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.

LOTROMMORPG:TMOM
The news itself is of only limited interest, that the "Lords Of The Rings Online" massively multiplayer online role-playing game has a new module out called "The Mines of Moria;" leave it to YesButNotButYes.com, though, to point out its ridiculous acronym.

IMF: 25 percent chance of full-blown global economic recession in next year
It's becoming clearer and clearer that the US is headed for a major economic shock like we haven't seen since the Great Depression; but according to IMF, in these global times, that's bad news for everyone else too. (Via BoingBoing.net.)

Shel Israel hand-puppet satire gets corporate sponsor
For those who don't know, there's been a series of videos online recently making fun of high-profile video blogger Shel Israel ("Fast Company"), for basically being a terrible video blogger; they made Israel lose his sh-t last week, which has brought a cult following and corporate sponsor to the parodies themselves.

'90s tech giant Iomega officially goes out of business
Is purchased by storage company EMC, will most likely have its assets liquidated and the name dropped altogether; a sad fate for the former maker of Zip drives, once a leader in the '90s tech industry.

Chicago's CTA and Google team up for rich online transit maps
New partnership brings a LOT more power to those little "M" squares on Chicago Google maps; you can now click on them for more info, plan routes, get schedules, and more.