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 The Millions. - 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 terrifying. So many people expressing their inner selves. So few chances to make it big. Okay, we’ll go heartening. It’s Earth Day.
2 responses so far ↓
SusanGable // Apr 24, 2006 at 7:53 am
Holy moly! Thanks for the heads’ up on the Save the Interent. I hadn’t heard about this, but it has far-reaching implications for all of us who love our ‘net if that change passes.
Speak out, internet users! Don’t let Congress get away with, once again, putting the money-grubbers ahead of the people. Make your voice heard!
Booksquare // Apr 24, 2006 at 11:40 am
Clearly, you don’t spend evenings at the BS house — this network neutrality issue is a hot topic. I think it’s especially problematic that service providers will be positioned to make these decisions on our behalf, yet we don’t have a choice of local telephone companies or cable providers.
Also, while signing petitions is a excellent thing, Congresspeople respond better to phone calls, faxes, and letters. Not that I’m in regular contact with my Congressional delegation or anything, but, yeah, I like to keep in touch!