Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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06 Jan 2008, 10:31 a.m.

Ramayaddayaddayadda

Last night I conversed with Leonard about the humor project that's been in the back of my mind for years: a comedic retelling of the Mahabharata akin to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Once …

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05 Jan 2008, 13:10 p.m.

Gems

I post lots of little links in the del.icio.us account that Leonard and I share, and that keeps this blog from just being a mass of commentless links. But every once in a while I …

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02 Jan 2008, 15:03 p.m.

Yay For Our Common Heritage

According to a blog that watches the public domain, as of yesterday lots of works became free for all of us to reprint, remix, and generally be creative with. Depending on the country you're in, …

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10 Dec 2007, 16:40 p.m.

To Reread At Least Once A Year

"Cleaning My Room," by Paul Ford. And his "Until the Water Boils."

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07 Dec 2007, 20:06 p.m.

Instant Comedy

While riding public transit or what have you, visibly reading a copy of The Prince imbues all your other actions and aspects with new weight. It's comic shorthand on the level of having a character …

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20 Nov 2007, 16:46 p.m.

Cornucopia

Headed to the comic book store to pick up MAD Magazine and found new trades of She-Hulk and Ex Machina, yay.

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15 Nov 2007, 22:01 p.m.

What Slash Taught Me About "Stephen Colbert"

You might think that I began reading Stephen Colbert fan fiction because the writers' strike is keeping his show off the air.* But it was two weeks ago that I started seeking it out. I'd …

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13 Nov 2007, 9:50 a.m.

Just Read And Recommended

Books on the inadvertent themes of the US public school culture and acclimating ourselves to otherness.   John Scalzi's Agent to the Stars, available for free online. A pleasant, fast-paced, and funny if sometimes jarring …

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07 Nov 2007, 2:09 a.m.

Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Making Out

Once upon a time, I watched that OK Go treadmill video once a day for a week because it cheered me so. I'm currently there with times Stephen Colbert has broken character, set to "Don't …

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08 Oct 2007, 11:45 a.m.

I'm Disappointed In...

Colson Whitehead and Justin Lin. I'd enjoyed John Henry Days and Better Luck Tomorrow, so I eagerly dove into Whitehead's new book, Apex Hides the Hurt, and Lin's new film, the mockumentary "Finishing The Game". …

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