Hey dtaylor

(and anyone else who enjoyed her post on casual sexism)

Check out this article (gleaned from lizlet's non-LJ blog).

The really frustrating thing (aside from the assumption that women don't like Philip K. Dick or know what Cyberpunk is) is that this crap begins by referring to Anne Fadiman's Ex Libris, one of my all-time favorite books about books (and something that belongs in everyone's library).

Saw and The Machinist

btw, since I suspect many of you (like me) don't go back to comment threads the next day, sweinberg has spoiler-free reviews up of both nifty-looking upcoming horror flicks. Saw is here, and The Machinist is here.

Chicago People!

Wanna be an extra in the next Batman movie?

Yeah, it uses a different name. But Bale and Caine, and filming in Chicago, means only one thing.

Celebrity Poker Showdown

Season 3 opener spoilers ahead:

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Administrivia

Just a reminder that I have two surveys linked form my userinfo page that I'd love to have folks fill out. The first is my LJ username survey, which makes for some interesting reading. The second is my AIM name Poll. If you fill that out, I can add you to my buddy list on those rare moments when I remember that I have IM software.

Paula Danzinger

She died today.

Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.

She's one of Elayna's absolute favorite authors.