Authorities believe 'Black Madam', whose real name is Padge Victoria Windslowe, 41, gave Claudia Aderotimi, 20, a back-room buttock-enhancement procedure in a Philadelphia hotel on Monday."
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Butt Implant Update
'Black Madam,' hip hop singer, sought by cops in butt implant case that left Claudia Aderotimi dead: "Philadelphia cops are searching for a transgender hip-hop singer who goes by 'Black Madam' in connection with a British woman's death following a botched butt-implant procedure.
Authorities believe 'Black Madam', whose real name is Padge Victoria Windslowe, 41, gave Claudia Aderotimi, 20, a back-room buttock-enhancement procedure in a Philadelphia hotel on Monday."
Authorities believe 'Black Madam', whose real name is Padge Victoria Windslowe, 41, gave Claudia Aderotimi, 20, a back-room buttock-enhancement procedure in a Philadelphia hotel on Monday."
Luckily I Haven't Been There in a While
Is the Playboy Mansion to blame for an outbreak of a dangerous bug? - NYPOST.com: "Can the Playboy Mansion make you ill? Hugh Hefner's iconic bachelor pad is under investigation after more than 80 guests at a conference and party there became sick with a suspected strain of Legionnaires' disease."
Hat tip to Art Scott.
Another Whale Update
Connecticut Man Ordered To Publicly Apologize To Whale Mascot: "Kevin O'Connell got drunk and went to the Connecticut Whale minor-league hockey game on Jan. 28. When he got there, he tackled and punched team mascot Pucky the Whale, who was greeting child fans. In court a few days later, he said he did so because of a bet."
Hat tip to Art Scott.
Photo of Pucky at the link.
Moby dick Update
BBC News - 'Moby Dick' captain's ship found: "US marine archaeologists have found the sunken whaling ship belonging to the captain who inspired Herman Melville's classic 19th Century novel, Moby Dick.
The remains of the vessel, the Two Brothers, was found in shallow waters off Hawaii.
Captain George Pollard was the skipper when the ship hit a coral reef and sank in 1823.
His previous ship, the Essex, had been rammed by a whale and also sank, providing the narrative for the book."
The remains of the vessel, the Two Brothers, was found in shallow waters off Hawaii.
Captain George Pollard was the skipper when the ship hit a coral reef and sank in 1823.
His previous ship, the Essex, had been rammed by a whale and also sank, providing the narrative for the book."
iam Lindsay Gresham, Nightmare Alley, Popular Library, 1976.
Giant Rat Update
News.com.au: "SCIENTISTS hunting for fossils of giant rats in East Timor stumbled on unique rock carvings up to 12,000 years old.
The experts were digging in Timor's Lene Hara cave, a treasure trove of fossils and rock art, when they chanced upon a group of stylised human faces etched in the rock."
The experts were digging in Timor's Lene Hara cave, a treasure trove of fossils and rock art, when they chanced upon a group of stylised human faces etched in the rock."
The Decline of Western Civilization Continues Apace
Happy Valentine's Day: 36 percent of Americans would rather give up sex than their remote | ZDNet: "Logitech’s new study on trends in remote control usage reveals a depressing, if not shocking, conclusion: Romance loses out to the clicker for a notable percentage of Americans.
The peripherals company has strategically leaked a few results from the report, Global Remote Control Trends Study, in the run-up to Valentine’s Day, including the finding that more than a third of Americans (36 percent, to be exact) would rather forgo sex for a month than give up their remotes. Even a fifth of French respondents answered similarly, ready to pour cold water on l’amour."
The peripherals company has strategically leaked a few results from the report, Global Remote Control Trends Study, in the run-up to Valentine’s Day, including the finding that more than a third of Americans (36 percent, to be exact) would rather forgo sex for a month than give up their remotes. Even a fifth of French respondents answered similarly, ready to pour cold water on l’amour."
Friday, February 11, 2011
Worst Story of 1982?
Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Flush Fiction: A Bullet for Bouchcon
Not really the worst story. Great stuff, if you ask me. The pictures are great, too and this was before PhotoShop! See if you recognize me in the hat with the gat.
Chuck Tanner, R. I. P.
USATODAY.com: "Chuck Tanner, who managed the charismatic 'We Are Family' Pittsburgh Pirates to the 1979 World Series title, has died at the age of 81.
Tanner managed in the major leagues for 19 seasons, posting a record of 1,352-1,381. His only playoff appearance came with the aforementioned '79 Pirates club, which, powered by Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and John Candelaria, defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a seven-game World Series."
Tanner managed in the major leagues for 19 seasons, posting a record of 1,352-1,381. His only playoff appearance came with the aforementioned '79 Pirates club, which, powered by Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and John Candelaria, defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a seven-game World Series."
Voynich Manuscript Update
Experts determine age of book 'nobody can read': "University of Arizona researchers have cracked one of the puzzles surrounding what has been called 'the world's most mysterious manuscript' – the Voynich manuscript, a book filled with drawings and writings nobody has been able to make sense of to this day.
Using radiocarbon dating, a team led by Greg Hodgins in the UA's department of physics has found the manuscript's parchment pages date back to the early 15th century, making the book a century older than scholars had previously thought."
Using radiocarbon dating, a team led by Greg Hodgins in the UA's department of physics has found the manuscript's parchment pages date back to the early 15th century, making the book a century older than scholars had previously thought."
Save the Baltimore Poe House
Edward Pettit - Ed & Edgar - Save the Baltimore Poe House: "Recently, the Baltimore Poe House and Museum revealed that the City of Baltimore cut all of their funding in July 2010. They have some dollars to keep running a bit longer, maybe until June 2012, but nothing is certain except the city has no plans to continue funding the site. The city has told the Poe House they must develop a plan for becoming a self-sufficient institution. Those of you familiar with my longstanding battle with Baltimore over the literary legacy of Edgar Allan Poe may think that this is the moment when I raise my arms and shout “I win!” But I’m not. The Baltimore Poe House needs to remain open and the way in which it is funded needs to continue.
Sign the petition, but just as importantly, pass the word about it. Email your friends. Post it on Facebook. Post it on Twitter. The budget for Baltimore has not yet passed, so if we raise enough ruckus, perhaps they will change their minds and keep funding the House."
Sign the petition, but just as importantly, pass the word about it. Email your friends. Post it on Facebook. Post it on Twitter. The budget for Baltimore has not yet passed, so if we raise enough ruckus, perhaps they will change their minds and keep funding the House."
EQMM Update
EQMM is changing its method of accepting submissions. Other bloggers reading this, please feel free to cut and paste this info to help get out the word.
Writers' Guidelines
As of February 14, 2011 EQMM will be using an online submission system (http://eqmm.magazinesubmissions.com) that has been designed to streamline our process and improve communication with authors. We ask that all submissions be made electronically, using this system, rather than on paper. Our online submissions form for fiction asks for your name, e-mail address, cover letter, story title, and story. Your cover letter should state the length of your story, your publishing history (briefly!), and any other relevant information. If you have not been previously published, let us know that your story should be considered for our Department of First Stories. We ask for the same information for poetry. Please fill out a separate form for each poem submitted for consideration. All stories and poems should be in standard manuscript format and submitted in .DOC format. At this time, our system does not support .DOCX, .RTF, or .TXT files. For information about standard formatting, see William Shunn's guide to Proper Manuscript Format. After you have submitted your work, a tracking number will be displayed and an automated e-mail confirmation containing this information will be sent to you. If you have not received this e-mail within twenty-four hours, please notify us by e-mail. Your tracking number will allow you to monitor the status of your submission through our website, so please don't lose it.
NOTE: Yahoo.com occasionally treats our e-mails as spam, so please keep an eye on your spam folder.
We will continue to accept paper submissions only from established authors who do not have the technical capability to submit electronically.
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine welcomes submissions from both new and established writers. We publish every kind of mystery short story: the psychological suspense tale, the deductive puzzle, the private eye case—the gamut of crime and detection from the realistic (including the policeman's lot and stories of police procedure) to the more imaginative (including "locked rooms" and "impossible crimes"). We need hard-boiled stories as well as "cozies," but we are not interested in explicit sex or violence. We do not want true detective or crime stories. With the exception of a regular book review column and a mystery crossword, EQMM publishes only fiction. We are especially happy to review first stories by authors who have never before published fiction professionally. First-story submissions should be addressed to EQMM's Department of First Stories.
EQMM has been in continuous publication since 1941. From the beginning three general criteria have been employed in evaluating submissions: We look for strong writing, an original and exciting plot, and professional craftsmanship. We encourage writers whose work meets these general criteria to read an issue of EQMM before making a submission. EQMM's range in the mystery genre is extensive: Almost any story that involves crime or the threat of crime comes within our purview. However, like all magazines, EQMM has a distinctive tone and style and you can only get a sense of whether your work will suit us by reading an issue.
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