Part cyborg, all blockhead.Jason...I...you...um... I love these comics. Buy them. You'll be glad you did. The first Weapon Brown, before Blockhead's War, has a Christmas story in it.
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Lilo and Stitch is a masterpiece
I have been blessed to have not seen a Disney feature animation since Jungle Book, and as far as I knew I wasn't missing anything. I was missing this: https://youtu.be/kVlaE99t8TM I can't believe Disney made this. It has Elvis songs in it. It's brilliant. I can't believe Disney made it. Why don't they make more [...]
Michelle Howard: American Hero
"While the facts surrounding the kidnapping and rescue of the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips have been widely reported, less well-known is that ship which saved him was commanded by a black woman, Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. "Howard received the assignment of leading the U.S. Navy's counter-piracy task force just three days before the Maersk [...]
J LHLS Twittering BEA (not as lewd as it reads)
Check the sidebar or the J LHLS Twitter page for updates from Linda Yau, Jilly Gee, and Rachel Livingston at Book Expo in New York. We're Twitterfied, all right. Please pass this along to any Book Expo watchers. There will be a full-on convention report in the future, but this Twitter thing is cool for [...]
That’s Furies, not Furries
Furies Publishing (working title: 3 Girl Group) is just in the begin to beginning stages and trying to raise a little money. Please go over and click on their Google Ads or drop them a donation (the donation button is way down the sidebar, or here for those of you who'd just like to toss [...]
Three cheers for Sherwin-Williams
"Carson Joseph said he had struggled to find steady work since being released from prison four years ago, and when he graduated from a new job training program last week he hoped it would finally give him 'a step up on the ladder.' "Joseph, 29, was among 22 residents from Nickerson Gardens and other public [...]
New Books at the Wapshott Press (and a 40% off pre-sale!)
More information than you can shake a stick at at The Wapshott Press. But, for busy people, here're links: The life and times of Anna Cora Mowatt: "Fashioned Lady, Recovering the Lost Legacy of a Victorian American Superstar." By Kelly S. Taylor, Ph.D. Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson were among [...]
Go for it, House o’ Reps!
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moving with unusual speed, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation to recoup most of the $165 million in retention bonuses paid to American International Group Inc employees. "Responding quickly to public outrage over the bonuses after the giant insurer received government bailouts of up to $180 billion, the [...]
Yes on Dr. Dean!
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Howard Dean, a practicing physician before entering politics, was under consideration by the Obama administration for the post of U.S. surgeon general, CNN reported Friday. "Dean, who recently wrapped up a four-year term as Democratic Party chairman, has been a supporter of health reform, and has privately made clear that he is [...]
Ye Olde Hackenblog turns 6!
And thank God we're still around to have a blogiversery with a new, sane, and MUCH BETTER president! President Obama is the best blogiversery present ever! Thank you, America! How long in human years is six blog years? Feels like forever. Here's our first official post on Hackenbush 1.0 (Graymatter code; ah nostalgia): Blogging officially [...]