Many of you probably know my shameless shilling for t-shirt design giant Threadless.  Did you notice no linkie there?  That's because I have been WAY underwhelmed with their printed designs of late.  There is a certain sameness and safeness to...

Check out Issuu - a page-turning interface for displaying magazines, PDFs and all kinds of material you'd normally find in print. You can even upload your own to share. I'm sure that someone would call this the Youtube for printed matter.

As much as I hate lifting content from BoingBoing, this was a blast from my past.  Growing up in Oregon, I remember these commercials - and assumed they were national spots rather than local.  Now I'm even more impressed with the Trunk Monkey.

A vintage Pacman advertisement in the style of those old-timey religious cartoon tracts.

Amy introduces us to... Bent Objects a collection of common items transformed with wire into captivating photographic scenes.

In case you were wondering, yes, there is a color chart for using Kool-Aid to dye fabrics.

Apparently in my haste, I posted a rerun last night -- so to make it up to you, enjoy this somewhat odd performance of "Anyone Else" from the Juno Soundtrack.

2008: the last year of Polaroid Instant Photography. {sadly}

For those of you who are tired of yet more questions and very few answers in the new episodes of "Lost", perhaps you will enjoy these musical recaps of the new season.  {Make sure and click on "lyrics" for the full effect.}

From gems & cats to real estate & signatures: some of the Rarest Items in the World

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Drunk History: a video series in which the narrator drinks a bottle of scotch (or vodka) then explains some finer events of American history -- which are, in turn, reenacted by Hollywood actors (Michael Cera, Jack Black, Jayma Mays, etc.).{beware: lots of swears;...

Brian K. Vaughn's epic comic book series "Y - The Last Man", came to an end today with the release of issue #60.  Funny, suspenseful, and insightful - it's a comic for people that think they don't like comics.   Basically, the plot hinges on...

I remember my first taste of cilantro - and its almost greasy, earthy taste.  Today it's one of my favorites, but apparently it still has more than its share of Haters.

I am infamous for once stating to a group of breathlessly excited "readers" - that "The Da Vinci Code" was "A stupid book for stupid people that wanted to think they were smart."  In support of my "theory", here...

This looks like fun for the discerning palate.  Which I think I have.