Archive for February, 2010
Distraction Free Writing
by Aidan on Feb.22, 2010, under Writing, Writing Advice
Leave a Comment :Long Write, Writing more...Aboard the International Space Station
by Aidan on Feb.22, 2010, under Fun Links
Linkarama
by Aidan on Feb.21, 2010, under Fun Links
How to Write about Africa
http://www.granta.com/Magazine/92/How-to-Write-about-Africa/Page-1
Life in Space: Email from the ISS
http://www.dwell.com/articles/life-in-space-email-from-the-iss.html
Nasa Scientists Plan to Approach Girl By 2018
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nasa_scientists_plan_to_approach
Zero rupee note that Indians can slip to corrupt officials who demand bribes
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/05/zero-rupee-note-that.html
The Avatar Font Controversy
http://blog.fonts.com/archives/441
Japanese Rice Murals
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1198381/Bizarre-spectacle-giant-crop-murals-covering-rice-fields-Japan.html
Why Karaoke Can Be Fatal
Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/world/asia/07karaoke.html
How Studying Arabic Can Get You Into Trouble
Arabic-language flashcards don’t fly with TSA
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/11/local/la-me-arabic12-2010feb12
Nebula Award Finalists
by Aidan on Feb.20, 2010, under Awards
Congratulations to all of the Nebula Award Finalists, including one of my Clarion South tutors, Jeff VanderMeer.
http://www.sfwa.org/2010/02/2009-nebula-awards-final-ballot/
News From Japan
by Aidan on Feb.15, 2010, under Fun Links
Girl hitchhikes through snowstorm to attend aviation school (Some students are keener than others).
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20100210p2a00m0na013000c.html
Japanese murder exposes world of hired marriage wreckers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7021033.ece
Masking toilet noise may date back to Edo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100211f2.html
Vintage Geisha Photos
http://www.muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/vintage-geisha-photos
10 Weird Japanese Foods
http://www.loneleeplanet.com/2010/02/10-weird-japanese-foods/
Why a Sunday Valentine’s Day is Bad News For Japanese Chocolate Companies
http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/01/31/sunday-valentines-day-makes-japanese-chocolate-companies-frown/
Using dolls to explain the Haiti earthquake
http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/02/05/using-dolls-to-explain-the-haiti-earthquake/
Japanese Hostess Union
