TODAY'S FEATURED POST

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Arnie Fenner

It's that time of year when people look back and reflect on everything that's happened in the previous 12 months. But ... you want to know something? I really don't wanna. Because for any number of reasons I could come up with—and won't—my opinion is that 2025 was a helluva stinker and thinking about it will just piss me off. If you had a good year, great, I'm glad for you: feel free to reflect…

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Bela

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The DragonCon AI (And More) Story

Arnie Fenner

November 3, 2025 - This past September the internet was buzzing about the headline: "Police Called On Artist Accused of Selling A.I. Art at Dragon*Con!" There was a lot of cheering by artists online, but the headline was more than a bit deceiving: reading about the incident revealed that security was called when the vendor apparently got lippy with the convention staff after he was informed that selling AI images was against Dragon*Con's policy and he had to shut down his booth. I've never seen the show's list of rules and restrictions so I don't know how clearly the policy was stated, but, regardless, it was within the con's rights to show anyone the door when they felt it appropriate: it's their party and they can revoke anyone's membership at their discretion. The police were there to ensure he…

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