Archive for June, 2008

The Web Site Is Down

Monday, June 30th, 2008

IT is a thankless job.
Some dialog and/or images may be NSFW.
Via thewebsiteisdown.com

Five from The Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Simon Jeffes (19 February 1949 - 11 December 1997) was the creative force behind the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, which created music that straddled the otherworldly and the hauntingly familiar. The first album of theirs I heard was actually their fourth: Broadcasting from Home. It remains of of my favorite albums.
Prelude and Yodel
Air á Danser
Music for [...]

Philip Appleman: Alive

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Alive
Uncle Jimmie had a hunch that cancer,
the rat that gnawed away behind his ears,
was part of the warm earth and silver woods
and snowy meadows in the mountains. Surgeons
stabbed at the rat: scalpels sliced away
the ears one April dawn, as catbirds,
perched in the morning treetops, mocked the calling
of cardinals. Stabbed and missed—the rat survived.
The day they [...]

Four by Hexstatic

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Hexstatic creates quirky and danceable electro music and video together as a unified work.
Salvador
Timber (with Cold Cut)
Bass Invader
Embedding disabled on this one. Watch it by clicking here.
Chase Me

George Carlin: Goodbye

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Comedian George Carlin Dies in Los Angeles at 71.
The Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television
On Religion
Interview on Keith Olbermann’s Countdown

Philip Appleman: Five Easy Prayers for Pagans

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Philip Appleman is distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Department of English, Indiana University, Bloomington, and has been called “the poet laureate of freethought and humanism.” His poetry is by turns touching, funny, and bitingly satirical. Dr. Appleman has graciously granted permission for me to publish a number of his poems here, so watch for them [...]

What Do Atoms Really Look Like?

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Wouldn’t you like to have a model of an actual atom built to scale?
No, you wouldn’t.

Creationist Junk Debunked

Monday, June 16th, 2008

YouTuber potholer54 has finished his excellent “Made Easy” series (written about previously here) and embarked on a meticulous (and hilarious) debunking of creationist bullshit in his new channel potholer54debunks. I’ll be linking to each chapter here as potholer54 posts it.
Part 1: Introduction

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

The official trailer from the forthcoming second direct-to-DVD movie!

Futurama: The Game

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

In the future, you won’t even need to actually play a game to have the experience!
Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4