This Story Has Everything

‘Exorcist’ author, William Peter Blatty, to sue Georgetown University in Catholic court. I’d say more, but now that I know this is possible I have some lawsuits to prepare.

The History of Science Fiction

Displacing this hand-drawn Zork map from my desktop for the first time in years, ladies and gentlemen, the history of science fiction. First saw it you-know-where. Click to enlarge.

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awful

* Talking Points Memo is all over science fiction news today: “New Computer Program Predicts Likelihood Of Violent Civil Unrest Abroad” and Lockheed Martin invents the holodeck.

* Mystery piano appears in Biscayne Bay.

* Insurance Company Drops Cancer Patient And Veteran Because He Accidentally Underpaid By Two Cents.

European-Style Photoblogging

I’ve finally thrown up some photos from our European vacation on Flickr, including (among other things) a lot of shots of those Belgian comics murals we were so taken with. Enjoy, if you’re so inclined…

Arrested for Being Awesome

Seconding @billsimmon: ‘NC artist arrested for being awesome.’

Urban Camouflage

Urban camouflage. More here. (Thanks, Jacob!)

On Plane Crashes

Deserving of a better post than a quick ‘war on geese’ joke is Thursday’s U.S. Airlines crash, which has really turned out to be a remarkable story. There’s video from a Coast Guard camera on LiveLeak (the crash occurs about two minutes in), as well as properly exultant summaries from Josh Marshall and Edge of the American West.