Linkfest: March 16th

Shaun CG — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:04:50 +0000

Del.icio.us links for March 16th:

Interview: Alan Moore talks about Watchmen, Hollywood and pornography – Novelist, magician and “guru of the graphic novel” Alan Moore talks to Steve Rose about Watchmen, the dark side of Hollywood and the morality of pornography.
Sexy Videogameland: Tunes For Thought – I continue to believe that games have far more in common with music than with any other media, in terms of how the biz is experienced and discussed — regardless of how useful the film and game connection can sometimes be.
Nostalgia for the Future » Sleep Dealer – Trailer for a Mexican independent film. Looks like a cutting-edge post-cyberpunk SF tale.
Why Is Her Paycheck Smaller? – Interactive Graphic – Nearly every occupation has the gap — the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between the size of the paycheck brought home by a woman and the larger one earned by a man doing the same job.
i wanted to be a junkie but Buffy wouldn’t let me « the m john harrison blog – “Urban fantasy: the domestication of a few images & behavioural tics which were barely unacceptable in the first place.” … “Every generation invents a threat posture which has to be acknowledged & made safe.”

Linkfest: March 9th – March 10th

Shaun CG — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:00:20 +0000

Del.icio.us links for March 9th through March 10th:

totalitarianism today: The Russian government rewrites history. Again. – Censorship continues to pose problems for historians and academics in Russia.
STA Public Service Blogcast Episode 22 – The 22nd in Smalltown America’s ongoing series of blogcasts.
Outdated music industry deserves no Govt help | TechRadar UK – Dubber describes how, in 2006, he asked Universal Music – one of the world’s biggest record labels – how much of their music was currently available for sale. The answer? Two percent. Ninety-eight percent of Universal’s music was locked in a vault somewhere.
SchNEWS 667 – 6th March 2009 – Secret Policeman’s Bill – There’s yet another piece of government legislation sneaking its way through parliament that will give the state even more privacy but strip away what remaining few rights to privacy you have left. The Coroners and Justice Bill 2009 contain clauses that will give formal cover to perpetrators of state violence and will blow a hole in what little data protection there exists for the public.
Watchmen | Noise to Signal – “There’s very little that’s “grey” about Watchmen – elements that work perfectly sit side-by-side with those that edge close to disaster.” Very good dual review from a huge fan of the comic and someone who’s never read it.