Science of reading speed is based on phonics, contextual clues and holistic word recognition. Phonics is said to account for 62% of reading speed and I’ll bet it’s what slows me down the most.
We Are Wizards
We Are Wizards. A movie about the wizard rock scene.
post-Potter depression
Urban Dictionary: post-Potter depression: The empty feeling that comes from finishing the seventh book in the Harry Potter series and realizing there will be no more.
NY Public Library giving away free public domain books-on-demand
NY Public Library giving away free public domain books-on-demand. With one of these in place I hope there is more effort in to getting publishers to use this to get free publicity for their smaller authors who need the exposer.
The Guild
This is an awesome new show about the real people behind MMORPG characters in a guild. Even though it seems so true to life it always amazes me that such a diverse group of people can get along. (via Wonderland)