He opened doors to moonlit rooms and languid eyes and knowing smiles. Wrapped in silk he was devoured and never seen again.

“If you’ve got 6 months to travel, chances are you’ll be thinking about a Round the World trip (and fending off the jealousy of your friends).

But it’s not as simple as jumping on a plane. There’s an art to the Round the World trip — or RTW travel to those in the know — and Thorn Tree is chock-full of great advice. Here are some great tips from Lonely Planet members.”

– Jane Nethercote, Lonely Planet author

read more: Before you go: Round the World travel tips – Lonely Planet blog.

Something you didn’t know that you wish you had about RTW travel? – Lonely Planet travel forum.

“Let him eat! Let him eat!” the crowd chanted as officers handcuffed the world’s No. 3 professional eater, dubbed “The Tsunami.” The 32-year-old Kobayashi did not compete this year because he refused to sign a contract with Major League Eating — the fast food equivalent of the NFL.

read more: Hotdoggin’ it: Ex-champ crashes NYC eating contest.

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The reason for declining ocean populations multiplied by every grocery store across the U.S.

If this stuff isn’t purchased and consumed in a day or two, it gets thrown out. All the wasted ocean life — king crab, shrimp, salmon — GONE. Tons of it. Thrown out with yesterday’s newspaper. Seafood slop.

Came across an old 2007 review of Whuddafug #2.5 that Xerography Debt was kind enough to take the time to put together. Didn’t know about this until just now, three years later. Awesome. And I might add, on target. I haven’t yet made up my mind about that bit of writing, either. It was a very strange time for me. I should know; I wrote the damned thing.

Download the full review here. Whuddafug #2.5 appears on page 20. [Warning: PDF file]

Kind words from Syndicated Zine Reviews! This is the kinda stuff that keeps me going…

“Seriously one of the best zines I have read in a while. #3 consists mainly of really short entries: random thoughts and stories, quotes, short fiction. Many of the entries are very thought-provoking, and it’s amazing how much can be said in so few words. Reading this issues felt like flipping through a writer’s idea notebook.”

read more: Syndicated Zine Reviews: Whuddafug #3 & #4.

She spent her weekends photographing and searching cemeteries for tombstones of infants. He sat in the car and waited

Sweet sleepy time dreams. Afternoon nightmare scream. Awake, dreary-eyed. The boss yells, “Get back to work!” Not yet five o’clock.