Global Spin

It’s almost here! Kerrigan’s new novel Legacy is now available for pre-order, or immediate purchase if you’re lucky enough to live in Madison: Due to a problem with the distributor (Book World), the Amazon release date has been pushed back to June 1, 2007. However, if you want the book NOW and would also like [...]

Posted by Chris in Books, News on May 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Wired News posted commentary by Regina Lynn called The Uncomfortable Reality of Sex in Space, which asks intriguing questions about the social realities of long space voyages: I don’t care if you have a same-sex crew of great-grandparents who have never had a flicker of sexual desire in their entire lives. Lock a group of [...]

Posted by Chris in Anthropology, Culture, Sexuality, Space on May 19th, 2007 | Comments Off

Mike just let me know that he has a new blog called Code Bread,  “Mostly just because I wanted to have a ‘Bread Alert!’ tag.” Since his geeky humor is only outclassed by his breadmaking skills, I think it’ll be a winner. Be sure to check out the first recipe, Mushroom Garlic Bread.  Oh yeah!

Posted by Chris in Food, Fun on May 16th, 2007 | Comments Off

I’m hoping to give Global Spin a bit of a refresh over the next [mumble mumble time period], so don’t be alarmed if you see sudden changes or other odd behavior.  For those who are interested in such things, I’ll be: switching to a nicer site theme based on Peaceful Rush upgrading to WordPress 2.2 [...]

Posted by Chris in Blog, Uncategorized on May 16th, 2007 | 5 Comments »

By way of Jaime: A dear friend of mine has just entered a contest called “The Search for the Next Public Radio Star.”  I realize this is a bit of an oxymoron, but suffice it to say that there is definitely a subculture (of which I am a member) in which working on public radio [...]

Posted by Chris in Art, Community & Activism, Journalism, News/Media on May 16th, 2007 | Comments Off