Cosplay and Yaoi in the NY Times

Read here.

Simpsonzu

http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/172601

Mythbusters Viewer Interaction

check on mythbusters and viewer interaction

- viewer complaints on website regarding methods are not only included in later episodes of the show, but viewers themselves are invited to attempt myths themselves and are invited onto the show to prove their inventions.

SG-1 writers, producers, actively engaging audience

SG-1's writers and staff are creating a new series called "Sanctuary", which will be released only online, so that the creative team can "filled the void left by television" and communicate directly with the audience - see article here.

An interesting twist on an old debate

Apparently, Thomas Harris (author of Silence of the Lambs and the other Hannibal Lecter books, is in a bit of hot water for seemingly plagiarizing from a fan fic! The Daily Telegraph has released this article, insinuating that Harris has been stealing ideas and even lines of text from various fanfiction around the internet.

Now, this I find particularly hilarious. First, the authors/directors were threatening to sue the ficcers, and now the ficcers can sue them right back!

To read: Cathy Young's work from Reason Magazine.