Lore Sjöberg offers The Ultimate Blog Post(s).
Worldcon Scandal
Via Matt Rossi, I learned that there’s some new Harlan Ellison scandal – looking it up in Wikipedia, it turns out that at the Hugo award ceremony, Ellison groped Connie Willis’ breast. Apparently, there is an unsatisfactory public apology and also video.
A Japanese Spider-Man TV show! [ via Malcolm Sheppard ]
The Royal Game of Ur
The British Museum’s website lets you play the Royal Game of Ur online! I used to have this as a boardgame when I was a kid; it’s a simple and addictive little race game based on one of the oldest game boards in existence.
[Via Story Games]
Remember my whine about a Lexicon? Well, Boojie is masterminded the daydream project, a shared universe thats being built as we speak, and which will include original fiction, roleplaying games, and a no-minimum-contribution Lexicon. So, if you commented on my whine saying you want to play – Ruthie, Ori, Itamar, I’m looking at you – go join up!
PS: speaking of Lexicons, here’s a new Paranoia Lexicon that sounds like an interesting idea.