-- or at least were so horribly mangled that they may as well have. That's how we'll remember this day once Disney buys Marvel. When a Disney-fied Hulk dances onto the screen to save Ariel from the clutches of her Venom-infected stepmother in direct-to-DVD kiddie pablum, we'll know the end is nigh.

Got some snazzy, drupalicious goodness going on with the writing contests database over at Poets & Writers--including a new calendar view of the submission calendar. Keep up-to-date on the upcoming deadlines whichever way you want to look at it. It's all still carefully screened by the P&W Magazine staff and includes full contact info and submission details. Same wholesome goodness--fancy new package.