Link roundup

1. "A Seriously Comprehensive Guide to Comedy Podcasts." Via.

2. Apparently many journalists knew that Steve Jobs flew to Switzerland in 2009 for radical cancer treatment unavailable in the USA, and kept it a secret. (I bet this was common knowledge among the well-connected and explains Apple's stock performance over the last two years.)

3. "A 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland's Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police." Via.

Link roundup

1. "Malaysia Defeats Indonesia [in soccer] Thanks to Laser-Shooting Soccer Fans."

2. Comic books are 50% off at the BBTS.

3. Kelly Link's spooky short story collections are available for free download. (I just read her really terrific tale of a camping trip gone awry in a McSweeney's story collection.)

Oxo Holiday Card (link roundup)

Oxo holiday card by Terry Border.

And a few more links:

1. Various sites are reporting that Gilbert Arenas had the same ridiculously large gold-plated pistol that Goldmember used.

2. Downloadable 8-Bit version of Left 4 Dead.

3. Watch B-Movies at AMC, including Saga of the Viking Women and Invasion of the Neptune Men. Via.

*Previously: Danger is my mother's maiden name.

*Buy B-Movie poster collections at Amazon.

B is for Bad Poetry (link roundup)

As I understand it, B is for Bad Poetry features intentionally bad poetry written by Pamela August Russell. (Which begs the question, is there such a thing as good poetry?) $10 at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. Cory Doctorow's latest novel Makers can be downloaded for free.

2. Absolutely fascinating description about what it's like to live with Asberger Syndrome. This made me a little sick to my stomach:

I also do not know left from right. Please, do not tell me your tricks. I know them all. For example, your left hand makes an L with your thumb and forefinger. The issue is that I don’t understand the concept of left and right: How can my left not change when I turn? How do you know my right? How can I tell which is right on the truck to my left? It all feels like a math problem to me.

3. Edgar Allan Poe on a Raven t-shirt.

*Previously: Poetry is for people who can't draw.

*Buy Edgar Allan Poe toys at eBay.

Horvath's Turtle (link roundup)

Go here for a desktop wallpaper-sized version of this image of David Horvath's new Turtle toy. And there's a few of the turtles on sale at eBay.

And a few more links:

1. Description of a SXSW panel discussion on book publishing gone very wrong.

2. Website devoted to literary tattoos, especially quotations. Via.

3. Bookninja is hosting a book "remasculation" contest, where the idea is to make books more manly. For example:

Charlotte's Web becomes "Charlotte's Web of Death", by E. B. White.

"When Wilbur befriends his neighbour Charlotte he has no idea that he will be sucked in a web of intrigue, deceit and mayhem, leading him as far as Frankfurt and Milan before returning to his humble farm for the chilling conclusion that will leave you breathless."

See a few entries here.

4. You can download for free the movie 24 Hours of Le Mans at iTunes.

*Previously: Reimagined His Dark Materials book covers.

*Buy Uglydolls at eBay.

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Doesn't look scammy at all. I have a free subscription to EGM.