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1. Sounds like Reddit's screenwriting forum is a great place to learn and get critiqued.

2. Frank Frazetta was apparently a cover model for books in The Man From S.T.U.D. series, which you can find at eBay. (Specific titles include, "Rape is a No-No," and "The Solid Gold Screw.") Via.

3. An interesting dilemma -- what's more important: Does Obama honor his pre-election pledge and acknowledge the Armenian genocide? Or does he renege so that he can avoid infuriating Turkey and rely on Turkey's help in preventing current killings?

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1. Calvin and Hobbes by Francesco Francavilla.

2. Penelope Trunk on how to turn your child into an entrepreneur.

3. "Wrightwood woman who drugged, painted horses as part of sales scam sentenced."

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1. If you missed it, I announced a new art contest, and the prize is four t-shirts from Last Exit to Nowhere.

2. Amanda Hocking, the author who got a lot of attention last week for making good money selling ebooks of her novels talks about the years of work that have led to her success. Via.

3. Dustin Harbin has been posting one great (cheap) commission after another.

4. Another difficult contest with a great prize from Mike Allred.

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1. Kotaku on the 3DS: "six days in, and I've already ditched the 3D. I loathe it, and it's a feature I can do without." By comparison, Destructoid doesn't report negative side effects, but does say, "Games look just as good when the 3D is all the way off, mind you." But by all means buy one at eBay.

2. Tips for laid of writers/reporters.

3. If you missed the announcement, art from the Super Punch Tarot is now on sale at Bear and Bird Gallery. Enter the coupon code "spFREESHIP" at checkout for free U.S. shipping on all purchases through midnight on March 19, 2011. There's a reduced shipping rate available for international users too, but you'll have to email the gallery. (Sorry everybody, there's no printed decks available, and only some of the art from the deck is available for purchase.)

4. The BBTS has plush Angry Birds and a 2012 Giger calendar.

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1. Penelope Trunk on getting married:

You will attract who you deserve. If you don’t like who you are getting, change yourself. If you can’t change yourself, get a reality check.

2. The Dalai Lama:

In general I think that anger is a sign of weakness and tolerance a sign of strength.

3. Brilliant: Dim your alarm clock's display by taping a binder divider over it.

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1. Rose George:

We have always used the sea for transport. But shipping has changed dramatically in half a century, and not always for the better. With containerisation, the days of romantic shore leave are long gone. In the dizzying pace of a highly competitive industry, a vast container ship can be loaded and unloaded in 24 hours. Before, an officer told me, he would wonder whether he had time for dinner. Now he doesn’t know if he has time to get a newspaper.

2. Lewis & Clark Law School has a job board that's password protected so only its alumni can make use of its listings. The school changes its password regularly. Alumni weren't amused when the most recent password was "fail8ure."

3. How to use humor to defuse difficult situations.

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1. This is one heck of an advertisement for Brooks Brothers non-iron shirts.

2. Is the price of chocolate about to shoot up due to trouble in the Ivory Coast?

3. A report that Erin Andrews bashed Nike during a telecast, and is now a pitchwoman for Reebok. Via.

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1. "Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it." Via.

2. "Military porn is China's preferred deterrence."

3. Entertainment Earth has the Mega Man model I've previously posted for $28.

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1. Jay Leno continues to earn great ratings.

2. Democracy just might be flourishing in Iraq.

3. This actually makes intuitive sense to me - - a study indicates that when people think about their ancestors, they become more confident and actually perform better in intelligence and spatial tests. So, the next time you feel down or stressed, think about all the generations that came before you, and draw strength from the knowledge that they were probably a lot like you.

*Buy home DNA kits at Amazon.

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1. Cartoon Brew's gift guide. (Here's the gift guide I posted.)

2. If you hack the Smurfs iPhone game I mentioned the other day, it's apparently actually kind of fun.

3. David Sedaris brought a tip jar on his book signing tour and told people he was going to use money earned to buy himself candy. He made $4,0000.

*I too would like to buy candy. A LOT of candy.

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1. Duff Goldman is opening a Charm City Cakes in Los Angeles.

2. China is aging much faster than the USA.

3. Popular Mechanics: We mailed a bunch of sensors on an epic journey to find out which shipping company is the most careful with your packages. Here's what we found. Via.