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  • Grace Says “She Shaw Pee Shaw”

  • Look Closer . . .

    The art of Rachel Goodyear.

  • TOP 5 INDIE BANDS

    (WHOSE SOLO ARTISTS HAVE BETTER ALBUMS)

    5. Doveman – Sam Amidon

    4. Songs: Ohia – Jason Molina

    3. Whiskeytown – Ryan Adams

    2. Animal Collective – Panda Bear

    1. New Pornographers – Neko Case, A.C. Newman, Destroyer

  • Mind-Blowing Book Collages

    The art of Brian Dettmer.

  • TOP 5 MOST ADDICTIVE GAMES

    (ALL OF THEM FREE)

    5. Lineracer – Mindless fun.

    4. Yeti Sports – Easy to play, impossible to master.

    3. Polar Peril – Smooth animation, simple but fun gameplay.

    2. N* – Difficult to the point of impossible, but fun physics game.

    1. Amoeball** – Hard to describe why this is so good, but it is!

    * This game is a standalone application, but cross-platform.
    ** This game requires a 3rd party plug-in to run.

  • Bizarre Edwardian Fantasy Portraiture

    The art of Travis Louie.

  • A Beautiful, Grotesque Procession

    The art of John Whipple.

  • Hemingway’s Favorite Story

     

    “For Sale: Baby shoes,
    never worn.”

     

    To read this story in its entirety, go to . . . wait, that IS the story in its entirety. And a good one at that.

    For other (lesser) attempts at six word stories by renowned authors, check out the Wired article from a little while back. You’ll see that (though some are good) it is NOT easy to write a six word story. Not at all. If you think I’m wrong, try posting one of your own in the comments section.

    p.s. I bet Roald Dahl would have written a great 6-word story.

  • Addicted to KNOMO BAGS

    I recently purchased a new laptop bag. I was worried that a leather bag might come off a little too business casual. Now that I have the bag, however, I don’t really care how it looks. It’s too slick and functional to matter. There’s a sleeve for the laptop, with a quilted micro-suede lining and a foam patted bottom for impact, both of which function great. It’s comfortable on the shoulder too. All-in-all, it’s a kick butt bag and I’m happy to own it.

  • Grace Says “Got Milk?”

  • Free Honkey Slander

    Brought to you by: Stuff White People Like.

  • TOP 5 COLLEGE TEAMS

    (I’D LOVE TO SEE DO BATTLE)

    5. The Trinity Christian College Trolls

    4. The Converse College Valkyries

    3. The California State College-Long Beach Dirtbags

    2. The California Univ. of Pennsylvania Vulcans

    1. The Webster University Gorloks

    Runners up:

    – The Univ. of California-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs

    – The Earlham College Hustlin’ Quakers

    – The Northern Montana State Univ. Skylights

  • Why Haven’t You Read This?

    Hailed by many top critics as one of the most important science fiction series in history, this four book series (five if you count “Urth of the New Sun”) is a MUST READ for all lovers of fiction period. It’s the story of a man, Severian, exiled from the guild of torturers for committing one of the most serious offenses possible: showing mercy to a client.

    For more information on one of the best genre writers you’ve never read, check out Gene Wolfe’s Wikipedia Page.

  • Addicted to FIESTA EGGS

    Hands down the best chocolate malted milk candy with a brand name on it. They are seasonal (guess which season), and hard to find. My wife once bought me a 3 pound bulk bag straight from the factory. You have to suck on them like a gobstopper first though, so the chocolate melts and heaven erupts in your mouth.

  • Grace Says “Wachoolookinat?”

  • The Acorn – “Flood Pt. 1”

    This is my least favorite song by The Acorn, though the video fares better than the track (a rarity in the indie world, trust me). For a better example of Rolf Klausener’s frail, shifty voice, check out “Blankets” and “Glory“.

  • Why Haven’t You Heard This?

    Cambodian Pop + Psychedelia + Farfisa Organ + Surf Rock = No Good Reason Not to Own

    MP3 Sample: “Seeing Hands”

    (from their latest LP “Venus on Earth”)

  • TOP 5 COMIC MOVIES

    (YOU WOULDN’T GUESS WERE COMIC MOVIES)

    5. From Hell – The Hughes Brothers (2001)

    4. American Splendor –  Shari Springer Berman + Robert Pulcini (2003)

    3. Road to Perdition – Sam Mendes (2002)

    2. Ghost World – Terry Zwigoff (2001)

    1. A History of Violence – David Cronenberg (2005)

  • Addicted to PALINDROMES

     

    I look for them everywhere, on billboards, in magazines, even license plates. When I can’t see them, I try and think of new ones. A Toyota. Step-pets. Pull-up. You get the picture.

    Then I found “A Gassy Obese Boy’s Saga,” and I didn’t know whether to jump for joy or to bury my palindromic head in the sand. The story is, you guessed it, a 500+ word palindrome. (So is the title of the story, for the trivia minded).

  • Music fans love good musicians, unconditionally.


    Andrew Bird as Dr. Stringz.

  • Why Don’t You Know About This?

    “Scambaiting” is the art of turning a scam back onto a scammer, who reaches you mostly through email. The following site, however, is ruthless and relentless when it comes to screwing over these scammers. They have been known to spend over 8 months baiting a single scammer, having them do the most outlandish things (carving a bust of the scambaiter’s head, handwriting an entire Harry Potter book, re-enacting entire sketches from Monty Python, and so forth).

    Believe me, this is unreal, and so clear a statement of karma.

    www.419eater.com

    Once you get there, you can go to the “Letters Archive” to read some amazing transcripts of various scambait ordeals.

    Wow!

  • My friend thinks sci-fi books are male romance novels. I think he’s just a jealous alien.

    The art of Matt Fox.

  • TOP 5 ART BLOGS

    (FROM 5 DIFFERENT ART CATEGORIES)

    5. Conscientious (Photography)

    4. I Guess I’m Floating (Music)

    3. MoCo Loco (Architecture)

    2. Drawn (Illustration)

    1. Bibliodyssey (???)

  • Why Don’t You Own This?

    Fleet Foxes

    “I was following the pack
    all swallowed in their coats,
    with scarves of red tied around their throats.
    To keep their little heads
    from falling in the snow.
    And I turn around and there you go.
    And Michael, you would fall,
    and turn the white snow red
    as strawberries in the summertime.”

    Fleet Foxes
    “White Winter Hymnal”

    (from their forthcoming “Fleet Foxes” LP)

  • TOP 5 BIG BANDS

    (THAT SUCK BIG)

    5. Creed

    4. Red Hot Chili Peppers

    3. Limp Bizkit

    2. Blink 182

    1. Backstreet Boys

  • Love + Loss. Coming soon. Child becomes teardrop. Then gone . . .

    Love and Loss...
    From the forthcoming video,
    “Desperate for Love,”
    by Over the Rhine.

  • Grace Says “Welcome to My Daddy’s Blog.”