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| Friday, November 11, 2005 |
Help, I've been seduced by Sudoku. Supposedly it's good for my brain, but I'm not so sure...
Speaking of being seduced by strangeness...I try to stick up for George Lucas, really I do, because Star Wars was an integral part of my childhood. I have to admit, though, that when I watched Revenge of the Sith, this was very close to what was going through my head.
And now, on to the links from others. Thanks, everyone!
And finally, one more reason I wish I lived in Seattle, or thereabouts: the Salon of Shame. Have a spiffy weekend, everyone. See you Monday!
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| Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
If you are, have been, live with, or want to be a librarian...
For those not necessarily obsessed with librarianship: find out what the most stolen car is in your state. Honda Civics are the most stolen overall, but in my state they didn't even make the top ten - Oldsmobiles are apparently the cool thing here. Also, a computerized effort to recreate the Byzantium of 1200 A.D. This is super cool. Tomorrow: links from others. As a preview, consider setting aside two minutes of silence tomorrow to think on those who have died as a result of war around the world recently.
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 |
Okay, today we have Tuesday links to make up for yesterday's Wednesday links. Got it? Before that, however, we have some local news. I saw the photos of a goat on a trampoline last week when it ran on the front page here, but now Deadspin has got hold of it and is pointing out the "goat poll" and accompanying hilarious comments. (The best part is that the goat-on-a-trampoline angle isn't even the focus of the original story. Do goats normally cavort on their hind legs on trampolines?)
If you like goats on trampolines, you will probably love sheep playing volleyball. The site's in German, as it's for Mentos, but it's pretty easy to figure out.
Fun with Flash: you can decorate a cake with gel and sprinkles on one site, or create a space robot at another. I think my SpookyBot would make a perfect explorer.
There's now a root beer-flavored energy drink. I'm having a hard time envisioning this. BrightFeet Slippers, on the other hand, I can imagine easily. As long as you don't run into any obstacles above ankle level, they should work perfectly!
And finally, for something completely different: Puppet101 shows you how puppet magic is made.
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| Tuesday, November 08, 2005 |
Hey, I finally updated the Steampunk Librarian, and will hopefully be on a more regular schedule there, maybe 2-3 times a week or so. Comments/suggestions/complaints are welcome!
RIP, Mana ("China") Nishiura. Shonen Knife won't be the same without you.
I didn't have any coffee this morning and thought today was Wednesday, so you get spooky stuff instead of techy pop culture links (I do try to stay on topic every day, believe it or not). So tomorrow we'll pretend it's Tuesday. We should all be thoroughly confused by the end of the week.
They've found the remains of Copernicus under a medieval Polish cathedral. How cool is that? In other underground news, a secret British "city" constructed during WWII is now public knowledge, and the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has created a silent film version of Call of Cthulhu. (What? Cthulhu lives underwater. The segue sort of makes sense.)
The Dead Puppet Show is beautiful and disturbing in a David Lynch sort of way. David Lynch himself is busy immersing himself in transcendental meditation. This seems fitting, somehow.
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| Monday, November 07, 2005 |
Today's theme, although I didn't plan it, seems to be something along the lines of "everything old is new again." Without further ado...
- The Pet Shop Boys composed a new score to Battleship Potemkin.
- Nick Cave writes a Western movie. (Nice mustache at the premiere, Nick.)
- David Kime uses melted crayons and dolls to create new art pieces.
- Coke has commissioned artists to create new designs using the old Coke bottle shape, and then the new bottles will be sold at clubs so designated drivers can look ultra cool. Or something like that, anyway.
- Pierre et Gilles, a French art duo, are not old, but the news here is that they have an exhibit going on right now in Shanghai, where homosexuality is banned. Interesting, no? (More of their work is here, although the site's in French. But since it's mostly photos, the language doesn't matter much.)
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