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| Tuesday Jun 3, 2003 | Freezing water makes ice. Sometimes snow, sometimes hail, but basically the same old stuff. However, freezing a 14% solution of sawdust and water makes something entirely different. to Science by yoyology |
| "Ha ha ha! You stupid Japanese dog!" laughed the smart-assed Japanese cat. "You'll never catch me looking like that!" to Pets by fatherdan |
| Monday Jun 2, 2003 | Film websites often seem obsessed with avoiding "spoilers", facts about the plot that may ruin the movie for those who haven't seen it yet. Moviepoopers doesn't have this problem. to Movies by yoyology |
| Sunday Jun 1, 2003 | Fantagraphics books, publisher of the best and most challenging work in the comics field, is in dire financial straits. If you want to do yourself and humanity a service, check out their web site and consider picking up a title or two. These guys publish the work of such luminaries as Dan Clowes, Robert Crumb, Bill Griffith, Los Bros Hernandez, Tony Millionaire and Chris Ware, all heroes of mine. In particular, Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Library and Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth represent just about the highest pinnacle of the art form that I know of. His stuff is gorgeous (though sometimes depressing in large doses) and even if Fantagraphics wasn't in such a crisis, I'd recommend everyone out there pick up a copy. to Comics by pyrrhuloxia |
| Saturday May 31, 2003 | Arthur Ganson makes fascinatingly
delicate and elegant mechanical sculptures and machines.
Some will take thousands of years to complete their tasks and some are astoundingly ephemeral.
You can see his work at the MIT Museum and see his creations in action.
to Art by joshua |
| Daler Mehndi is the Badshah of Indipop. to Music by isosceles |
| Friday May 30, 2003 | Ah, the wonders of the retro band Electric 6. While their biggest hit to date is undeniably Danger! High Voltage, a certain not quite as popular track has proven to be ample cannon fodder for the loopy flash community. to Flash by wheezer |
| The California Coastline Project is 12,000 photos into documenting the entire coast of the state with two people, a camera, and a helicopter. Public response has varied from the interested to the psychotic, and Barbra Streisand is suing.
to Photography by fringehead |
| Thursday May 29, 2003 | In the SCO/Linux battle, SCO is in "Hot Pursuit!!!" to Computing by yoyology |
| Wednesday May 28, 2003 | In celebration of the big anniversary, folks are going all-out. TV specials, charity events, extreme sports, even multi-anniversary combinations. But why bother to climb the big rock when you can see the view online? to History by yoyology |
| Monday May 26, 2003 | Just when I'd gotten to glumly thinking that all the great twisted minds were either dead or old enough to get that way too soon for my comfort, along comes British satirist Steve Aylett, whose quite quotable and off-kilterishly funny writings - which resonate with acerbic, druggishly garish absurdity - should interest anyone whose W.S. Burroughs and Phillip K. Dick paperbacks are as dog-eared as my own. Expanding from the verbal into the pictorial, Aylett is now working on an animated TV series described by one reviewer as what Tex Avery would have come up with if he'd been reading Rip Off comix. to Culture by monde |
| Saturday May 24, 2003 | From the ubiquitous chile peppers to the complex blend of Worcestershire sauce, spices contribute a wealth of interesting flavors to the worlds of aroma and taste. Some even consider such non-plant edible aromatics such as ambergris to be spices. Gernot Katzer takes a more traditional approach in Everything About Herbs and Spices, a comprehensive spice dictionary covering the use and history of hundreds of spices. (Also available in German.) to Food by jacquez |
| Thursday May 22, 2003 | "Amanda is a motherly professional photographer who is convinced the intelligence of the world is dropping but still remains optimistic. Monica is the diminutive yet busty museum curator [she once released the Aztec god of alcohol] that has yet to realize how cute she is . Jaquline, Shelly, and Owen are the members of the punk band Fermented Banana and good friends of Monica and Amanda." Don't forget Darin the bartender and Dietzel the strangely intelligent dog. This is Wapsi Square. to Comics by yoyology |
| Wednesday May 21, 2003 | Sequels, prequels, spinoffs, remakes, adaptations. Can't Hollywood come up with anything original any more? to Movies by yoyology |
| I used to think that gigantic
hearts and even gigantic
women were the ne plus ultra of human organ exhibits...
until I beheld the glorious majesty of the Colossal
Colon! Everyone
loves Colossal Colon! Even dogs!
But as you frolic
amongst the hemorrhoids
and polyps,
remember, it's all for a excellent
cause. to Health by fatherdan |
| Hardy said "Mathematics ... is a young man's game." But it turns out when looking at the data on the issue, we find that older men and women play the game. Perhaps Hardy should have quipped "Mathematics is a game for those deep in their primes." to Mathematics by fool |
| Tuesday May 20, 2003 | The Great Debate: What is the philosophy behind The Matrix? Is it Gnosticism? Buddhism? Islam? Is the correct psychological interpretation Jungian, or should one look to Lacan? Does the film promote Christianity, or is it, like Star Wars, anti-Christian? What would Joseph Campbell think? Even the official site has its own set of opinions.
to Philosophy by yoyology |
| AC power cords aren't just for power anymore. to Computing by yoyology |
| Monday May 19, 2003 | Everybody likes fine art, riddles, and free stuff, but how often do you get all of them in one package?
By the way, the horse is smiling because he is made of meat.
to Art by riffraff |
| Saturday May 17, 2003 | While the Open Source daily software update site
Freshmeat attracts the mechanical sarcasm of
RottenFlesh,
it takes a human touch to parody the Mac OS-oriented VersionTracker: over at PerversionTracker only the worst software is reviewed. (And for more interesting fare, the review archives at What Do I Know are excellent.)
to Computers by joshua |
| One of the most fascinating and unique pieces of horticultural and printing history are framed seed packets, which were printed nearly a century ago by manual-labor-intensive 1910-era methods that would boggle the imagination of those of us familiar with the modern-day 4-color printing process.
to Art by pjammer |
| Wednesday May 14, 2003 | Well, it's interesting to note that Slave One is larger than most Federation shuttles, but smaller than an Earth Alliance Atmospheric Shuttle, and that all three are smaller than a 747. Drag them around and check. Also, Cloud City would fit into Mars' satellite Phobos, if it were hollow. Comparatively, the second Death Star looks enormous, but when you look at it next to the Moon, it's not really that big a deal. Just for fun, you can put a chart on your wall. to Entertainment by yoyology |
| Writing a "normal" book is obviously difficult. But what if you took
pains to avoid a particular glyph or symbol?
Lipographic
writings , such as
La Disparation,
Gadsby,
and
A Void
satisfy this difficult authorial constraint, but can still
draw you in as works of art.
to Literature by riotnrrd |
| Tuesday May 13, 2003 | Is Abe Vigoda alive or is he dead? Find out. to Movies by isosceles |
| Pixel Creation
has a small but beautiful collection of
Chinese
advertising art from the 1920's and 1930's.
to Art by riotnrrd |
| Monday May 12, 2003 | Cats
paint.
Elephants
paint,
but elephants also
play the harmonica.
(And
drums, xylophones, etc.)
See video
in Swedish.
to Music by belford |
| Much like various plumbing chemicals, Fleet Phospho-Soda helps to prepare people for intestinal surgery by applying unholy hellfire to the patient's colon. It will work you so much that you will require medicated pads to soothe yourself. Don't believe me? Then why would a regular laxative have a material safety data sheet? to Health by isosceles |
| Sunday May 11, 2003 | The Japanese continue to colossally blow our minds at Beetle Calcium Bits. to Pets by fatherdan |
| Friday May 9, 2003 | In the year 2525 If man is still alive If woman can survive They may find... to Technology by fotbon |
| Yes, you can get an MP3 player made from a Kalashnikov ammo clip, but apparently you can only use it if you look really good in a camo bikini. to Gadgets by yoyology |
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