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That sound you hear is me squealing with joy at this bit of news, from Publishers Weekly: Fantasy author Garth Nix has sold North American rights to three new YA books to Ruth Katcher at HarperCollins Children’s via agent Jill Grinberg, who made the seven-figure deal. The three books include a prequel and a sequel to Nix’s Abhorsen YA fantasy trilogy Continue reading
Tearoom for Two Not, NOT, NOT, NOT!! gay. Sort of. BY SALLY SHEKLOW Continue reading
With a straight face, the Oregonian wrote this story about Hillsboro removing a flag painted fire hydrant at a dog park after complaints. The star spangled urinal was set up by cops in memorial to a police dog. Maybe Congress needs to pass a Constitutional amendment. By illustration, here’s a video of urinoterrorism: Continue reading
Realistically, I’m not sure why I was so damn excited for the return of Heroes, even though it was last year’s best new show despite having (apparently unknowingly) borrowed rather heavily from X-Men mythos. You’ve got your Rogue, your Wolverine, your Shadowcat — and, amusingly, all the genders are reversed! Continue reading
Newport turns 125 on Oct. 23 and is planning a bunch of festivities . Here’s some photos of how things used to look: Continue reading
How dare China export toxic toys? Turns out the U.S. does the same. The Sacramento Bee reports that the U.S. goverenment has long okayed the export of toxic and other dangerous consumer products that it banned or recalled for sale in the U.S. “Though recalls coordinated by the CPSC of Chinese-made goods have made headlines recently, for decades the federal agency has allowed American-based companies to export products deemed unsafe here,” the Bee reports. Continue reading
The Seattle website Crosscut.com has singled out The Register-Guard for one of the worst websites among the many “bad” examples in the Northwest. Continue reading
Just how bad of a “problem” is immigration? From the AP today comes news that: “Nearly one in five people living in the United States speaks a language at home other than English. California led the nation in immigrants, at 27 percent of the state’s population, and in people who spoke a foreign language at home, at 43 percent. West Virginia had the smallest shares of both: 1.2 percent of immigrants and 2.3 percent of people who speak a foreign language at home.” Continue reading
• Bacon Salt “is a zero calorie, vegetarian, Kosher certified seasoning salt that makes everything taste like real bacon.” Seriously? Gimme some. Let me try it. Continue reading