Links roundup for 8 August 2012

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Here's a roundup of stories on fanworks created for new audiences that might be of interest to fans:

• The Hindu took a look at the revamping of classics through fannish remixes. "Most of us are familiar with 'A truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife' famously written by Jane Austen in the classic Pride And Prejudice. However, it is also 'a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains' or that 'a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a good romp and a good wife although not necessarily from the same person or from the opposite sex.' Welcome to the world of adult fan fiction."
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Links roundup for 9 August 2012

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Here's a roundup of stories on fanworks created for new audiences that might be of interest to fans:

• The Hindu took a look at the revamping of classics through fannish remixes. "Most of us are familiar with 'A truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife' famously written by Jane Austen in the classic Pride And Prejudice. However, it is also 'a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains' or that 'a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a good romp and a good wife although not necessarily from the same person or from the opposite sex.' Welcome to the world of adult fan fiction."
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