Posts Tagged ‘comic books’

Afternoon Links

Daniel Kalder: “Rider Publishing, an imprint of Ebury at Random House, acquired rights to Crossing the Border, a memoir by Jang Jin-sung – former ‘court poet’ to Kim Jong-il, and will publish next spring…Jang was so trusted that he met Kim Jong-il twice. The first time, Jang explained in an interview with the BBC last [...]

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Culling From Tumblr

On a Saturday night. Tundranautica Related articles This Week in Psychedelics We’re One Step Closer to Bringing Holograms Home Psychiatrist in Army LSD experiments dies ‘Hologram-lite’ idea for 3D phone displays A Long, Strange Trip 9 Tumblrs Every Environmentalist Should Follow

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The Bizarre Moral Code of Supervillains

I’ve been reading comic books since I was a wee sprite. So I’ve been following the medium long enough to spot weird patterns and trends. Here’s one that continues to trouble me: The barely believable moral code of supervillains. Ever notice that — whenever a villain has a chance to kill his super-hero nemesis — the [...]

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