Seemingly Unrelated Things Make a Post

Nicholas Kristof on why, yes, we do need health care reform. Gacked from suricattus

From Tehran Bureau, Fariba Pajooh--Still in Jail, lest we forget. You know, the more I think about it, the more I reflect on how condescending toward the Iranian people those early "reports" and suppositions were that the whole post election protest (and its subsequent manifestations, which I try to follow) was merely a CIA deep cover operation, as if Iranians are some kind of dupes rather than educated, civilized, sophisticated people perfectly capable of speaking out at last on their own behalf. Their courage is astonishing, heart-rending, and a lesson for us all.


Now for something completely different:

I love this review of the first two books of the Gate trilogy and can't wait to see what the reviewer makes of book three. (There are mild spoilers.) (The reviewer totally "gets" Mai, to which I say: "Squee!")

Grinding to Valhalla interviews Katharine Kerr about her shady past as a gamer.

I do have one more deverry15 post, but for the last few days I've been unable to access my laptop, which is where the post resides, so I hope to post it tonight, perhaps, or else tomorrow.