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C2E2 2011 Recaps: The Panels

kelly | March 27, 2011

Tiny Intro: this is one of (hopefully) several bits of recaps from my experiences at the 2011 Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo. Most of this was written on the train home. The rest has been tweaked a week or so later as I found a bit of time to post things.
Saturday: Panel-Hopping The [...]

TL4T: When The Hive Mind Panics

kelly | March 24, 2011

Spending time in train stations and crowded convention halls last weekend, I’ve seen the “hive mind” of what’s left of our animal instinct kick in. One person gets up without provocation to stand in line. Then 3, then virtually everyone. Those who stay behind start to panic that they’ve missed something. Masses of [...]

TL4T: The future of bookstores

kelly | March 1, 2011

You know how in Demolition Man every restaurant was a Taco Bell? I think bookstores are headed the same way. Soon every bookstore will be an amazon access point. “Books” will just piles of Kindles artfully arranged to display covers.