Having a pretty rubbish day, so you just get links. Be grateful you even get that, swine.
A nice piece on the 1909 hit song I Love, I Love, I Love My Wife, But Oh! You Kid!
Wisse Words on Marion Zimmer Bradley and fandom’s toleration of child abuse
Leonard Pierce on the 2013 film of Romeo & Juliet
Charles Stross on the difficulty of predicting the near future in Scottish politics
A letter from Helen Keller after she “heard” a broadcast of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
Via the Monterey Herald, Mike Love’s house is for sale: http://www.redfin.com/CA/Pebble-Beach/3108-Flavin-Ln-93953/home/14940912
Yeah, I’d heard about that (though not seen the link, so thanks for that). If I hadn’t just bought a house already, I’d consider it ;)