On the subject of those Korean Sherlock trailers

It appears they were discovered because Mark Gatiss Himself retweeted the links. Which makes the whole thing even more delicious.

Holy shit.

Immigration officer fired after putting wife on list of terrorists to stop her flying home

An immigration officer tried to rid himself of his wife by adding her name to a list of terrorist suspects.

He used his access to security databases to include his wife on a watch list of people banned from boarding flights into Britain because their presence in the country is 'not conducive to the public good'.

As a result the woman was unable for three years to return from Pakistan after travelling to the county to visit family.

The eve of Festivids reveals is upon us!

Just a reminder - you've got about 24 more hours to watch the vids anonymously before the vidders' names go up.

It's actually pretty awesome, by the way - I've been watching as people compile rec lists and talk about the vids, and I see that while some of the oft-rec'd vids are by very well-known vidders, several of them are by people who either aren't particularly well-known or who don't have much of an LJ presence. It's a really nice mix.





(And just in case anyone wants to guess what I made, I'll give a hint: I made more than one vid. Also, just as happened last year, it turned out that the vids I made share a theme. Last year, the theme was angsty vampires. This year, it ... isn't. Anyhoo, I can't promise a vid to anyone who guesses correctly, but the satisfaction can be its own reward.)

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra

Fandom as a “high context” culture







(yes, this post was an excuse for the subject line)

SPN 6x12

So I'm not sure any of that made sense, but I mostly liked it anyway?

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