Below are simple links to other interesting stuff I've come across on the web in the last day or two; they may or may not concern literature or photography, or indeed the arts at all. You can click here to learn more about how I compile this list and what software I use, if you're interested.
HarperCollins very cautiously tries giving away some free eBooks
Sure, it's not very many, and are mostly obscure titles you probably won't want to read; later this year, though, will be a Neil Gaiman novel, and Gaiman's letting his fans choose which it is!
Time-Warner might shut down New Line Cinema
Makers of "Lord of the Rings" is technically owned by corporate behemoth Time-Warner; now in light of financial problems, they're thinking of simply shutting down the genre-friendly film studio.
It's official: No new "Heroes" episodes until September
It was confirmed by Hayden Panettiere during a talk with Aint It Cool News at the Berlin Film Festival.
Create an "artistic incubator" for your creative ideas
Yes, this is basically a rehash of the "someday/maybe" list from Getting Things Done; here, though, is how artists can maintain it without doing any of the rest of GTD.
Morons sue Google for linking to them
Real estate agents Mark Forytarz and Paul Castran don't like some critical articles that have been written on the web about them; so they're suing Google for linking to the articles in searches on their names. Idiots.
Zadie Smith: "We couldn't find any good writers, so we're not giving out our award"
Author Zadie Smith is the judge of a 5,000-pound literary contest at the Willesden Herald blog; but she just made an announcement yesterday, that none of the submitted stories were good enough, so they're not giving out the award at all. Chutzpah!

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