Daily Archives: February 28, 2007
Being Poor is Hoping the Toothache Goes Away.
Posted on February 28, 2007 139 Comments
For want of a dentist Maryland boy, 12, dies after bacteria from tooth spread to his brain Twelve-year-old Deamonte Driver died of a toothache Sunday. A routine, $80 tooth extraction might have saved him. If his mother had been insured. If his family had not lost its Medicaid. If Medicaid dentists weren’t so hard to […]
Author Interview: Hal Duncan
Posted on February 28, 2007 15 Comments
The taunting is over: The author interview with Hal Duncan is now up over at By The Way. Hal talks about his books Ink and Vellum, the state of the fantasy genre, and why he writes such long entries over at his blog. It’s a really excellent interview. Enjoy.
Cheese: The Universal 80s Constant
Posted on February 28, 2007 26 Comments
For your consideration: A perestroika-era video of Soviet musicians doing a snappy, jazzy remix of a Soviet anthem: Also for your consideration: “Stars,” by Hear N’ Aid, the 80s metal analogue to Band-Aid and USA for Africa: Compare and contrast.
Deven Desai, Deven Desai, Every Single One of Us is Deven Desai
Posted on February 28, 2007 23 Comments
Happy birthday to Deven Desai, who is a charter member of the Scalzi Inner Circle, the entrance requirements of which — well, let’s just say if you’ve had the initiation you wouldn’t be forgetting it. No, this is not an invitation to speculate on what the initiation might be. It’s not like that, you sick […]
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