As part of Slate’s Pulp Fiction week, some designers/artists were asked to envision classic works of literature as pulp fiction covers. The results are excellent. The Moby Dick cover won me over for its alliteration, but all the covers have their own special charms.
More Rats
Rat scientists have found that keen old minds work in different ways than bright young ones.
Posted by Ben on May 28, 2006
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Universal Acclaim!
“Excellent site! Thanks for author!” –Cheap PhoneDrug Times “Awesome, your webpage’s!” -RingtoneWallpapr Gazette “Your site is very cognitive! You I think have a good future!” -Buy A*bien Post “Best ever! I love this place!” -Free Online D*azepam Globe
Posted by Ben on May 27, 2006
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Rundown, Briefly
TV-B-Gone. Can anything this delightful be legal? (via Cool Tools) Too Real. Schizophrenics are apparently not fooled by optical illusions that trick non-schizophrenics. Curious. Oh, that makes it better. “We didn’t actually hover an Osprey over a mosque.” A while ago, Bell & Boeing put out an ad for a type of aircraft (an Osprey) […]
Posted by Ben on May 26, 2006
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They Are What They Say
Devices Of Wonder brings you the Magic Lantern Slide, Indonesian Shadow Puppets, Miroir de sorciére, and muchly more. From the Getty Museum. (via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog)
Posted by Ben on May 26, 2006
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True
It’s too bad I haven’t been letting the comment spam post to this blog; you’d be up to your armpits in posts here, if that were the case. Sadly, it’s not.
Posted by Ben on May 26, 2006
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Skateboarding dog
You read the book, now see the movie. (Well, okay, you haven’t read the book. But that’s no excuse. Apparently this skateboarding bulldog has his own website, if you’re interested. Which you are, quite naturally.) (via CuteOverload)
Posted by Ben on April 1, 2006
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Miscellany
Enter into thought about all the underplaces of London, in an interesting and highly photo-ridden post titled “London Toplogical.” Or entertain the thought of what “to call the food blech is an insult to blech” means, exactly. This and other insults that didn’t make the cut when slicing & dicing entries for Zagat guides. How […]
Posted by Ben on March 25, 2006
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Moral of the story
…it’s better to go running with rats? But new research with rats suggests that running solo might not offer the perceived benefits and, in fact, may actually be bad for runners when combined with social isolation. The scientists behind the study report that mice forced to live and run by themselves have less brain cell […]
Posted by Ben on March 13, 2006
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You already saw this…
…but maybe you’ll wanna see it again, who knows. A live action interpretation of the Simpson’s intro that has to be seen to be believed, more or less.
Posted by Ben on March 9, 2006
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