> Paris Hilton has managed to put a super powered comic version of herself together, with the help of Marvel’s mastermind - and all round good guy - Stan Lee. Plans are afoot to see an animated Super Paris on the small screen soon. I wonder if the comic came before or after Hilton’s recent presidential campaign video? (More on examiner.ie)
> Dutch scientists believe they have come up with a video game that can help with cancer treatments for young patients from 13 - 29. The game is free to download and a little addictive… (More on irishtimes.com)
> Terry Pratchett talks candidly about living with alzheimer’s and what it means:
…if it wasn’t for my loss of typing ability, I might doubt the fact that I have Alzheimer’s. It’s now hunt and peck, and there will be a moment sometimes when the letter A just totally vanishes and I don’t quite know what happens. It’s as if the keyboard closes up and the letter A is not there anymore. Then I’ll blink a few times and then the letter A comes back.” (More on bbc.co.uk)
> Speaking of Mr Pratchett, he is reading/signing his new children’s novel Nation in Waterstones in London Piccadilly on 13 September. Might see you there… (More on waterstones.com)
> And last, but most certainly not least, Edward Gorey featured in last weeks Independent UK - or more precisely his The Gashlycrumb Tinies featured. If you haven’t read it, go and treat yourself to some eerie, witty and darkly comic reading/ogling.
*I couldn’t find anything that Paris Hilton and Edward Gorey had in common but I am sure Stan Lee has worked with them both…