Internet Readalong + Rampant Consumerism

* I'm in a constant state of [facepalm] re: Wikileaks and the way things are going down (when I'm not busy being struck by the cyber-thriller narrative - did you know Anonymous has gotten involved?). I'll put up more links in my next readalong but in the meantime: Boing Boing is a good (if unabashedly biased) source for news. Also, tsukinofaerii has a minor PSA + links: "Keep up on the WikiLeaks news. Whether you agree with what they do or think that they're dangerous, read the documents".

* Sarah Dopp wants to build an online marketplace for gender-variant clothing solutions and could use some help.

* via copperbadge: the USA network's Characters Unite campaign is donating $1 to charity for every pledge made on its website. It's very rahrah USA and kind of pompous but hey, a dollar is a dollar and pledging is free.

* Also from copperbadge: A Not So Brief Lesson In Holiday Giving. To sum up: when people ask you for money, be critical. Know who's getting your money, know what they believe, and if you can't get hard facts, be suspicious.. Many links in the comments.

* via bossymarmalade: fandom_stocking is open for wishlists and fills! Recs, icons, fic, art, music, vids, it's all good. Mine is here :D

* Thought of You is a beautiful short animated piece (if you can get it to work, Vimeo's giving me grief).

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* The Hathor Legacy has a holiday gift guide up: 66 Gifts for the Rockin’ Anti-Sexist, Anti-Racist on YOUR Friends List

* So does Boing Boing (I don't have anyone to give the Giant Bucket of Legos to but omg, a giant bucket of legos! Also I think I'll bite the productivity bullet and check out Minecraft.).

* rm is hosting a marketplace for small business, artists, authors, crafters, and other entrepreneurial types.

* If you've missed it, denise has complied lists of artisans and other creative types (with things to sell) in the DW community.

* If you like comic books and are interested in supporting indie artist, a couple of my favorite webcomic creators have holiday packages up: Family Man, Hanna is Not a Boy's Name, and Lackadaisy. Spike of Templar, Arizona has her shirts on clearance (I <3 my Phineas Rage shirt). And any time is a good time to buy Hark, A Vagrant! swag (I <3 my Curies in Love shirt too).

Other artists who are not having sales (so far!) but have awesome stuff: The Thrilling Adventures of Babbage and Lovelace, Girl Genius, Gunnerkrigg Court (books separately available at Better World Books! And, you know. Amazon and places), The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal (I just got a couple prints and they are gorgeous) and wow, I did not mean to shill quite that hard but there you go.

* While I'm at it, remember: the Hayate x Blade v.1-3 Omnibus is out in stores!


Do any of you folks have favorite indie artists, authors, musicians, creatives, et al that are selling things this holiday season?

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I've got plenty of interest in the One Piece thing (reread? readalong? book club? I need a name for this thing), hurray! I'll get the details together and put a post up later this week.

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