Friday, June 03, 2005
Time for the links from others! Thanks, everyone.
From Daniel: huge, amazing mechanical puppetry. More photos here, although the text is in French.
From Kathryn: Save Greedo!
From Holly: the Live 8 lineup. And here I was thinking there would only be 8 bands, for some reason. The London set looks quite cool.
From the Usual Suspects: Which Classic Story Role Do You Play? My results:
- Elephants attack a town, but give new life (or at least, new marketing ideas) to a restaurant.
- Scooba: the next Roomba! Woohoo!
- Women are not only serving in the armed forces, they're on the front lines. When it's war, all the rhetoric goes out the window. (Check out the librarian soldier.)
- Batgirl shows moments in baseball through the wonders of Legovision. I think all sports broadcasts should use Legovision in their analyses. The world would be a better place!
Have a spiffy weekend, everyone. See you Tuesday.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
My alma mater sticks up for libraries. Yay, Athens.
Jonathan Frakes (aka Commander Riker) wants to direct the sequel to TNT's movie The Librarian. I don't quite know what to think of that. Will phasers be involved? Will they be cunningly disguised as barcode scanners?
For the law librarians (or the lawyers) among us: Plogress is a cool concept that keeps you updated on the nefarious doings of the Galactic Senate...er, I mean, Congress.
The 7Up series is an archivist's dream. One "star" of the documentaries talks about what it's like to live the examined life.
And finally, some research that baseball aficianados can appreciate: how can you tell what kind of pitch just zoomed by the batter? Here's the scoop. (Cincinnati Reds players, you may want to take a look at this as well. You're not really getting the hang of this lately. This goes for the Indians, Astros, and As, too. Yankees, you can skip this. Go BoSox!)
Tomorrow: links from others!
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Although the flash went off accidentally and created some bizarre orbs, this is a fairly decent picture of the stained glass window we made last month. Stained glass mania has taken over my life as a direct result. Send in your orders now!
Whoa! Evidently Vikings came to Minnesota in 1362, and no one makes a big deal out of it? Unless it's a hoax. But now it seems to be the real thing.
Also, in only somewhat related news, Finland is giving out Ph.Ds in trolls. Not to trolls, but concerning trolls. Huh.
Over in the UK, things are hopping. Edinburgh just had a ghost tour which found "something;" the London Taxi Rush Hour game will be available for the downloading soon; Derelict London is a great site showing cemeteries, abandoned buildings, and much more; and Westminster Abbey has finally gotten in on the DaVinci Code-bashing movement.
Speaking of Da Vinci, Umberto Eco did it earlier (and better) in Foucault's Pendulum, and he talks a little about it in a recent interview. I don't really understand why people consider Eco so difficult to read. I love Eco, and am totally stymied by Faulkner. My brain must be wired in a weird sort of way.
If you've ever wondered about backwards masking, here's your chance to experiment. Talk Backwards lets you upload audio files, then check for any subliminal messages!
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Artist of the week: Anatoly Pronin.
If you haven't had enough of Star Wars yet (and I haven't - the Graveworm and I are discussing would-be plot points and the joys of continuity today), you will no doubt love the Star Wars Orchestra. (a possibly obvious warning: there is sound.)
Banksy has struck again! This time it was the British Museum which housed an exhibit. (It's still viewable at the Outside Institute.)
Everything old is new again: a new Kerouac play has been discovered, and Bob Geldof is planning a "Live 8" concert to mark the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. (Sir Bob is looking pretty haggard these days. Yikes.)
Further proof that the interweb makes the world smaller: a site recommended by a friend linked to Grocery Lists, which turns out to be run by a guy with whom I went to college (and worked on a short-lived but cool magazine). Via another site, I found out that one of my college professors is now in Iowa and exploring the Interpersonal Divide. (Dr. Bugeja is one of the most interesting people alive right now, I think. If you're in Iowa, go take one of his classes. If you're not in Iowa, buy his book!)
