Around the Blogroll and Elsewhere

This week my dear blogbrother ModFab decided to end four years of fabulousness by ending Modern Fabulousity as an ongoing blog. It's hard to blame him, for ModFab is arguably the one person in the world who's even more compulsively busy than I am. He works a full-time job AND he's a playwright and director, and for the last four years he's been THE go-to guy for all things pop culture. Now he wants to devote more time to his personal life and his creative endeavors. It's especially bittersweet for me to watch him largely leave the online world, because he was there for me while we navigated the insanity that was our time in the Online Film Critics Society, we collaborated on a movie review site together (which he designed), and he's been a dear friend for nearly a decade (and will continue to be). But while we'll miss his updates on theatre, movies, and just general fun, we're excited about what he's going to come up with next.

Since I've sorely neglected the many other bloggren whose work I respect, here's a little compendium for your enjoyment and edification.

Joshua Holland interviews John Cusack about War, Inc. -- and we're pea green with envy.

BJ at Newshoggers on Hubberts Peak.

bmagnus at Shortwoman has a post up about ectopic pregnancy. It's a bit old by blog standrads, as it's from Mother's Day, but still worth a read -- especially for women who think that by electing John McCain they'll be getting revenge on that mean old sexist Barack Obama.

Batocchio takes on Karl Rove.

Older Voter says we'll survive the exodus of racists from the Democratic Party.

Maya's Granny hasn't been well. Click over and pay her a visit -- and get the snail mail address where you can send her a card.

Mmmmmmmmmm....Chocolatissimo....nutellla....bomb....ice....cream..... The Minstrel Boy haz it, and I'll bet it haz a flavor.

In case you weren't worried enough about the integrity of the machines people will use to vote in November.... (And on a related note, PhysioProf shows why, if you're more concerned about so-called "voter fraud" than about this, you're an asshole.)

Ornery Bastard cautions against too much Obamoptimism about Oregon today.