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[wellinghall]

One for the gamers -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28865399

The Economist on stories; worth reading, if only for the name of the writer quoted therein.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2014/08/children-and-religin?fsrc=gn_ep&google_editors_picks=true

For people who like WorldCons, this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMga-1TVZWc&feature=youtu.be
and this crib sheet: jacquemarshall.net/words/Seacon79_faces-140821.pdf
(warning: large pdf file)
may be of interest.

The YMCA sonnet:
http://popsonnet.tumblr.com/post/92079420643/ymca

Trundling lidar-guided printerbot will find you and deliver your hardcopy
http://boingboing.net/2014/08/26/trundling-lidar-guided-printer.html

Comments

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

That was my reaction to the Fighting Fantasy books article. The wikipedia article on 'Gamebooks' gives a better account of their history.

Incidentally, I have one of the early Tunnels & Trolls solo books for sale in my shop: http://www.shopontheborderlands.co.uk/product/beyond-silvered-pane-looking-glass-dungeon-softback-solo-adventure-tunnels-trolls/