Good news! Several people have been working hard to get the most awesome YouTuber Christina Rad to visit the US, and she has just been issued a visa to allow her to come to TAM this year!
So the legal hurdles have been cleared, and now the next step is a fundraiser to cover her travel costs.
If you're wondering who the heck she is, go spend some time browsing her channel: she's a fierce and eloquent pro-science atheist. Here's a sample:
Of course, her first view of the United States is going to be Las Freakin' Vegas, which is a little depressing, but whatever — TAM is going to be a little bit more fun for everyone now.
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TAM or no TAM, Vegas or no Vegas, I can't help but mention that one of my favorite bloggers from years past, who shuttered up his blog back in 2007 back when he was with us here at ScienceBlogs, has reopened his Examining Room.
Time for more open thread.
Over at Tor.com, Jo Walton has a post titled "College as magic garden: Why Pamela Dean's Tam Lin is a book you'll either love or hate".
I'm fed up. There have been 5.5 Amaz!ng Meetings with James Randi, and I haven't gone to a single one…yet.