Sometime between September 1st and September 8th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
- Geena Davis Says Girl Characters Mostly Stereotypes: "Oscar winner Geena Davis has played a feminist icon, a baseball hero, and the first female president of the United States. But on Tuesday night she came to Emeryville for a new role: evangelist for change in Hollywood.<br /> <br /> Speaking to a packed auditorium at Pixar Animation Studios, Davis spoke about her work to create a cultural shift in American media — ending what appears to be insidious gender bias in movies and television aimed at kids, which she believes is sending the damaging message that girls are less valued in society."
- New Record for Costumed Star Trek Fans Set at Dragon*Con: "On Saturday night at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA Star Trek fans gathered to attempt to break the record for costumed Trekkies set just a month ago at the Official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. And based on the count, it looks like they did it. "
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- The Authorized Guide and Companion to Dune: "Snippets of poetry from the Imperium; a sample folk tale from the Oral History; brief biographies of over a dozen Duncan Idahos; two differing approaches to Paul Muad'Dib himself and to his son Leto II; Fremen recipes; Fremen history; secrets of the Bene Gesserit; the songs of Gurney Halleck — these are just some of the treasures found when an earthmover fell into the God Emperor's no-room at Dar-es-Balat. Out of print for more than two decades, disavowed by Frank Herbert's estate, and highly sought-after by fans, the legendary Dune Encyclopedia is now available online as a fully illustrated and searchable PDF."