Signal boost - stupid anti-gay law revived in St. Petersburg

That ridiculous anti-gay bill in Russia -- the one that would criminalize any book, song, film or organization that mentions the word "gay" -- has been revived. It has actually passed the legislature (the mind boggles) and is awaiting the signature of the mayor of St. Petersburg.

Read more here and here and then sign the petition.

Tequila hot chocolate and other fun stuff

A random list of stuff that made me go "Oooooh..." today:

The US highway system as a subway map

Goldilocks Reviews the Sunshine Mary Jane Pump on Zappos

The program for the Pop Culture Association conference in Boston, with four panels on Buffy, eight on fairy tales, fourteen on fan culture (including "Girls, Geeks and Politics: Gender, Race and Identity in Fandom"), eighteen on horror, twenty-five on women, and an amazing TWENTY-NINE on sci-fi and fantasy!!

Where I want to stay when I become obscenely rich

J K Rowling's book for grownups has a publisher; title and publication date TBA

Hamlet's cat's soliloquy and Grendel's Dog: Brave Beocat, brood-kit of Ecgthmeow / Hearth-pet of Hrothgar in whose high halls / He mauled without mercy many fat mice...

A recipe for tequila hot chocolate - mmmmmmm....

The Daylight Atheist blog: smart, thought-provoking, honest

And my girl scout cookie order arrived, hurrah!!! They will go well with the tequila hot chocolate. Nom nom nom nom nom...