Return of the Fandom Stranger

Q: O great and wise Oracle, I see that there's an interesting new organization that's advocating for the legitimacy of fan-produced derivative art and seems to have some intriguing ideas. Do you think maybe there could be a discussion of it on the Internets that doesn't almost instantly spiral off into some lackwit wondering why anyone would want to write someone else's characters, and how ethically bankrupt it would be to do so, ever?

A: Don't be silly. Of course not.

Your Dinosaur Tattoo is Ready, Sir

Spotted in this week's Musician listings in the local Craigslist:

Lead guitarist looking for an Alternative Rock band. [...] Must start out doing covers. if the band can actualy stay together long enough before drugs, alcohol, or someone's wife breaks the band up.. then perhaps some originals.

Also, he's looking for someone who can come by and touch up the paint on the NO GRLZ ALLOWD sign on the door of his clubhouse.

But casual and pervasive misogyny is a thing of the past! We don't have anything like that going on in these enlightened times. Nothing to see here. Please move along.