects the 50s-era war comics of Kurtzman and Severin. Read the rest... Leaked Comcast employee manual reveals pressure for hard-sell from tech support Despite denials from top Comcast execs, a leaked employee manual shows that all Comcast customer service reps, even tech support staff, are required to hard-sell every customer they deal with, using high-pressure scripts that interfere with doing their jobs. Read the rest... San Francisco (8/23): 20th Street Block Party music and food fest This Saturday (8/23) in S.F., our pals at Noise Pop and Ne Timeas Restaurant Group are hosting the annual 20th Street Block Party, a truly killer food and music festival with performances by the likes of Melted Toys, Cayucas, and headlined by beloved indie power popsters Rogue Wave (video above). It's free!!! Read the rest... Crowdfunding a print edition of Holdfast science fiction magazine Laurel writes, "Holdfast magazine (a free, online speculative fiction magazine) has launched a fundraising campaign for our first-ever print anthology." Holdfast exists because of the wonderful writers and artists that contribute their time, effort and creativity for free. Read the rest... Magic of the mixtape Over at re:form on Medium, Charles Moss gets nostalgic about the mixtape and how it embodies "emotional design" in a physical, tangible time capsule of the moment it was recorded. Read the rest... Cats and watermelons Cats with watermelon hats. Cats with watermelon pillows. [shironekoshiro/kagonekoshiro] Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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