how high's the water mamma?

Maud Newton has two great entries up right now. One is an impassioned letter from a local librarian. Read it now. Then, when her message has sunk in, take "The powerful women trivia quiz." It leans a little old-timey, but if that is your thing, it's time to feel superior!

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A great story about the satisfaction of fan letter-writing by Craig Fischer (with one of my favorite ladies of the 80s, Mary Fleener).

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Science fiction and Ben Franklin's writing: two great tastes together, over at Strange Horizons.

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HAAAAA! Basically the perfect synopsis of not only Douglas Coupland's output, but of every lazy media product aimed at the 20-45 crowd.