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Pirates vs. Ninjas - checkers edition

Very clever idea - a handmade checker set by Etsy user Goosegrease pitting pirates against ninjas.  (via the Awesomer)

Hitler finds out he is banned from Wikipedia (video)

Hee hee.
(via All Kidding, Asides)

“Sickos” and Chimpanzees

Wow.  I have just finished watching the newest documentary by Michael Moore, Sicko.  It was a fascinating overview of the American health care system in comparison to systems in Canada, Britain, and France.   It was so thought provoking that I need some time to think about the implications of the film’s message and achieve [...]

Because I find a lot of interesting art. And it’s polite to share.

Maybe my art finds should be a weekly feature? At any rate, here’s a selection artworks I dig, that I’ve found in the past few weeks.  Some are clickable for larger versions.

Splitting
Gordon Matta-Clark
1974
Black and white photo-collage
(Source)

Office Kiss
Kristof Wickman, Tyler Petersen, Shaun Owens
(Source: OODA GROUP)
(Complete with the synaesthesia element of [...]

Excellent: Create your own IE Voodoo Doll!

This may seem a bit evil, but trust me, if you’re a web designer and have ever tried to get something to work nicely in Internet Explorer … you’ll understand the feeling of wanting to stab it. Repeatedly.
Yes, you’ll note that this site still doesn’t function properly in Internet Explorer - and my statistics show [...]

Lecture Prank

More from Prangstgrup.  I wish this kind of thing had happened when I was in class.

Review: Bonding with Bitch Magazine

On a whim, I picked up the latest issue of bitch magazine (subtitle: feminist response to pop culture). This is not unusual, since I tend to have an addiction to buying magazines - a random financial trap of mine. The issue is entitled Singular + Plural (Fall 07 / Issue no. 37), [...]

Follow up and Random Thursday Bits

Today’s delicious green smoothie: spinach + 2 pears (very ripe) + 1 banana. Delicious! I love ripe pears so much - the smoothie ended up very creamy and sweet, but mild.
Via Noscope:
Ta daa! A logo for Fauna. Since “fauna” means “a living organism characterized by voluntary movement”, the logo takes the shape of a swedish [...]