Bearing witness.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is one of my favourite graphic novels:

I love her account of the introduction of the veil in school (Ooh! I'm the monster of darkness!) and the tales of reading Marx and playing revolution with childhood friends fill me with glee every time. But mostly, I adore it because it's the story of a brilliant and wondrous girl learning about the absurdity of life, love and war.

And for those who read French, you can also pick up Persepolis 2, 3 & 4 – aussi incroyable! [Purse Lip Square Jaw]

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wow, sounds good…. i of course am currently on a tank girl kick….

diarying bad for your health?.

“Keeping a diary is bad for your health, say UK psychologists. They found that regular diarists were more likely than non-diarists to suffer from headaches, sleeplessness, digestive problems and social awkwardness.
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“Although she does not have proof, Duncan speculates that diarists buck the usual trend because instead of a single, cathartic outpouring to offload trauma, diarists continually churn over their misfortunes and so never get over them. 'It‰¥ús probably better not to get caught in a ruminative, repetitive cycle,' she says.” — Dear diary, you make me sick in NewScientist

I wonder if blogging/online journaling differs from diarying in this fashion, given that writers have an audience. Do they still get caught in the cycle?

[apophenia]

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i believe it…

e-admit.

For those of you who were addicted to Group Hug, you've gotta check out e-admit. Users submit some sort of admission, often with a poll following it. Readers can then vote on their admissions.

[Sorry Scott for a new addiction.]

[apophenia]

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sounds like callahan's but more public, less puns, and less fun.

Longhorn to put squeeze on gadgets. The next version of Windows will let companies block access to iPods and other tiny storage devices, News.com has learned. [CNET News.com] [A blog doesn't need a clever name]

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hmmph, figures. it isn't like they need to do this, it is that they think controling the user is what their customers want… but who is the customer here?