Rl Gtrrz s n f my fvrt phtgrphrs. prtclrly lv hs mgs f Tbtn lf, lk th Khm lggng cmp bv. 'v trvld t sm f th sm plcs, nd Rl's wrk cptrs ths scns n dffrnt wy thn my ys rmmbr. H sys:

Fr th pst fftn yrs, hv bn mkng plgrmgs t th dsrts nd mntns f Chn's wstrn brdrs, fcsng n Tbtn nd yghr cmmnts. Ths rmt frntr rgns r lcd wth cntstd ggrphs whr rlgs nd cltrl lgcs cnfrnt pwrfl cnmc nd pltcl trnsfrmtns.

n ths fr wy plcs, lk fr wy sttns btwn cltrs whr n cn s th pst nd ftr smltnsly. Sng ths chngs vr sch shrt tm s prspctv tht s t nc dsrntng nd trgc. try t mk mgs tht shw ths thngs, r t lst sm f th mtnl trths bhnd thm, bcs knw ch tm rtrn vrythng wll b lmst nrcgnzbl.

20x200 jst rlsd cllctn f fr 11x14 prnts frm hs "Trvls Wtht Mps" prjct. Y cn by thm s st, r ndvdlly. Trly btfl wrk. (thnks, Sr Dstn)

vr th hppy prnkstr, Pl Krssnr "mt" wth Lrry Kng fr n ntrvw.

Ths vd ws md t prmt Pl's nw bk: Wh's t Sy Wht's bscn: Pltcs, Cltr & Cmdy n mrc Tdy.

mck ntrvw btwn Pl Krssnr nd Lrry Kng by ndy Thms. (Thnks, Dg Rshkff!)

Drct lnk t vd. Thr s n prt f ths trlr tht s nt md f wsm. rbt gsh trnsfrms nt tnk. Tw rbt gshs ( gss) spw psn mlk (dn't sk) t f thr ttts t n ppnnt. grl gts stbbd t dth n th btt wth gnt swrd. Rbt grls mk gnt swrds pp t f thr btts, prsmbly wth whch t stb thr ppl n thr btts. "Bst Mchn Gn." nd dd s blndd wth tmpr shrmp.

ll ths nd mr n th trlr fr Nbr gch's nw flm RbGsh - y my rcll hs smlrly-thmd flms Mchn Grl nd Tky Gr Plc. ccrdng t th wbst, th flm wll b "n thtr fll 2009." (thnks, bbby crld, v gktyrnt)

BB pl Tr McGnly spttd ths dlghtfl plntr kts, clld Hnbch, frm Jpn, cntnng th plnt, sl, nd hllwd-t bk. Lks lk t wld b fn nd sy t DY t! Bk plntrs

(Dwnld MP4 / Wtch n YTb / Vw lrg t bngbngvd.cm)

Jl Jhnsn wrts vr t Bng Bng Gdgts,

Shld y by th Sgm DP2? nly f y'r n lv wth th snsr. Whl t's dfntly bttr chc thn ts prdcssr nd s nt wtht ts mnl chrms, ts hgh prc pts t n rng f DSLRs nd thr cmrs tht cm wtht s mny lmttns.

Lkng thrgh glss vwfndr s sch trt, thght bd t dsn't sm t ctlly ln p vry wll wth th ctl pctrs.

Jn th dscssn n ths vd vr t Bng Bng Gdgts, whr Jl hs ls pldd sldshw f nrtchd mgs frm th DP2!

(d. Nt: W rcntly gv th Bng Bng Vd wbst mkvr tht nclds nw, gst-crtd mcrblg: th "BBVBX." Hr, flks whs tst n wb vd w dmr twt th ltst clps thy fnd. 'll b pstng prdc rndps hr n th mthrBng.)

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Mr @BBVBX: bngbngvd.cm

Cry's pst bt th Tlkng Hds' Stp Mkng Sns, n f my fv cncrt flms t, rmndd m f Lr ndrsn's fntstc Hm f Th Brv mv. dstnctly rmmbr sng t fr th frst tm whn ws 14 t mdnght shwng n my twn's rt hs cnm nd flng vry... vnt grd. Tht ws my frst xpsr t Wllm S. Brrghs, whs qt "Lnggs s vrs frm tr spc" nsprd th sng prfrmd n th clp bv. nfrtntly, Hm f th Brv nvr sw n ffcl DVD rls, jst VHS nd lsrdsc. Bt ccrdng t ndrsn's st, DVD flm/vd bx st cllctn f hr wrk s n th hrzn.

Hm f th Brv (MP3 sndtrck)
Hm f th Brv (VHS)

Christopher Ryan wrote a short profile of Alan Watts for Psychology Today. He included this quote from Watts' about the self-importance of humans:

“Th pnt s tht rpprt wth th mrvlsly prpslss wrld f ntr gvs s nw ys fr rslvs – ys n whch r vry slf-mprtnc s nt cndmnd, bt sn s smthng qt thr thn wht t mgns tslf t b. n ths lght, ll th wrdly bstrct nd pmps prsts f mn r sddnly trnsfrmd nt ntrl mrvls f th sm rdr s th mmns bks f th tcns nd hrnblls, th fbls tls f th brds f prds, th twrng ncks f th grffs, nd th vvdly plychrmd pstrrs f th bbns… Sn ths, th slf-mprtnc f mn dsslvs n lghtr.”

ln Wtts: prst, schlr, mnk, thr, trckstr gr

My pal and IFTF colleague lx Png jst trnd m n t NCB RFL, hlrs blg wrttn by tw mlclr nd cll blgy grd stdnts t C Brkly n whch thy pnt t fnny, bzrr, nd qstnbl bmdcl rsrch rtcls. NCB stnds fr th Ntnl Cntr fr Btchnlgy nfrmtn, ntnl rsrch rgnztn tht ls hss dtbss f pblshd scntfc pprs. lx sys, "Th cs stds n ccdntl cndm nhltn, th rtcl n th dngrs f brds n mcrblgy lbs, nd th stdy f cnnd ct fd vltn tchnqs r ll mst-rds. Hwvr, thnk th rtcl ttl 'npprprt s f ttnm pnl rng: n ntrdscplnry chllng fr rlgsts, jwlrs, nd lcksmths' my b th bst thng vr wrttn." Frm pst tdy xcrptng ppr n "th ntr f nvl flff:"

Hrd fcts n sft mttr! ... Th hypthss prsntd hrn sys tht bdmnl hr s mnly rspnsbl fr th ccmltn f nvl lnt, whch, thrfr, ths s typclly ml phnmnn. Th bdmnl hr cllcts fbrs frm cttn shrts nd drcts thm nt th nvl whr thy r cmpctd t flt-lk mttr. Th mst bndnt ndvdl mss f pc f lnt ws fnd t b btwn 1.20 nd 1.29 mg (n=503). Hwvr, d t svrl mch lrgr pcs, th vrg mss ws 1.82 mg n ths thr yr stdy. Whn th bdmnl hr s shvd, n mr lnt s cllctd. "

Frm th mtrls nd mthds: "Th thr frst bsrvd th ccmltn f nvl flff n hs rly 20s. Dspt thrgh bdy hygn ncldng dly mrnng shwr, th nvl flld wth lnt vr th dy. Th thr cllctd 503 pcs f nvl flff snc pprxmtly Mrch 2005 wth ttl wght f lmst 1 g... ...n rdr t nvstgt th rl f th bdmnl hr, th thr ls shvd hs blly fr ths stdy."

NCB RFL

Trmpt plyr Krmt Rffns s n cn f Nw rlns jzz. Hs snstnl Rbrth Brss Bnd s jzz/fnk mscl xtrvgnz tht mst b xprncd lv fr fll ffct. Rffns s ls th fndr f th jzz qntt Brbc Swngrs nd s fms fr frng p hs grll t thr shws n NL. n clbrtn f th Jly 4 trdtn f grllng t, Ptmy Wrld Msc Blg ntrvwd Rffns bt hs pssn fr th BBQ pt. Rffns s ftrd n Ptmy's Nw rlns cmpltn nd ls Ptmy Kds' Nw rlns Plygrnd CD, whch hrtly rcmmnd. Frm Ptmy (pht by dsb nl):

Whr dd th nm “Brbc Swngrs” cm frm?
Krmt Rffns: Frm tlgtng. strtd tlgtng t Vghn’s drng brk-tm s th gys cld hv smthng t t. S n mrnng wk p nd sd “Krmt Rffns nd th Brbc Kngs,” bt by th mddl f th vnng hd chngd t t “Krmt Rffns nd th Brbc Swngrs.” ws hvng s mch fn brbcng drng th shw tht t jst ht m: “Brbc Swngrs”.

S y rgnlly wr brbcng t hv sm ht fd t th shws, thn th d jst cght n?
Krmt Rffns: Yp, th tlgtng strtd [t] ll. wld ck ht ssg fr th gys drng brk tm, nd whtvr ws lft vr, w wld gv t t th fns. Thn bght bg grll nd strtd ckng fr vryn, stll p [t] tdy!

BK: D y hv ny rcps r tps y wld lk t shr wth s?
Krmt Rffns: lk t s pn. ck lt f thngs n th pn - shrmp, fsh, chckn, nythng. Jst lttl lv l, Tny Chncrs’, grnltd grlc, thym, nd lttl br. Wrp t tght fr n hr nd hlf; t’s lk ckng n th vn. ftr, f y wnt, y cn pt thm n th grll s thy gt tht pcn wd tst.

"Jly 4th BBQ ssntls frm Nw rlns Lgnd Krmt Rffns"

Funny coincidence: The SEC's Eric Swanson, who told his underling lawyer to stop looking into Bernie Madoff's questionable activities in 2004, married Bernie's niece Shn Mdff n 2007.

By th wy, n prl Shn cntctd Wll Strt Prsn Cnsltnts, frm tht "gvs dvc t ftr nmts n hw t srvv prsn tm nd wn n rly rls." ccrdng th th frm's wbst, Shn cn "lrn th rps f fdrl prsn" ncldng: "Prvnt Bng RPD, Prsn Lvng Cndtns, Th Dly Prsn Grnd, Yr 1st Dy Wht T Brng Wth, nmt Prsnl Prprty, nmt tqtt & Pltcs, Dlng Wth thr nmts, vdng nd Spttng nfrmnts, Dlng Wth Gng Mmbrs, Dfsng Cnfrnttn, Prsn Slng & Lng,   vdng Bd Prsn Jbs, Gttng Lwr Bnk Pss, Gttng Sft Sh Prmt."

Stffr t SC Hd Wrnd f Mdff

The IRS will let you deduct your losses from Ponzi scheme ripoffs. No word on whether losses due to the wire, the pigeon drop, advance payment or three card monte are allowable, but I'm gonna claim 'em anyway.

Th RS hs nnncd t wll llw fvrbl rdnry lss trtmnt fr nvstmnt thft lsss. Bsclly, sch lsss ccr whn yr mny s nvr ctlly sd fr th ntndd prps f cqrng nvstmnt ssts.

nstd, th mny s hjckd by th prptrtr f frd. Th clssc xmpl s th s-clld Pnz schm whr mny cllctd frm ltr "nvstrs" s sd t cvr "ncm dstrbtns" nd "wthdrwls" pd t rlr "nvstrs" wtht ny nvstmnts vr ctlly bng md.

Txpyr-frndly rdnry lss trtmnt tks sm f th stng t f Pnz schm lsss. nfrtntly, hwvr, thr r plnty f vctms wh cn bnft frm th RS's nlghtnd tttd. Nt nly dd Brn Mdff ls sm $65 blln f nvstrs' mny, bt thr smlr frds hv snc cm t lght. Th sd trth s, Pnz lsss r mr wdsprd thn y mght thnk.

Tx Brks fr Pnz-Schm Vctms (v Cnsmrst)

ndy Pk's glss sclptrs nd mchns r bsltly brthtkng. Tp lft, fnctnl glss ssmgrph. Tp rght, 5.5 ft lng syrng. thr fvrts ncld 24-crt gld-pltd cyt skll ncsd n glss vssl, n nml spn nsd glss tb sclptr, nd th ncrdbl kntc sclptr sn n th vd bv. ndy Pk Glss

Pg ftr pg f ths nsttlng ffct ppld t wll-knwn flks. (Hwvr, th pht f Jms rl Jns lks bt th sm. nd gss y cld rg tht Grg W. Bsh lks mr dstngshd). Clbrts psd dwn pctrs

Hthr McDgl, wh wrts bt crsts nd wndrs f ntr n hr blg Cbnt f Wndrs, hs gd ssy bt blck wdw spdrs, whch hv nfstd hr nw trlr.

nlk brwn rcls spdrs, whs vnm s cyttxc, mnng t s mnt t slw dwn th pry, prtlly dgstng th tsss nd mkng fr flr f th pry's systms, th blck wdw spdr's vnm s bsd n nrtxn, whch wld mch prfr. n mmmls, whn thy r bttn by spdr wth cyttxc vnm, t mns th tss srrndng th bt trns ncrtc (ds) nd s ftn nbl t hl ftrwrds. Thr r sm trly hrrfc pctrs n th ntrnt f brwn rcls spdr bts svrl mnths n, whch wld rthr nt cntmplt.

Th vnm f blck wdw, bng nrtxn, hs mr wdsprd ffct, ntrng th bldstrm nd bng dpstd t th nrv ndngs whr th ndngs nsrt nt th mscls. Ths css ntns, pnfl crmpng nd mscl spsms, nd s vry pnfl. t lsts fw dys nd thn dsprss, lvng nly fw mnr symptms - spsms, tnglng, nrvsnss nd wknss - t rmmbr hr by. Fr m - thgh wld nt wnt t ncntr blck wdw bt - th bggst fr hs bn fr my chldrn, bcs th smllr th bdy mss, th mr lkly th vnm s t cs shck t th systm nd dth.

Hthr McDgl n blck wdw spdrs

Anthony Beninati sued the organizers of Burning Man because he said they failed to restrain him from walking into a fire. He lost the lawsuit.

Bnnt's cmplnt sttd tht whn h pprchd th bnfr, th flms wr stll rghly 40 ft hgh.  H wlkd rnd th bnfr thr tms, ch tm "crcl[ng] lttl clsr t th fr."  vntlly, h wlkd stll clsr, nt wht ws vrsly dscrbd s n r f "mbrs," "lw flms," "brnng rmnnts," nd " spt whr thr ws fr n thr sd f hm."  Bsclly, h hd wlkd nsd hg bnfr.  Thn, s y mght hv xpctd, h trppd n smthng nd fll nt th ctl fry prt f th bnfr, brnng hs hnds.

n hs dpstn, Bnnt dmttd h knw "fr ws dngrs nd csd brns" bfr h wlkd nt n.  H knw thr ws sm pssblty f fllng nt sd fr.  H dmttd n n ffltd wth th dfndnts skd hm t wlk nt th fr r tld hm t wld b sf t d s.  Bt h tstfd tht h dd nt thnk t wld b dngrs t wlk nt th fr, lthgh h knw t "ws nt 'bsltly sf, bcs thr [ws] fr prsnt.'"  nd, s ntd, fr s ht.

Crt: Mn Brnd t Brnng Mn ssmd Rsk f Bng Brnd by Brnng Mn

Lk flyppr fr hmns. (V rbrth)

Tdy n ffwrld w tk n xtnsv lk t Trsr Wrld (bv), th jst-rlsd DS gm tht trns th bqts cld f W-F sgnls rnd y nt cllctbl trsrs -- t's sly n f th mst mgcl gm xprncs w'v hd n whl, nd xpnds nt n qlly mzng rry f syncd p scl-st chvmnts, nd, f ll thngs, mn-msc trckr tht lts y cmps by rrngng yr sclpd bty. lswhr w lkd t th frst lv dm f cld-gmng srvc Gk, whch shws Spr, Wrld f Wrcrft nd Mr Krt bng plyd, n-brwsr, frm srvr 400 mls wy, nd Mcrsft's jst-lnchd Kd, th 21st cntry LG-lk Xbx 360 gm tht tchs prncpls f prgrmmng lgc wth smpl sntnc-strctr syntx nd lts y bld nd shr p t 4-plyr mngms. W ls stmbld crss Crzy Plnts, nw Wrms-lk Fcbk gm tht mks fghtng nt t f y nd yr frnds, nd wtchd th frst tch dm vd f Rbtlgy frm N+ dvlprs Mtnt, whch, vntlly, wll b prkr/grpplng hk mshp f Mr Glxy, Shdw f th Clsss, nd mhr Kws (!), nd, fnlly sw Bb Dyln's hrd-lvn' nvd Th Sms.

rtst Stphn J Shnbrk's "Wtrbrdng" tlls th tl f "pcfl sng f pr f chr bys trnd nt slnt scrm," thrgh "fgrtvly chclt-wtrbrdd chr by Chrstms stts." Mr n tmdly. (Thnks, Ssnnh Brsln)

bv, cnfrmtn v th Prsn qvlnt f Dgg, Cyrs Frvr hs mr n th stry.

n McDnld's Dsltn Rd s n f my mst prsnlly nflntl nvls. t's n pc tl f th trrfrmng f Mrs, whs swp cptrs th brth nd dth f mythlgs, cnmcs, rt, rvltn, pltcs. ts pblctn prcdd Km Stnly Rbnsn's brllnt Rd/Bl/Grn Mrs bks by yrs, bt th tw r vry gd cmpnns, n tht McDnld cptrs lmst vrythng Rbnsn gt (n thrd f th nmbr f pgs), nd dds th ptry nd sprtlty f Mrs n th brgn.

Dsltn Rd pys hmg t Dvd Byrn's Cthrn Whl, t Ry Brdbry's ntr cnn nd t Jck Vnc, blndng ll ths dsprt crtrs n wy tht srprss, dlghts, thn srprss nd dlghts gn. Spnnng cntrs, th bk nclds trnscndnt mth, ltrnt rlts, crprt dystps, trvllng crnvls, pst-snglrty gdlk s, gngnrng, nd mchncl hbs, ch ntgrl t th plt.

Pyr Bks hs dn s ll th srvc f brngng ths rmrkbl vlm bck nt prnt ftr t lng hts (th qlly dlghtfl sql, rs xprss, s t f prnt nd prcy). Thy snt m cpy tht pckd p frm th pst-bx n hr g, nd 'v bn flppng thrgh t vr snc, gttng rcqntd wth ths ld nd dr frnd.

Dsltn Rd

Jutta sez,

Mvd Md Cntr nw ffrs Jmnd's crtv cmmns msc lbrry. ccss vr 20,000 lbms strght frm yr lvng rm TV!

Mvd, th fr nd pn src md cntr fr Wndws nd Lnx, hs ntgrtd Jmnd n ts nw ntrfc. Wth th ggrgtn f Jmnd t ts cntnt ctlg, Mvd brngs nw dmnsn t th prmtn f fr cltr: vr 20,000 lbms by 9500 rtsts cn nw sly b brwsd n TV scrn, frm yr lvng rm cch.

n strmlnd nd sy-t s ntrfc, th rtsts' crtns r t th hrt f Mvd: th rtwrk nd sngs r th cntr f ttntn nd prsntd n ttrctv lyt. ls ffrng fr cntnt frm thr srcs, Mvd s th cttng dg pplctn whn t cms t md cnvrgnc. Frm phts nd vds t msc, Mvd prsnts ll typs f lcl r nln cntnt n th sm plc. t trnsfrms Wndws r Lnx cmptr nt rl thtr.

Mvd, th fr md plyr - Jmnd (Thnks, Jtt!)

Chris sez,

n Frnc, thr's n prvsn fr mntrng thncty ndr th lw. Ths s nt n ltgthr bd thng, bt t mks t mpssbl fr nyn t gt dt bt plc 'thnc prflng' [wht s Brts cll 'rcl dscrmntn'] n th wy tht thy trt mmbrs f vsbl mnrts.

Wth n ffcl dt t g n, nd n ffcl c-prtn, Frnch rsrchrs srrpttsly stkd t rs f hvy plc prsnc, nd thn ntd th thncty f ppl stppd, bfr pprchng thm nd cndctng thr wn fllw-p ntrvws. Thr mthdlgy ndd t b prtty rbst t mk sr tht ths rthr nnvtv wy f cllctng dt dd nt bs th smpl.

Th rslts r prtty cnclsv: vn llwng fr th ntr f th ppltn n th pblc spc, f y r f Blck pprnc, y r mr thn sx tms mr lkly t b stppd thn n y lk Wht. Ppl wh lk lk rbs r mr thn svn tms mr lkly thn Whts t b stppd.

Wht's t b dn? Th rprt mks nmbr f prctcl sggstns.

Prflng Mnrts: Stdy f Stp-nd-Srch Prctcs n Prs (PDF) (Thnks, Chrs!)

A British hard-partying 24-year-old bartender got upset that his elderly neighbour called the cops over all the noise he was making, so he got drunk and broke into the 72-year-old's house, wielding some kind of Mall Ninja knife that incorporated brass knuckles. What he didn't know was that the neighbour was a retired boxing champ, and the older man beat the everloving crap out of the would-be assailant. The judge in the case sentenced the burglar to four and a half years and said, of the beating, "You got what you deserved."

s Wxy nts, th nn Fcbk phts mk ths stry vn mr dlcs.

mg sht rlsd by th Thms Vlly Plc rvls th rslts ftr Crt dsrmd hs ttckr, lt ls wth tw pnchs t th fc nd rstrnd McClm ntl th plc rrvd n th scn...

Crt, vtrn f th Brtsh rmd frcs, ws t hm wth hs wf drng th md-mrnng ttck, ccrdng t tstmny n th cs. McClm, brtndr, my hv hld grdg vr ns cmplnt ldgd by th Crts rlr tht mrnng, th Dly Ml rprtd.

24-yr-ld brglr Grgry McClm btn by 'vctm' - ldrly rtrd bxr Frnk Crt (v Wxy)

Ystrdy's psd f CBC Rd's s t Hppns clbrtd Cnd Dy wth n ntrvw wth Jw Tylr, thr f Sx Strng Ntn: 64 Pcs, 6 Strngs, 1 Cntry, 1 Gtr. Th bk chrncls th crtn f Vygr, rmrkbl gtr tht ws nsprd by th nr-sprtn f Cnd s rslt f cls rfrndm n Qbc. Tylr crsscrssd th cntry, cllctng rtfcts t bld gtr frm, frm th ntnl (frmr Prm Mnstr Prr Trd's cn pddl) t th lcl (th hndl frm th ystr shckng knf f chmpn Míkmq shckr); frm th wndrfl ( pc f sprc tr hld scrd by th Hd) t th trgc ( pc f th Wstfhl, Nv Sct Hm fr Clrd Chldrn). t cmbns vrythng frm pc f hcky-stck frm th mst fms hcky gm vr plyd (Cnd vs. SSR, 1972) t pc f Nwfndlnd's fltng X-ry clnc, stblshd t trt th pst WW TB pdmc.

ftr th gtr ws blt, by mstr lthr Grg Rzsny, Tylr tk t th rd gn, gttng ll mnnr f ppl t ply t, frm Cndn mscl lgnds (Grdn Lghtft n hs brthdy, n hs hm) t wrld-fms mscns trng th cntry, t hndrds f rdnry ppl, wh wr ll bl t tch, hld nd ply ths rmrkbl nstrmnt (t hs cs tht s vry bt s strd, f crs -- prt f t s swn frm th trsrs f vtrn hcky nnncr Dn Chrry!).

Th nt ffct s f n nstrmnt -- n rtfct -- tht s scrd nd prfn, prcs nd nvlbl, cmmn nd nq. Mrktrs try t mb thr prdcts wth strs n rdr t crt mtnl ts wth cstmrs (thnk f ppl's Thnk Dffrnt cmpgn, r th mythlgy spn rnd Wlt Dsny), bt ths s th gnn rtcl, gnnly strd thng tht s s mch sclly cnstrctd s t s physclly crftd.

'v skd th pblshr fr rvw cpy f Sx Strng Ntn (t cms t t th nd f Jly) nd f t's s gd s t snds, 'll hv rvw f t p s sn s cn.

Sx Strng Ntn: 64 Pcs, 6 Strngs, 1 Cntry, 1 Gtr (mzn)

Sx Strng Ntn (st)/Gtr xplrr

s t Hppns shw nts

MP3 Lnk

Rbb sz, " hv n thr rsn fr shrng th lnk t ths vd f Lf Drng Wrtm thn cn't stp wtchng t. t's frm th Tlkng Hds cncrt flm fr _Stp Mkng Sns_, drctd by Jnthn Dmm. Th msc nd chrgrphy r mndblwng. My mnd s blwn rght nw."

Mn t. Ths s th bst cncrt mv 'v vr sn, n f th grtst lbms vr rcrdd, nd th mzng thng s tht th trjctry f th bnd nd ts cmpnnts wnt p frm thr. 'v bn lstnng t th nw Byrn/n fr wks n hvy rttn nd gng crzy vr t.

'm rlly hpng t gt t th Dvd Byrn shw n Lndn nxt mnth!

Tlkng Hds - Lf Drng Wrtm

Stp Mkng Sns CD

Stp Mkng Sns DVD

Flckr sr Kt Ln's crtd ths btfl fltd Jbb th Htt (wth bnny rbbt). cld cddl th slmy lttl bstrd ll dy!

Jb th Htt - Th rly Yrs (v Ntrm)

Writer John Green makes a compelling case for reforming the way that publishers calculate advances and royalties, lowering the former and raising the latter. Doing this would -- he argues -- create a less blockbuster-focused, less risky venture that would be good for authors and publishers.

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ky, s nw lt's sy Th ncrnns S sccssfl. Lt's sy th frst bk slls 250,000 cps n hrdcvr**, bcs thy mk mv, nd tns sql bt hw ht th ncrnn by's hrn lks. Th scnd nd thrd bks ls sll 250,000.*** Wth dtr 1's dl, th thr rns bck hr dvnc nd mks $1.2 mlln, fr ttl f 1.5 mlln dllrs. Wth dtr 2's dl, th thr rns t nd mks $2.7 mlln n rylts, fr ttl f $3 mlln.****

Bk dvncs nd Mrktng nd th Crt nd th Hrs

Rlly Lng & Brng Pst bt Bk dvncs nd Pblshng

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