Boston-area-istas, Joss is going to be making a local appearence for an award he's being given (from my weekly Newbury Comics email):
an evening with joss whedon...
Where: Harvard's Memorial Church, Cambridge, MA
When: Friday, April 10th @ 8 PM
What:
See a TV icon speak about his life as a Humanist! Academy and Emmy Award-nominated Writer & Director Joss Whedon (Buffy, Firefly, Dollhouse) will receive the 3rd annual "Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism" as part of the can't-miss event that 1st recipient Sir Salman Rushdie called "Atheistmas." Following the presentation of the award, Mr. Whedon will speak about his life as a Humanist, discuss clips from his various creations, and answer audience questions. Whedon has a devoted following of fans, including the online web community whedonesque.com . In addition to his art, he has also been active in promoting women's rights through his work with Equality Now, an organization that honored him in 2006. His speech to that group shows his passionate commitment to the positive values of Humanism. Tickets are available from the Harvard Box Office here. Regular: $10; Student: $5.
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As part of a promotion for one of our books, Drollerie Press is sponsoring Pagan Singles, a dating/friends/group site that allows people to post dating personals. I'm hoping that some of you merry band of people will go sign up and create a profile and a post, poke around, try to break it (but not too hard), and let me know what it's missing or what it ought to do differently.
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You can read about the book, which will be published electronically this week, at [link]
Here's a link to the event Frank mentioned above.
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Seems to be sold out. :(
Okey doke-- new Romancing the Blog column is up. [link]
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Movie Tickets on Sale: This American Life -- Live!
Hello friends,
Movie theater tickets are on sale NOW for This American Life—Live!, our stage show that will be beamed via satellite to more than 400 movie screens nationwide on Thursday, April 23rd!
We’re getting psyched for the show: Ira Glass will host an actual episode of the radio program, performed onstage by some of our favorite contributors. Dan Savage, Starlee Kine, and Mike Birbiglia will tell stories. David Rakoff and Dave Hill will conduct a ‘special investigation.’ Plus a new cartoon from Chris Ware, additional visuals by Arthur Jones, and a very special appearance by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! The performance will last around two hours. Come on out!
One night only. Thursday, April 23rd, on select movie screens nationwide.
Ticket info here.
On the radio they simplify his appearance to "and, Joss Whedon sings!"
A friend of mine is trying for a Intuit grant for her business. She makes custom clothing and I've got some of her stuff. Her current idea is a recycled material coffee sleeve--which is both adorable and useful. Her contest entry is here. If you read it and like it, she could use the votes.
Her website is here and you can see her coffee sleeves (and buy if you like!)
Thanks!
Lightbulbs is really open with the following proposal by megan walker:
Official proposal:
Rethinking the structure and/or continued existence of the following bucket threads: Boxed Set, Cable Drama, Comedy, Procedurals, and Premium Cable.
ABC's summer schedule includes the following:
Airdates for the remaining episodes of "Pushing Daisies," "Eli Stone" and "Dirty Sexy Money" were also announced, with "Pushing Daisies" returning to the schedule as of Saturday, May 30 through Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 p.m.; Eli Stone" on Saturday, June 20 through Saturday, July 11 at 10:00 p.m.; and "Dirty Sexy Money" on Saturday, July 18 through August 8 at 10:00 p.m.
Times are Eastern.
