West End Games Video Update

Bettie Page dies at 85

Bettie Page, the brunet pinup queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose saucy photos helped usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, has died. She was 85.

Page, whose later life was marked by depression, violent mood swings and several years in a state mental institution, died Thursday night at Kindred Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had been on life support since suffering a heart attack Dec. 2, according to her agent, Mark Roesler.

Super Surfer Girl

Green Ronin Announces 3rd Era (Green Ronin Publishing)

An interesting decision and I am going to be watching this closely. To me one of the more interesting parts is the fact that a major player like Green Ronin is going to be pursuing having any of their product that is available through Lulu rather than traditional distribution channels.

Green Ronin Publishing announced today that it would keep its classic d20 System titles available under its new 3rd Era brand name. The process began this week with the re-release of six books in PDF format and will continue on a regular basis until all the titles are updated.

'The status of the old d20 logo is now unclear,' said Green Ronin President Chris Pramas, 'so we created a new logo to replace it. This will keep PDFs of our back catalog available. We're also going to offer Print on Demand editions through Lulu, so gamers who want hard copies of difficult to find products like the Book of Fiends will be able to get them.'

Twitterspeak: 66 Twitter Terms You Don’t Need to Know

Never read a twiller? Having twissues with your twerminology? Welcome, then, to the unforgivable abuse of the English language that some call Twitterspeak.

Tennant out of Hamlet for surgery

Actor David Tennant will not be returning to play Hamlet 'before Christmas' because of a back injury, the Royal Shakespeare Company says.

The 37-year-old, who is scheduled to have an operation on Thursday for a slipped disc, said: 'It is hugely disappointing for me.'

Chicago Tribune Bankruptcy means bloggers beware

Today in news, the Chicago Tribune filed for bankruptcy in order to 'restructure it’s debt'. They also own properties like the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, and many others. Any marketer worth their weight knows that traditional media is on a slow decline, and some time in the future there will be a influx of job loss. This industry has many, many well trained, talented individuals in their employ.

So what is going to happen to all these people who are out of a job when the new media revolution completely comes full circle ? I’m sure the majority of the will bounce back, and be scooped up (quickly) by other areas of industry who have similar needs. So ... what about the journalists?

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I'm Thinking About My Doorbell

Bettie Page 'Critically Ill' After Heart Attack

Bettie Page, a 1950s pinup known for her raven-haired bangs and saucy come-hither looks, was hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, her agent said Friday.

'She's critically ill,' Mark Roesler of CMG Worldwide told The Associated Press.