Proofreading for Fun and (non) Profit

So I’m a freshly-minted Distributed Proofreader, and I want everyone suitable in the world to join up immediately.  It’s the coolest thing ever.  For people who enjoy proofreading.
Still here?  Naturally you are.  Because you’re the kind of person who can read the words “enjoy” and “proofreading” in the same sentence without spitting your coffee all [...]

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Little, Big, or The Fairies’ Parliament

John Crowley’s Little, Big. Having typed that, I hesitate.  Go and read it.  It is the best book written in English in the second half of the 20th century.  It’s a very strong contender for best book written in English in the 20th century, period. 
Melancholy, vivid, painfully lovely; crammed to bursting with off-hand arcana from [...]

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These images still haunt my dreams . . .

Packard Bell Commercial

In 1996, I saw this extraordinary commercial, and was transported.  Using the available technology, I made Joan videotape it for me, so I could watch it whenever I wanted (often).  Later, we accidentally taped over it while compiling a complete collection of the Toonami double-feature of Sailor Moon and Reboot for Little [...]

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New. York. City.

Yes, we’re off to Gotham–trying hard not to think about the Lambda, except as a venue for truly fabulous suede shoes and Cuban-heeled stockings.
I have mixed feelings about this: it’s not just a city, but (at least in the U.S.) The City. Since I think Moscow is getting too big, what with 2 [...]

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