Rutter's "Dormi, Jesu" is also very pretty. The Cambridge Singers, the choir he directs, recorded it on The John Rutter Christmas Album.

Rutter's "Dormi, Jesu" is also very pretty. The Cambridge Singers, the choir he directs, recorded it on The John Rutter Christmas Album.

I'm ashamed to say I know this, but "Armageddon" isn't a Christian novel, and it isn't fanfic. It's by someone called Stuart Slade, a conservative, hawkish atheist, terrible writer, even worse editor, and all-around flaming asshole.

I'm ashamed to say I know this, but "Armageddon" isn't a Christian novel, and it isn't fanfic. It's by someone called Stuart Slade, a conservative, hawkish atheist, terrible writer, even worse editor, and all-around flaming asshole.

It's a documentary.

It's a documentary.

@avclub-e3a9682e949423ecdcbe7e0a0b2ff990:disqus Except John Darnielle.

@avclub-e3a9682e949423ecdcbe7e0a0b2ff990:disqus Except John Darnielle.

I bought that book from a Scholastic order in fourth grade, too. Is this a thing?

I bought that book from a Scholastic order in fourth grade, too. Is this a thing?

Judge Kimba Wood is a her.

Judge Kimba Wood is a her.

FACT: no one has ever used the word "nubile" without sounding like a creepazoid.

@avclub-404bfdece06f0fc5ba56bef1e19d8896:disqus Young evangelicals are much more likely than older ones to favor gay marriage, though: about 44% of them favor gay marriage, compared with less than 20% of evangelicals as a whole. (I suspect that even the young evangelicals who oppose gay marriage tend to care more…

I think the answer is "when the person wants you to". I'd have used female pronouns since she has stated that she identifies as female. (Also, what Haden said.)

What in the world is "hard" fantasy? I read plenty of fantasy, but I've never heard the hard/soft distinction applied to it. What does it mean?

I just bought "A Badly Broken Code" yesterday, and it's excellent, and I have this video to thank for introducing me to Dessa's work. Thanks.

I was surprised this didn't show up here! What a great thread that was.

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I guess Lana del Rey brings out everyone's inner sexist. For every
comment about her music, there's another about her appearance. (She's
not that hot! She is hot but her hotness has made her arrogant! Her lips
are weird!) It seems like it's totally impossible for 75% of the commentariat to talk about her without…