Friday, August 26, 2005
Daniel mourns the passing of Bob Moog with several worthy links, including the biggest Moog modular ever built, the Bob Moog action figure (made by Archer Prewitt, of Sea and Cake chicago fame no less), a video interview with Moog from this spring, and the official memorial guestbook.
From the Graveworm: the sounds of owls.
From Bunny: the rise of "savory" ice cream. (Ewwwwww!)
From Holly: fearless penguins, the greatest game ever, and Hollywood Underground.
Have a spiffy weekend, everyone. See you Monday!
Thursday, August 25, 2005
In Stockholm, libraries borrow you! Well, sort of. It seems like an extreme version of Show & Tell to me.
Meanwhile, over in London, they're running out of librarians. Do you think they'll take Americans if they get desperate? Can I offer my services?
In New York, the Puppet Library is still going strong.
Even libraries are getting into the advertising avalanche. Now ads are seen on magazine binders.
Map Your Ancestors combines Google Maps with genealogical info. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks very cool so far.
And lastly, why did I not know about the Codex Seraphinianus? It's as good - maybe better - as the Voynich Manuscript!
Tomorrow: links from others. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Also, it's time for Bats Day at Disneyland! Actually, they've expanded it to an entire weekend. If we weren't so busy, I'd drop everything and go. Imagine how much fun the Haunted Mansion ride would be!
Closer to home, the Ohio Renaissance Festival begins the weekend. 'Struth! And if you're looking to dance, the Club Creatures are DJing an all-Prince night at Jacobs on Saturday.
If you're planning a safari trek, look out: lions are fascinated by Mini Coopers and other tiny cars. They think they're prey. Yikes!
Where the hell is Matt? He's dancing in various locales around the world. It's true! (This is not the same Matt as our Dr. Matt, commenter extraordinare. Although Dr. Matt has also been known to dance in strange locales.)
Some cities have absolutely incredible subway systems. I want to see Munich's and Stockholm's in particular. And the Russian subways look like a fantasyland.
Speaking of the underground, why not go for a rest cure in a nice healthy radon mine? (We have a radon detector at home. Somehow I just can't see visiting a mine full of the stuff.)
Zombie Jesus is coming for you! Look alive! Or, um, wait. Maybe not. In any case, the good people at Archie McPhee are spreading the word of the glowing undead messiah. Why not take one in to your home?
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Abzorbaloff would look really good on a Wanted poster, I think. But you can put whomever you like on the one you design.
Manga versions of The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and more are on the way, thanks to a collaboration between Tokyopop and Henson Productions. Can muppet manga be far behind?
I've been reading about the Genographic Project for a while now. I think it's fascinating and am tempted to participate, but I'm pretty sure that any analysis of my own DNA would just say, "yep, you're from western Europe, along with eleventy zillion other people."
Speaking of genetics, here's something bizarre. The problem: cars hit deer at night. The proposed solution: make the deer glow in the dark. Yes, really. No word on whether this leads to glowing venison, or glowing hunters, or confused aliens abducting glowing deer.
Advertising is sneaky. HBO is trying a new form - advertising via Firefox themes. They're offering themes based on their new series Rome...and they're not half bad. Does this mean I've been brainwashed?
What color do you think Tuesday is? I've always thought of it as pale green. Apparently 75 creative types see it as more yellow. Now seven t-shirts based on the color of the day are available. (I have a real problem with Thursday being brown. Brown??)
Monday, August 22, 2005
If it's Monday, that means there are some new photos up at Flickr!
When I was in Las Vegas last summer, I thought that someone should make a website on all the crazy carpeting in the casinos and hotels there. And lo, someone else had the same idea!
Artists of the week: Yann Hervis, woodworker architect genius (check out the staircase on this page!) and Jessica Joslin, sculptress of strange and wonderful things.
Artists of long ago: Women and the Sea, an exhibit on ship figureheads, mermaids and more.
I always forget that Retrocrush compiles lists that are perfect argument material (in the best way possible), like this list of cool moments in various pop songs and the top 100 TV theme songs. Read! Debate!
