International relations

Why the US could probably not extradite Julian Assange. Is anyone else old enough to remember Cardinal Mindszenty?

Thanx to andrewducker

Prodom wank

Instigated by Toby Young, who is famous for a book expressing his shock that if you act like a turd, people won't like you, horrible people Camille Paglia and Julie Burchill act horrible to each other.

Harry Harrison

I somehow failed to mention how much I've enjoyed Harry Harrison's work. I loved Bill, the Galactic Hero; Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers; A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!; "Mute Milton," "I Always Do What Teddy Says," and lots more. Like PKD, he wrote a lot of great books and then became famous when Hollywood distorted one of his minor works.

DRM

Hachette orders the sun to stand still, and Cory Doctorow laughs at them.