Nebula Award Finalists
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
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 …