Poor Mojo's Newswire

I continue to write a monthly column for the Ann...

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Short version: I've been doing this here Newswire thing for nearly ten years now. If you enjoy the Newswire and would like to continue to see the kinds of news and oddities we bring to you here, please consider donating at the button below. It's a recession. Times are tough for everyone. And honestly without some funding the updates to this here bloggity thing are going to have to take a backseat to more paying work. This is the first time in ten years I've ever asked for money. It's not a thing I like doing or really am even comfortable doing. If you can't afford to donate or don't want to, that's cool. It's been extremely fun to do this thing for the last decade. I've met a lot of great people and had an excuse to read far more news articles than is good for me. Somehow I've managed to retain my cheer and panache while also seeking out some of the most depressing stories on the internet. This is not a death knell for the Newswire. This isn't going away until Google takes away the keys to the internet. But hey, I'm poor. I have a kid to feed and doctors to pay off. I figure asking y'all for a little help once every ten years isn't too bad a thing.

(Note: this will stay at the top of the page all week then go away for ever and ever.)

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Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) Classic issue #403 (published October 9,...

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"Table of Contents" - Asimovs What with all the...

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Blogging will resume in 2013. Have a happy holiday of your choosing everyone. Please realize that everyone you talk to is a person who is also probably having a pretty stressful year. Don't be a jerk. Share some love. And don't under any circumstances shoot anyone.

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I've always meant to do one of these lists. I mean I always enjoy reading other people's annual roundups even if I do often vehemently disagree with what ends up on those lists. Decades ago people had so few choices when it came to entertainment. Books have always been here but now they fight for brainspace with podcasts and cinema and comic books and video games and social media and the golden age of television. You could read every day of your life and still not get through all the greatest books ever written. When you add in all the incredible tv and journalism and games and everything else, well, you have to pick your battles. This is why best-of lists are important. This is why reviews are important. It takes effort to filter through all of the dross to find the art and entertainment that is worth your time. And time is the one thing you have less of every year, not to get morbid, but this is how it goes. Finding time for entertainment gets harder every year. Best to spend it well.

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At the tail end of the summer a nice cat...

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Lots of fiction news! First off, Fritz and I are...

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