According to tech blog GDGT, at a September 1st, 2010 press conference, Steve Jobs announced that iTunes has sold over 35 million books. Impressive--Is anyone aware of Amazon's figures? I want to know how much they trump them by.
The estate of Stephen King suffered damages that could reach approximately $100,000 after a driver crashed into his custom made black iron security fence, interwoven with intricate designs of gargoyles, spiders, and other ghoulish images. The fence adorned with fluffy white kittens, unicorns, and marshmallows came away unscathed, thank god.
In other news, Dan Brown was given the questionable honour of being the "most unwanted author" by Europe's biggest street retailer of secondhand books, Oxfam. Is being a heavily donated author a good thing, or a bad thing? What do you think?
And I confess, the news I'm most excited to share...
Ever wonder what Sarah Palin would look like as a steampunk superhero? Me neither, but Antarctic press certainly has. Evidently Sarah Palin's special power is her ability to fight the oil spill with steam power. Really. Don't believe me? Then fix your eyes upon this.
Mile High Comics provides us with a summary:
Energy catastrophe has struck worldwide! Massive oil spills, nuclear meltdowns and more leave us desperate for viable energy sources to rebuild global society and technology. Inspired by a little tea party, Sarah Palin hits upon the answer: steam power! She begins the 'Steam Initiative', touting geothermal energy as the cure for what ails ya. The heads of Big Oil and Nuclear Power are less than happy with this trend, and they send their agents to do in the Rogue Republican. Luckily, she comes prepared with a set of steam-powered armor! (Standard equipment, don'cha know.)
For the love of all that's good in the world, I hope that this is satire. If not, I just threw up a little.
For the love of all that's good in the world, I hope that this is satire. If not, I just threw up a little.
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