Today’s links of interest:
- Manly reading for literate dudes
Ah, so many things to say, so little time. Go forth and read this yourself. You will have a good time. - MoveOn.org Civic Action: Save The Internet
This isn’t a joke. Network neutrality is being seriously debated by Congress — and it’s important that consumers of the Internet speak out as well. - Bibliochaise – Gizmodo
Scary yet practical. Necessary in a room-defining way. But right for every home? We say yes. (Via Max of <a href="http://www.themillionsblog.com">The Millions</a>. - Random House Confident of Follow-Up to ‘Cold Mountain’
Lots of money being talked about here. Not enough zeroes in the world to capture the amount. Let’s just say that Random House is crossing its collective fingers, worried that "Cold Mountain" was a mega-success fluke. - Two Literary Festivals Will Highlight Endangered Languages
Oh yeah, always with the blaming of English. Like we have the only world-dominating language on the planet. Wait. We do. Take that French with all your crazy accent marks and sarcasm! - Freezing Out The Critics
There have been a lot of "death of the movie critic" stories recently (3 in the past few days alone). Is it the fact that studios aren’t willing to risk the possibility of a bad review chipping away at an already fickle audience? Or is it the fact that pe - The Great American Screenplay now fuels wannabe authors
We can never tell if this type of news is heartening or terrifiying. So many people expressing their inner selves. So few chances to make it big. Okay, we’ll go heartening. It’s Earth Day. - Medialoper » That?s What I Like: Oxford English Dictionary, Online
A brief appreciation of one of the world’s most beautiful things. - Here They Come by Yannick Murphy
Ms. Tingle unveils the final nominee at the LBC. Hmm, probably should have translated that to Snoop-speak, too. - Judge Throws Out Scholastic Suit
Turns out Scholastic didn’t dupe customers. Which means we need to take back our "Scholastic is evil" post. If we can find it. - Atria?s Adero to Launch New Book Festival
A celebration of diversity and all that…but so far away. - Brown’s "Code" Is Unique
The reason for the delay of Dan Brown’s industry-saving next novel? Lawsuits. Stop suing, people, there are writers out there who need contracts. - Snoop Dogg Gets Lit: First Novel Arrives This Fall
The reviews? Snoop Dizzle can tell a story, he can really tizzle a story. Buy this book.
