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Transmetropolitan author's new sex-infused post-apocalytic comic

"Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years ago, the world ended. This is the story of what happened next." FreakAngels is a new graphic novel published online in weekly installments by Warren Ellis. The zany, dog-hating author is best known for Transmetropolitan, from which Valleywag cribbed the "I Hate it Here" tag and the Spider Jerusalem Award. FreakAngels opened last week with a blackout-drinking young lady and her steampunk helicopter. This week: Shotguns and jerricans. Next week, I predict, something bad happens to puppies. (Image (c) Warren Ellis 2008)

1:00 PM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Paul Boutin
854 views, 2 comments

Latest by Paul Boutin: That's how I feel about all Yahoo posts. more »

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Spider Jerusalem award: For the Lester Bangs of the bubble

We have another Spider Jerusalem Award, the prize for the most awesinine blurbs in tech journalism. The latest Rolling Stone treats 20-something dot-com moguls like, well, rock stars. Says writer David Kushner (not the Velvet Revolver guitarist): More »

8:51 AM on Thu Nov 9 2006
By Nick Douglas
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Spidey award: Metaphors of convenience

San Francisco Chronicle writer Jessica Guynn wins today's Spider Jerusalem Award for Best Blurb in Tech Writing for the power and clarity of her article, "Silicon Valley loses its sheen." More »

12:47 PM on Mon Sep 18 2006
By Nick Douglas
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Spidey award: Urine jokes for the win!

Today's Spider Jerusalem Award for Best Tech News Blurb goes to witty Wired News columnist Lore Sj berg. In his oh-my-god-stop-it's-too-funny article "The Ultimate Blog Post," Lore says: More »

7:40 PM on Wed Sep 6 2006
By Nick Douglas
210 views, 1 comment

Latest by dyogenez: To quote Tom Lehrer that seems just as true for blogs -- Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it. more »

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The Spidey Award: Silicon Scrap Heap

Today's Spider Jerusalem Award for the best blurb in tech journalism goes to the New York Times's Ilan Greenberg, who writes about silicon scavengers digging through Kyrgyzstani landfills for the material that makes Chinese computer chips: More »

6:00 AM on Tue Sep 5 2006
By Nick Douglas
190 views, Comment

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Spider Jerusalem award: The best blurb in journalism

Tech journalism is boring. It's hard to make a world of chips and software exciting without sounding like a Wired cub reporter or a BusinessWeek bubble-blower. More »

6:00 AM on Mon Aug 28 2006
By Nick Douglas
517 views, 9 comments

Latest by the daniel: I desperately hope this leads to tech journos including shit and dead dogs in their metaphors as they vie for the next SJ award more »