Author: Alex Irvine
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Foxes on a Trampoline
Hilarious. Also hilarious is the original poster’s outrage that people would dare reproduce and embed a video that she put up on YouTube. Read the comments below the video, and also the ones at BoingBoing (where I first saw this). I mean, seriously. Putting a copyright notice on a backyard YouTube video?
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Time for the Bi-Annual 2-0?
US-Mexico World Cup qualifier tonight in Columbus, Ohio. Even if you don’t like soccer (which if you don’t, what is wrong with you?), you’ll like this game. 7pm, ESPN2. Don’t miss it, or you won’t find out whether or not the voodoo dolls worked. Now all I have to do is convince my friend with…
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The Word ‘Blarney’ Appears Twice in Ulysses
How do I know? Because of the Times Online Book Scraper, that’s how. It’s kind of an amazing thing, and will be yet more amazing when there are more books in it.
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Barrelhouse 7–with My Ninjas!
Barrelhouse 7, the most recent iteration of the excellent mag, has at last arrived. Among your other pleasures will be my story “The Truth About Ninjas.” Here’s the whole lineup: FICTION:The Truth about Ninjas, by Alex IrvineDoodle Face, Rachel B. GlaserBandit, by Ben SteinThe Athiest Reconsiders, by Michael CzyzniejewskiBeautyForever, by Matt BellYellow Pink Slips, by…
Crooked House Fictions 