Wednesday, May 13, 2026
I enjoyed the 1952 novella "Travel Light" about an orphaned girl who loathes heroes and is beloved by Odin
I read it after reading this article by Duncan Fyfe about its rediscovery:
Travel Light gets better with distance. The more time that passes since the publication of the 1952 novel, the more likely a reader will apprehend it with wonder. The book is astonishing, but you’ve probably never heard of it. Its author, Naomi Mitchison, is even more astonishing, but you’ve probably never heard of her either. Most of all, the reader will wonder, how has this novel been out there for 70 years without having become a canonical text for every bookish child in the world?
37% off right now at Amazon, although I used the Libby app.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
New Humble Bundle featuring manga
$18 for twelve volumes, including five volumes of Space Punch.
The Image Comics "Strange Romance" bundle is also still up, as is the Peanuts bundle.
Today's news and jokes
had to clip arin wright yelling for help as soph zoomed by, first, because it’s funny, but also because it might be the most honest advertisement for this league
— andré (@andre-carlisle.bsky.social) May 9, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Good interview with AP Thomson about the video game industry in general and Titanium Court
Includes the funny story about how he chose the color scheme for the game.
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