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Links for 2004-12-29 [del.icio.us]

Oslo police make arrest in Scream theft inquiry
I love the arrestee thinks the police played a dirty trick on him by waiting for a few weeks before they arrested him....

Dicing with Dragons: BBC Radio doc on Dungeons and Dragons

Introduced by genre expert Kim Newman. Features odd moment when Dominic (Gamesmaster Diamiond called D&D plays geeks. Err ...

A year in the life of an obituary writer
Suprisingly upbeat

Confirmed: Spielberg THE TRANSFORMERS!?
Steven to direct 'Transformers' with Tom Hanks in the lead (Spike's Dad?) Wild speculation?

Jerry Orbach of 'Law & Order' Dies at 69

Christmas: a teetotaller's survival guide
"Sarfraz Manzoor has never tasted alcohol in his life - and it's at this time of year that he feels it most acutely. So he was delighted to discover that he's far from the only one."

The Long Tail
"Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream."

Author and activist Susan Sontag dies in N.Y. at 71

Sirens - a photoset on Flickr