There's a preprint at the author's website
Awesome! Because the news release was less informative than usual, and I was being more than usually lazy.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!
amych - Jun 11, 2008 6:21:38 am PDT #1140 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Rick - Jun 11, 2008 6:39:21 am PDT #1141 of 4535
I had a similar problem with the same journal last spring. They publicized the paper (the so-called "Clueless men" paper) but didn't have it up on their website, so we had to send it to dozens of journalists one by one.
sumi - Jun 11, 2008 7:54:16 am PDT #1142 of 4535
Art Crawl!!!
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2008 7:58:40 am PDT #1143 of 4535
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, that sounds awesome!
Typo Boy - Jun 11, 2008 9:06:54 am PDT #1144 of 4535
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And Amych - comparison was Ariel vs. Brush. As you suspected.
I'm dull but safe font guy. For print Times New Roman or Garamond. For screen Verdana. Obviously there are other choices and reasons for making them. I suppose I ought to get hold of an introduction to layout. Since I have NO good instincts in that area one that starts from the beginning and won't get me into any bad habits.
amych - Jun 11, 2008 9:17:50 am PDT #1145 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
TB: get The Non-Designer's Design Book [link] -- it's a solid introduction to the basic design principles (things like getting things lined up and in proportion, keeping an eye on contrast, drawing attention to the right things), without requiring any particular artistic background or skill level. It's really good for what you're aiming at (and what I wish more people would shoot for!), which is to keep things clean and readable and not get in people's way.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2008 9:29:51 am PDT #1146 of 4535
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I flipped through the first twenty or so pages of the book on amazon, and it certainly seems levelheaded.
juliana - Jun 11, 2008 9:32:15 am PDT #1147 of 4535
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Serendipitously, I started Graphic Design 1 last night, and we watched part of Helvetica and chatted about fonts and placement, etc. I'm more than a little in love with that movie and the people in it.
amych - Jun 11, 2008 9:36:25 am PDT #1148 of 4535
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I loved that movie!
CaBil - Jun 11, 2008 11:12:44 am PDT #1149 of 4535
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
The Futon's Critic reveals how ME is addressing at least two of the concerns that people have had...
1. Some of the Actives/Dolls have roles they repeat. They specifically mention that one Active/Doll specializes in personal assignments. That would imply that others do not. Which means that some, at least, are not (just) prostitutes.
2. There is a time limit to being a Doll, five years. Which means that they are tiptoeing around the slavery issue. I presume that they have some method of guaranteeing the Actives/Dolls that they will be 'under' for five years, rather than forever, because otherwise who would sign up?
Those two rules help constrain some of the concerns. Not that there will not be exceptions, or that the issues will not be raised or not challenged, but it is starting to put boundaries...