(Wrnng, xplct cntnt: th vd blw shws mn bng sht t dth).

n th rly hrs f Nw Yr's Dy, 27-yr-ld BRT plc ffcr Jhnns Mhsrl sht nd klld 22-yr ld scr Grnt. nmbr f ppl wh wr rdng th BRT trn tht nght wtnssd th shtng, nd sht vd r phts n hndhld cmrs r phns. Th vctm's fmly tdy fld lwst fr $25 mlln. Fv dys ftr th shtng, th ccsd ffcr stll hs nt gvn sttmnt. H s sd t b hv rcvd dth thrts nd thrts r pprntly mvng hm frm plc t plc t prtct hm frm hrm. Sm ppl r spcltng th shtng my hv bn n ccdnt -- th ffcr my hv grbbd hs gn by mstk bcs h thght h ws nstd grbbng Tsr dvc. hv prtd bth dvcs, thgh crtnly nt n ths xtrm strss cndtns, nd fnd tht rgmnt hrd t ndrstnd. Th wpns r s dffrnt. Snp frm SF Chrn rtcl, t tht pnt:

[s-f-frc trnng nd rsrch frm fndr Brc Sddl] sd chngs n hw th brn prcsss nfrmtn n strssfl sttn mght hv ld th ffcr t mstk th btt f hs srvc wpn fr th Tsr. Bt thr xprts fnd th d tht th shtng rsltd frm sch mx-p hrd t blv.

"Tht's s rflxv s y gttng n n th drvr's sd f th cr (nstd f) th pssngr sd f y wnt t drv t," [Flrd crmnlgst Grg] Krkhm sd. "Thr's n rmt smlrty t cnvntnl frrm. ... Th Tsr s jst lk ppls nd rngs."

Th fct tht s mny vds nd mgs r srfcng n ths cs s sgnfcnt, bcs ch st f mgs prvds dffrnt vw f th kllng, wth dffrnt vsl nfrmtn. Snp frm tht sm SF Chrn rtcl:

Ry Bdrd, wh hs trnd plc ffcrs rnd th wrld, dvncd dffrnt thry ftr hs frst vwng f th vd: tht th shtng ws pr ccdnt, trggr plld bcs f lss f blnc r ld ns.

Bt n n ndctn f hw th vds mght mv th nvstgtn, Bdrd rchd dffrnt cnclsn ftr vwng th shtng frm dffrnt ngl.

"Lkng t t, ht t sy ths, t lks lk n xctn t m," h sd. "t rlly lks bd fr th ffcr. ... W hv t gt nsd hs hd nd fgr t wht h ws thnkng whn h frd th sht."

frst hrd bt th stry frm Jk pplbm's blg: BRT Plc (n klnd) mrdrd mn n NY. Hr s n vd (ns.rg). Hr s nthr rlsd by By r CBS fflt -- frst, w s th ntr, rw ftg 19 yr ld ywtnss sht n hr cmcrdr, thn w hr hr xpln wht sh sw nd xprncd -- sh sys fml BRT plc ffcr trd t frcbly cnfsct hr cmcrdr.

Hr s stll nthr vd (YTb), nd mny YTb srs r nnttng nd r-pldng vd t ffr mtr pnns n wht's gng n, nd wh dd wht, why.

Tdy's Wrth1000 phtshppng cntst strks gld wth th mgn-fctn f scrn dls. Vncnt Prc s ntrl fr th dwy-yd trtmnt.

Vntg Hllywd Mng

Th ltst n Flckr sr Jk n th Bx's srs f mystcl sck mnkys s "Srs Sck Vt," Hnd dty n snsbl lstctd wl. Dn't mss th Sck Bddh nd Sck d Ml.

srs sck vt (v Ntrm)

Scb_SM sz, " fnd ths st bt rly frfghtr's rsprtrs. Th mbllshmnts lk th dcrtv plq nd bvld glss n th r gg shw th crftsmnshp tht wnt nt t. thnk t's pcs lk ths tht rlly cptr th stmpnk fn's mgntn."

Vjn Msk (Thnks, Scb_SM!)

Rlph Cksy-Tlbtt s lndscp phtgrphr wh stdd ndr nsl dms n Ysmt n th 1970's. nsl pblshd n f hs phtgrphs n th prtfl sctn f hs bk "Plrd Tchnq Mnl." nsl nd rh Mr, nthr f nsl’s stdnts, sggstd tht h shrtn hs nm t Cksy-Tlbtt, nd tht's th nm h's wrkd ndr vr snc.

Cksy s crrntly dng vrtcl pnrmc phtgrphy tht s rmnscnt n cmpstn t mnmntl sn lndscp nk-n-slk pntngs. H clls thm Vrtrms nd thnk thy r xcptnlly btfl. Bsds sllng prnts, Cksy prvds mny f hs mgs s fr dsktp pctrs (hr's sm zppd sts r jst chck fr Fr Dsktp lnk crss th tp whn y'r brwsng hs gllrs). nd h's ls pt p lt f nfrmtv ttrl rtcls nd vds n hs st.

--Brc (Thnks, Hwrd!)

Cksy-Tlbtt Gllry

(Shwn Cnnlly nd Brc Stwrt r gst blggrs)

Thr Grmn chldrn ndr th g f 8 wr cght tryng t gt t frc s tw f thm cld gt mrrd. n wrm nvrns, n lss.

Whn skd why thy wr gng, grm-t-b Mk xplnd hs smngly smpl pln.

"W wntd t tk th trn t th rprt, nd thn ctch pln, thn w wld npck, nd gt mrrd nc w rrvd. Thn w wntd t g fr lttl hldy," h sd.

Thr’s slghtly dffrnt vrsn f th stry n SkyNws, wth qt frm shckd nd mzd mthr. Nw tht my b tkng fr-rng kds bt t fr!

Chld lprs' frc pln fld (Thnks, Kt Wlsn!)

(Shwn Cnnlly nd Brc Stwrt r gst blggrs)

d Bgly, Jr, sys:

Thght wld snd lng ths vd frm my frnd Jy Ln bt nw wnd trbn clld th MgWnd frm nvr-nrgs tht h nd wll b nstllng sn. s mny f y hv skd bt "vrtcl xs wnd trbns," thght y'd lk t s th ltst n ths tchnlgy.

Jy Ln's wnd trbn

Rndll Mlls, fndr f BlckLght Pwr, clms t hv nvntd rctr tht mks hydrgn tms drp t n nrgy stt blw grnd lvl, whch css thm t rls "100 tms s mch nrgy s y’d gt by jst brnng th hydrgn." Spctrm ntrvwd svrl physcsts bt t, nd thy sy t's pppycck. Nvrthlss, th cmpny dvlpng th tchnlgy hs rcvd $60 mlln n fndng.

“Ths s scntfc nnsns—thr s n stt f hydrgn lwr thn th grnd stt,” sys Wlfgng Kttrl, n MT scntst nd Nbl Prz lrt n physcs. “Hydrgn s th mst bndnt lmnt n th nvrs, nd t’s hd tm ngh t fnd ts grnd stt.”

nthny Lggtt, prfssr f physcs t th nvrsty f llns t rbn-Chmpgn nd ls Nbl lrt, sys tht qntm mchncs s “cnsstnt wth jst bt vrythng w knw bt tmc physcs, s th ns s frmly n nyn wh wnts t dscrd t t prv hs cs.” H dds, “ dn’t s tht [BlckLght] hs gt nywhr nr dng ths.”

Bt trn t Rndll Mlls, th fndr, chrmn, chf xctv, nd prsdnt f BlckLght Pwr, nd h’ll tll y tht ths lwr-nrgy hydrgn, whch h clls hydrn, s vry rl ndd.

“W prdc hydrn n dmnd,” h tlls Spctrm, ddng tht hs tm hs sltd nd chrctrzd hydrn’s prprts sng spctrscpy nd hs vn crtd hydrn-rch mtrls t cn prvd fr nlyss.

BlckLght Pwr sys t's dvlpng rvltnry nrgy src—nd t wn't lt th lws f physcs stnd n ts wy

Tom Teodorczuk of the Grdn ntrvws BB gst blggr lm Cly Shrky bt th ftr f md. Fr trdtnl md, h sys, "2009 s gng t b bldbth."

Th thngs tht th Hffngtn Pst r th Dly Bst hv r gd strytllng nd lw csts. Nwspprs r gng t gt mr ltst nd lss ltst. Th ltst rgmnt s: "B th cnmst r Nw Yrkr, smll, nch pblctn tht sys: 'W'r nly pnng r mths whn wht w sy s dmnstrbly sprr t nythng ls n th sbjct.'" Th pplst mdl s: "W'r gng t tk ll th nws pcs w gt nd hv n nrms mnt f cmmntry. t's whtvr rdrs wnt t tlk bt." Fndng th wrkng bsnss mdl btwn thm n tht xpndd rng s th nw chllng.

Why py fr t t ll? Th stdy lss f dvrtsng rvn, cclrtd by th rcssn, hs nrmlsd th d tht t's ccptbl t mv t th wb. vn f w hv th shllwst rcssn nd dvrtsng cms bck s t nvtbly ds, mr f t wll g t th wb. thnk tht's t fr nwspprs.

Cly Shrky n trdtnl md

Jstn Hll twttrd ths wbst:

"Th Txs Brdr Shrff's Cltn hs jnd BlSrv n pblc-prvt prtnrshp t dply th Vrtl Cmmnty Wtch, n nnvtv rl-tm srvllnc prgrm dsgnd t mpwr th pblc t prctvly prtcpt n fghtng brdr crm. Th TBSC BlSrv Vrtl Cmmnty Wtch s ntwrk f cmrs nd snsrs lng th Txs-Mxc brdr tht fds lv strmng vd t www.BlSrv.nt. srs wll lg n t th BlSrv wbst nd drctly mntr sspcs crmnl ctvty lng th brdr v ths vrtl fnc."

Vrtl Stk ts - Lv Brdr Cmrs

Animator Nina Paley's brilliant film, "Sita Sings The Blues," has been wowing the festival circuit but you're probably not going to see it anytime soon. That's because the company that controls the synch rights to the 80+ year old music in the film want so much money for licensing that Paley can't afford to distribute her movie, despite all the critical acclaim.

Qstn Cpyrght hs 42-mnt ntrvw wth Ply n th hrtbrk f hvng t strngl hr cclmd rt.

ftr prng thr yrs f hr lf nt mkng th flm, nd hvng grt sccss wth dncs t fstvl scrnngs, sh nw cn't dstrbt t, bcs f msc lcnsng sss: th flm ss sngs rcrdd n th lt 1920's by sngr nntt Hnshw, nd lthgh th rcrdngs r t f cpyrght, th cmpstns thmslvs r stll rstrctd. Tht mns f y wnt t mk flm sng ths sngs frm th 1920s, y hv t py mny — lt f mny.

t's clssc xmpl f hw tdy's cpyrght systm spprsss rt, ffctvly frcng rtsts t mk crtv chcs bsd n lcnsng cncrns rthr thn n thr rtstc vsn.

Th msc n St Sngs Th Bls s ntgrl t th flm: ntr nmtn sqncs wr dn rnd prtclr sngs. s Nn sys n th ntrvw, ncrprtng ths prtclr rcrdngs ws prt f hr nsprtn. T tll hr — s mny ppl dd — t smply s dffrnt msc wld hv bn lk tllng hr nt t d th flm t ll. nd tht's prt f hr pnt: rtsts "ntrnlz th prmssn cltr", whch n trn ffcts th knds f rt thy mk.

Hw Cpyrght Rstrctns Spprss rt: n ntrvw Wth Nn Ply bt "St Sngs Th Bls" (Thnks, Krl!)

Ths tsy-sld CCTV dcls mk hndsm ddtn t yr wht gds, prcln fttngs, nd thr smth srfcs.

SCRTY CMRS vnyl tlt frdg wll r wndw dcl (Thnks, n!)

Looks like Apple's going to drop the DRM on the music in the iTunes store -- but there's no indication that the DRM that's too evil to be borne for music will be likewise dropped from audiobooks and video. Right now, Apple will only sell audiobooks from Audible -- and Audible will only sell audiobooks with DRM (even if the author and publisher don't want it). I don't get it -- if DRM is so foul that it can't be borne when it comes to music sales, why is it acceptable for other kinds of media in the iTunes store? And if Apple is so committed to getting rid of DRM, why did it renew Audible's exclusive, DRM-only audiobook deal, ftr Stv Jbs sd tht h wntd t gt th DRM t f th Tns str? nd s th sngl lrgst shrhldr n Dsny, y'd thnk Th Stv cld gt smn thr t cnsdr sllng vds wtht DRM?

"vr th lst sx yrs sngs hv bn $0.99 [79p]. Msc cmpns wnt mr flxblty. Strtng tdy, 8 mlln sngs wll b DRM fr nd by th nd f ths qrtr, ll 10 mlln sngs wll b DRM fr," h tld th crwd.

ppl hs ls rvsd ts prcng strctr, ffrng tw-tr systm wth sngs vlbl fr $0.69 nd $1.29. Prcs wll vry slghtly n th K.

t prsnt, th frm hs n-prc-fts-ll strtgy - crrntly 79p pr trck - wth n sbscrptn f.

Th nw mdl wll hv vrd prcng strctr, wth wht th cmpny clls "bttr qlty Tns Pls" cstng mr.

ppl t nd msc rstrctns (Thnks, Dbch!)

Ck Mnstr dvrs pr f bldngs tht rsmbl th th Twn Twrs. Frm th cvr f th ctbr 1976 ss f Ssm Strt mgzn.

The Wll Strt Jrnl rprts tht .S. ctzns hv sddnly bcm qt thrfty.

slly, frglty s gd fr ndvdls nd fr th cnmy. Svngs srv s rsrvr f cptl tht cn b sd t fnnc nvstmnt, whch hlps rs ntn's stndrd f lvng. Bt n rcssn, ncrsd svng -- r ts flp sd, dcrsd spndng -- cn xcrbt th cnmy's ws. t's wht cnmsts cll th "prdx f thrft."

.S. hshld dbt, whch hs bn grwng stdly snc th Fdrl Rsrv bgn trckng t n 1952, dclnd fr th frst tm n th thrd qrtr f 2008. n th sm qrtr, .S. cnsmr spndng grwth dclnd fr th frst tm n 17 yrs.

Hrd-Ht Fmls Fnlly Strt Svng, ggrvtng Ntn's cnmc Ws

strphyscst Nl DGrss Tysn, thr f Dth by Blck Hl nd thr Csmc Qndrs, tlls th ntrtnng stry f wht t's lk t b sckd nt blck hl.

Nl DGrss Tysn: Dth by Blck Hl (v Hw Gd s Tht?)

Some high school students in Maryland are reportedly taping fake license plates to their cars, then speeding past speed cameras so that owners of the cars with the real license plates get fined.

Stdnts frm Rchrd Mntgmry Hgh Schl dbbd th prnk th Spd Cmr "Pmpng" gm, ccrdng t prnt f stdnt nrlld t n f th hgh schls.

rgntng frm Wttn Hgh Schl, th prnt sd, stdnts dplct th lcns plts by prntng plt nmbrs n glssy pht ppr, sng fnts frm crtn wbsts tht "mmc" ths n Mrylnd lcns plts. Thy tp th dplct plt vr th xstng plt n th bck f thr cr nd prpsflly spd thrgh spd cmr, th prnt sd. Th vctm thn rcvs cttn n th ml dys ltr.

Stdnts r vn btnng vhcls frm thr frnds tht r smlr r dntcl t th mk nd mdl f th cr wnd by th trgtd vctm, ccrdng t th prnt.

Lcl tns clm prnks n cnty's Spd Cms (V Th gttr)

Campaigning law prof Charlie Nesson wants the whole world to see how the RIAA shakes down students, so he's asked for the proceedings to be webcast. The RIAA wants to hide under a rock:

Hrvrd Lw prfssr rprsntng sm stdnts sd by th rcrdng ndstry fr llglly dwnldng msc hs fld mtn t brdcst nln th prcdngs f tw css bng hrd by th .S. Dstrct Crt n Msschstts.

Th prfssr, Chrls R. Nssn, rgs n th mtn tht t strm th crt prcdngs vr th ntrnt — r s th stdnts pt t n thr rqst, 'dmt th ntrnt nt th crtrm' — wld hlp th pblc ndrstnd th lgl sss t ply n th ndstry’s lwsts gnst thsnds f cmptr srs, mny f whm r cllg stdnts.

Th plntff, th Rcrdng ndstry ssctn f mrc, whch nnncd lst mnth tht t wld stp brngng nw css gnst stdnts n fvr f wrkng wth ntrnt Srvc Prvdrs t tk ctn gnst rpt ffndrs, hs dscrbd ts lwsts s n dctnl ffrt fcsd n llmntng th cnsqncs f llglly shrng msc — smthng Mr. Nssn tks jb t n th mtn.

'Srly dctn s th prps f th Dgtl Dtrrnc ct f 1999, th cnstttnlty f whch w r chllngng,' th mtn rds. 'Hw cn R bjct? Yt thy d, fr f snlght shn pn thm.'

Dfndnts n Msc-ndstry Lwst sk fr Trl t B Brdcst nln (Thnks, Mchl!)

NRK, the Norwegian public broadcaster, has had to pull its legal MP3 archive of all 212 Beatles songs. Turns out the agreement they had with the local rights society didn't mean what they thought it meant.

r nw grmnt wth rghts hldr TN gvs s rghts t pblsh rd nd TV shws w rd lng tm g. Bt th grmnt NRK hs wth rghts hldrs FP nd FN nly llws s t pblsh shws tht hs bn rd th lst fr wks. nd snc “r dly Btls” ws rd n 2007, w hv t pll t frm th pdcst (s blw fr dtls bt th grmnts).

NRK plls “r dly Btls” pdcst bcs f rghts (Thnks, yvnd!)

thn Hm sz,

Trblnc.rg rcntly rlsd “Tmbrmb,” prjct by Bnjmn Rsnbm nd myslf (thn Hm). Tmbrmb s n nthlgy n th frm f brwsr dd-n. T rd th strs, rdrs mst stmbl pn thm whl brwsng th wb. Th brwsr dd-n wll ccsnlly nsrt stry frgmnt nt wb pg s t lds t. Th rslt s dsrntng srrl sntnc tht smtms s nnsnscl nd smtms msngly cls mkng sns. f th rdr spts th frgmnt, thy cn ntrct wth t n wy tht wll cs th fll stry t ppr—lbt n th frmt f th wb pg n whch t ws fnd.

Th thrs n th nthlgy r:

Hddyr Cply-Wds, Grg vn kht, Stphn Gskll, Jms Ptrck Klly, Mry nn Mhnrj, Dvd Mls, Jhn Phllp lsn, Tm Prtt, Kn br Slm, Dvd J. Schwrtz, Hthr Shw, Jff Spck

Tmbrmb (Thnks, thn!)

Th clst thng bt yr kd's frst Chrstms s tht y gt t wtch hr nwrp ll th mzng kddy trsrs tht yr frnds nd fmly fnd. t ws fntstc hl ths yr, n dbt bt t, nd my fvrt ws Mmmy?, 2006 pp-p bk by Mrc "Whr th Wld Thngs r" Sndk tht 'm thnkng f kpng fr myslf.

Mmmy? s prctclly wrdlss, sx-pg ppp tht fllws th trvls f lttl by wh's lkng fr hs mthr n cstl fll f mnstrs. Th lft pnl shws jnr syng "Mmmy?" nd th rght pnl shws lrng mnstr; flp t p nd s hw th by hs dftd t. Mmmy?'s dmnsnlty s fbls -- th mnstrs xpld n ll drctns, prtryd n fbls grsly styl tht's crss btwn Bg Dddy Rth nd Mrc Dvs's Hntd Mnsn ghls.

Th flp-p rght pnls shwng th mnstrs' cmppnc r wtty, mrvllsly ngnrd, nd dply stsfyng. Th ndng -- th Brd f Frnknstn brstng thrgh th dr, syng, "Bby!" -- s grt tch. Ths s th knd f pprcrft y cn fl gd bt gvng t kd (vn f y dn't wnt t prt wth t).

Mmmy?

A UK campaign to raise money to buy London bus-ads to promote atheism was a massive success -- 800 of the busses took the streets today, and the campaign is spreading around the world.

Tdy, thnks t mny Cf rdrs, th vrll ttl rsd fr th thst Bs Cmpgn stnds t trly vrwhlmng £135,000, brkng r rgnl trgt f £5,500 by vr 2400%. Gvn ths nxpctd mnt, 'm vry xctd t tll y tht 800 bss – nstd f th 30 w wr ntlly mng fr – r nw rllng t crss th K wth th slgn, "Thr's prbbly n Gd. Nw stp wrryng nd njy yr lf", n lctns ll vr nglnd, Sctlnd nd Wls, ncldng Mnchstr, dnbrgh, Glsgw, Yrk, Crdff, Dvn, Lds, Brstl nd brdn.

Frm tdy's lnch, tw hndrd f th bss wll rn n Lndn, bcs th cmpgn ws rgnlly strtd s pstv cntr-rspns t th Jss Sd ds rnnng n Lndn bss n Jn 2008. Ths ds dsplyd th RL f wbst whch sttd tht nn-Chrstns "wll b cndmnd t vrlstng sprtn frm Gd nd thn y spnd ll trnty n trmnt n hll … Jss spk bt ths s lk f fr prprd fr th dvl". r rtnl slgn wll hpflly rssr nyn wh hs bn scrd by ths knd f vnglsm.

Th thst bs jrny (Thnks, Pl!)

Julian Gough sends us his NYT piece, "A Modest Proposal For The Publishing Industry": "It's a piece in yesterday's New York Times. It's a parody of all the recent, massive, Treasury bailout plans. (Having done banks, insurance and cars, the Treasury are now solve the unread books crisis for us). It is written as an official statement from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, using language taken directly from all his real statements (with just a few key words changed)."

"s w ll knw, lx wrtng prctcs rlr ths dcd ld t rrspnsbl wrtng nd rrspnsbl rdng. Ths smply pt t mny fmls nt bks thy cld nt fnsh. W r sng th mpct n rdrs nd nghbrhds, wth 5 mlln rdrs nw bhnd n thr rdng. Sm r jst wlkng wy frm nvls thy shld nvr hv bn rdng n th frst plc. Wht bgn s sb-prm rdng prblm hs sprd t thr, lss-rsky rdrs, nd cntrbtd t xcss nvntrs.

Ths trbld nvls r nw prkd, r frzn, n th shlvs f lbrrs, bkstrs, nd thr rdng nstttns, prvntng thm frm fnncng rdbl nvls. Th nblty t dtrmn th wrth f ths nvls hs fstrd ncrtnty bt nvls n gnrl, nd vn bt th cltrl cndtn f th nstttns tht wn thm. Th nrml byng nd sllng f nrly ll typs f ltrtr hs bcm chllngd.

Th rl f th rtngs gncs cnnt b vrlkd n th crtn f ths crss. Th Pltzr, Bkr nd th Ntnl Bk Fndtn cntnd t wrd ths nvls thr tp rtngs, vn s nrd cps pld p ll vr mrc.

Mdst Prpsl Fr Th Pblshng ndstry n nytms.cm (stpd rgstrtn rqrd), Mdst Prpsl Fr Th Pblshng ndstry n Jln's st (n rgstrtn rqrd!) (Thnks, Jln!)

Josette from O'Reilly sez, "Call for makers! It is now official the long awaited first UK Maker Faire will take place in Newcastle, UK on March 14th-15th! Mkr Fr sks t nspr, nfrm, cnnct nd ntrtn thsnds f Mkrs nd sprng Mkrs f ll gs nd bckgrnds thrgh th pblc gthrng f tch nthssts, crftrs, dctrs, tnkrrs, hbbysts, stdnts, thrs nd cmmrcl xhbtrs."

Mkr Fr sks t nspr, nfrm, cnnct nd ntrtn thsnds f Mkrs nd sprng Mkrs f ll gs nd bckgrnds thrgh th pblc gthrng f tch nthssts, crftrs, dctrs, tnkrrs, hbbysts, stdnts, thrs nd cmmrcl xhbtrs.

Th frst K Mkr Fr wll tk plc n Nwcstl 14-15 Mrch 2009 s prt f Nwcstl ScncFst - 10 dy fstvl clbrtng crtvty nd nnvtn.

n th lst dcd Nwcstl hs jnd frcs wth nghbrng Gtshd nd hs trnsfrmd tslf nt n f rp's mst xctng plcs. rchtctrl cns sch s th ggntc ngl f th Nrth (whs 54m wngspn s lngr thn jmb jt!) bst symblss th rgn's nqnchbl thrst fr crtvty nd sns f fn.

Mkr Fr, Nwcstl, K 14-15 Mrch 2009 (Thnks, Jstt!)

Molly sez, "Robbins Barstow's film Disneyland Dream was included in this year's National Film Registry (25 films selected by the Library of Congress annually). He is a tireless advocate for amateur film and a great supporter of Home Movie Day. Steve Martin wrote to Robbins Barstow after the news of Disneyland Dream being selected for the Film Registry. Martin appears in the home movie, he's 11 years old and worked selling guidebooks. Go home movies!"

W'v blggd Rbbns's mzng hm mvs hr bfr. Th mn's hr f th mdm. Wll-dsrvd cngrtltns ndd.

Frm th Lbrry f Cngrss’s prss rls:

Dsnylnd Drm (1956)
Th Brstw fmly flms mmrbl hm mv f thr trp t Dsnylnd. Rbbns nd Mg Brstw, lng wth thr chldrn Mry, Dvd nd Dnl wr mng 25 fmls wh wn fr trp t th nwly pnd Dsnylnd n nhm, Clf., s prt f ‘Sctch Brnd Cllphn Tp’ cntst spnsrd by 3M. Thrgh vvd clr nd drll nrrtn (”Th lndscp ws vry dffrnt frm bck hm n Cnnctct”), w s fntstc hstrcl snpsht f Hllywd, Bvrly Hlls, Ctln slnd, Kntt’s Brry Frm, nvrsl Stds nd Dsnylnd n md-1956. Hm mvs hv ssmd rpdly ncrsng mprtnc n mrcn cltrl stds s thy prvd prclss nd thntc rcrd f tm nd plc.

Th flm, lng wth 15 thr Brstw Trvl dvntr ttls, s vlbl fr vwng nd dwnldng t th ntrnt rchv.

Rbbns Brstw’s “Dsnylnd Drm” Nmd t Ntnl Flm Rgstry, Stv Mrtn nd Dsnylnd Drm (Thnks, Mlly!)

Th 2008 Hg wrd nmntns hv pnd -- f y wr mmbr f th 2008 WrldCn n Dnvr, r hv bght mmbrshp t th 2009 WrldCn n Mntrl, y'r lgbl t nmnt. 'll b sndng n my nmntns ths wk, nd jst n cs y wr wndrng, hr's th stff wrt tht's lgbl fr ths yr's bllt:

* Bst nvl: Lttl Brthr, Tr, 2008
* Bst rltd bk: Cntnt, Tchyn, 2008
* Bst nvll: Tr Nms (wth Bnjmn Rsnbm), pblshd n Fst Frwrd, Pyr Bks, 2008, dtd by L ndrs * Bst nvltt: Th Thngs Tht Mk M Wk nd Strng Gt ngnrd wy, Tr.cm, Jly 2008

N mttr wht y pln n nmnt, rg y t snd n yr frm! Hg prtcptn sms t dwndl vry yr. Th prsnt frm's jst PDF, bt thy'r prmsng wb-bsd n shrtly ('ll pst gn whn t's lv).

Hgs

Loligo Lothario sez, "With all of the recent postings on cephalopod oriented erotica (or tentacle porn, as it is coarsely called), I had wondered if you had not stumbled on ths msng n why ths fxtd n tntcls rlly lck mgntn, nd hw thr nvrtbrt rntd rtc cn b rlly rlly ht. nvrtbrts r mzngly knky, s pntd t n sm lvly mrn scnc blg Th ystr's Grtr s t lks t th sx lvs f tncts, slgs, nd mr. S rlly, why cn't w gt bynd th tntcl, sk?"

Tkng stp t th sd, lt s brfly cnsdr phylm Mllsc clss Bvlv. Ys, bvlvs t frst sm brng - lttl sssl clm-lk thngs tht thy r. Hwvr, bvlvs ngg n th n bhvr tht hrtfr thnk snds lk th mst dlghtfl sxl ctvty vr. Fr spwnng. mn, srsly, thnk f t, y ctch sddn whf f th rght scnt, th rght tmprtr, r lttl shk, nd thn XPLD n plsrbl gmt rls. , myslf, hv hd ths hppn rght n my fc n n rgy f mssl bkkk, bt pctr th ptntl fr sm nbl nympht sbjctd t th xprmnts f dstrdly dctr n fsng th sxl nds f scllp wth th bdy f hs scntfc ms.

Ths s f crs nt t mntn th blts fr bvlvs t frm thrdlk ttchmnts wth thr byssl glnd, nd th vr shp-chngng, msclr, plsng, trgd, bvlv ft. r, th bzrr, sft, dlct ntmy f fr swmmng shll-lss bvlvs wh, f rbrn, cld wrk rtc hvc n n ntr cntrysd f prsntd by th prpr thr r nmtr.

Brf ssy n th Sd Lck f mgntn n nvrtbrt rntd rtc wth Brf Nts n th Lscvs Ntr f Bth th Lphtrchz nd cdysz, r, Gttng Bynd "Hr hr! Tht Sqd Tntcl Lks lk Pns!"

L Jnh rcrtd th Shngh skyln frm dc nd pkr-chps -- th ggntc pc ws dsplyd t Gllr Cntn n Sn Gmgnn, tly. Th cls-p dtl vw (sht by Flckr sr cnghln nd lcnsd Crtv Cmmns ttrbtn Shrlk) s spctclr.

L Jnh - nrl Scn (2008), L Jnh - nrl Scn (2008) (dtl vw) (v Ntrm)