April 27th is World Tapir Day.

Celebrate appropriately.

Voting Results:

1) Add a new thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This includes movies, television series, and streaming media. The spoiler policy would be as follows:

• White font for two weeks for movies and streaming content which is presented all at once.

• White font until east coast airing for content on television or streaming content presented weekly.

• Talking about comics in context of the MCU is welcomed, but plots and character details that have not appeared in the MCU. should be white fonted.

YES 41

No 5

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2) Add a thread for shows presented as streaming only- for example Netflix Originals, Amazon Prime Streaming, Hulu Plus, Yahoo and other independent stations. The spoiler policy would be as follows:

• White Font two weeks for content presented all at once, or until airing when presented weekly.

YES 34

No 12

(Both motions passed. Total of 46 votes were cast.)

My roommate is selling some nice vases on Ebay, as well as some handsome prints of Irish counties. If you or someone you know is interested in these things, could you let them know?

[link]

Did either of those threads get opened? Because I don't see them anywhere if they did.

Details still need hammered out in bureaucracy.

Attention New Yorkers! Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer responsible for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, is having in-person Q&A sessions at the IFC Center tonight at 7:15, tomorrow at 7:25, and Saturday at 5:15 pm.

Am taking suggestions over on fbook & twitter for the best kind of contest to give away my last remaining ARC.

Which I will be doing next week.

[note to file, if you buying a copy of Updraft or getting it through a library is a hardship and you and wish to read it come September, I will help figure out a way you can do so. Am working out a few possibilities for how this will work still (might be a version of the traveling book), and I can't afford to make this offer outside of buffistas, but b.org is specifically mentioned in the acknowledgements, and it's important to me to do this here.]

x-posted to F2F and ita’s thread:

We’ve decided through discussion and consensus that those who wish to celebrate ita’s life together in LA will gather over MLK weekend next January. We will gather the weekend of Jan 16-17. I don’t plan to book an official hotel or venue, but I’ll list a number of options in the Santa Monica area so people can find something that works for them (or share place using airbnb or similar). We will plan to gather on Saturday the 16th for dinner and to share memories at a restaurant to be determined. Sunday will be open for people to spend together or in smaller groups at the beach or area attractions.

Please mark your calendars if you want to attend so you can save up for it or make appropriate plans. All are welcome.

Please meet in ita’s thread for further discussion.

Last ARC Giveaway [link]