As subtle as a flying brick.

Archive for August, 2007

Muppet Wiki

Muppet Wiki. It’s like Wikipedia, except about the Muppets.


Mah num ah num

Mah num ah num – The Muppets debut their first music video in 1976.


What good are flying fingers if they’re wrapped around a duck?

Put Down the Duckie! A silly, jazzy song from the Muppets, featuring an all-star cast. Careful: it may change your life?


Of Muppets and Men

Of Muppets and Men. [1 2 3 4 5 6] Excellent behind-the-scenes documentary showing the mental, verbal and physical athleticism of putting together The Muppet Show. Also, a TMBG video mashup with excerpts from the doc. 


Back to School, Bulletproof

Add this to your back to school shopping list.


“Your brain knows the shape of the word.”

How the new type standard for American road signage reduces halation and improves readability.


Beneath the earth, there is a sea.

The Lost Sea.


Indian Cooking 101

Hooked On Heat is the two year old foodblog of Meena, daughter of a Malaysian mom & Indian father, with tons of recipes & food stories for those who love spice in their food; her recent series of posts, Indian Cooking 101 is a must read for those who love to eat Indian food and want to try it out at home.


Multiplayer Jellybattle

Multiplayer Jellybattle


Home Surgery

Ewwwwww. Do-it-yourself home lipoma (fatty tumor) excision. But, to be honest, I can’t tell if the surgery or the accompanying music is more sick-making.


Stop me if you’ve heard this one…

19 year old Pfc. LaVena Johnson’s dead body was found in her tent, near Balad, Iraq. Her face was beaten, nose broken, teeth loosened, and she’d been shot through the left side of her head. A trail of blood was found nearby, and the tent appeared to be partly burned. The Army ruled it a suicide. Bloggers were doubtful. The Johnson family asked that the remains be disinterred and a better investigation launched. 


Animation Treasures

The author of this site takes screen-shots from long-pan scenes of classic animation and puts them together to re-create the original larger background images. Much cooler than it sounds, honest.


just plane furniture

Ever had a yen for a table made from jet engine turbine blades or a desk fashioned from a wing or a cowling? Giancarlo de Astis and Moto Art are two high-end design firms that are creating eye catching furniture and functional art from scavenged airplane parts. You can see their work and the work of others in the aviation art community at InterFlight Studio. Or do-it-yourself-ers in the crowd might just prefer a Field Guide to Aircraft Boneyards.


My Kid Could Paint That

“”My Kid Could Paint That.” It has been said before about Jackson Pollock,and apparently it is being said about another artist. However, this artist is a kid. Is she a Pre-School Pollock? Or just another kid having fun with art supplies? I guess you’ll have to wait for the movie to decide.


Bear hug? How about a lion hug?

Christian the pet lion sees his former owners after being released in the wild. He was quite the sophisticated cat in his domestic days. Here is another video from prior to his liberation.


Seemed a Harmless Little F*ck…

Why Does AT&T Hate Pearl Jam’s Freedom? Well, of course, they’re all apologies now. But this latest corporate misadventure seems to touch on all the hot buttons: Media consolidation, net neutrality and the future of political speech in America.


“I’m a minor player in my own life story.”

Anthony H. Wilson: 20th February 195010th August 2007


21st century financial panic

A New Kind of Bank Run. …a new financial architecture has emerged that relied more on securities and less on banks as intermediaries. With the worth of [these new] securities now being questioned – and no equivalent of deposit insurance – some who financed the securities want their money out, a fact that has created the 21st-century equivalent of a run on a bank.
. It’s no wonder these securities are being questioned, when some are based on Ninja mortgages and foreclosures are up 58% from last year.


Confessions of a Vegas Bathroom Attendant

Ever wonder much about those anonymous men and women who pass out towels, soap and toiletries in upscale restrooms? Me either, until I read this. But apparently some people do.
Well, one man sees it as a creative outlet, and another sees it as his road to stardom!
“just wash your hands for god’s sake”


Light Graffiti Video

Light Graffiti. Wacky Japanese kids use glow sticks and time lapse to make a pretty sweet (embedded) video.


Huge And Unique

Because everyone loves a good superlative, the Google Earth Community’s “Huge and Unique” page lists the world’s tallest, deepest, longest, widest & general all-around most of everything there is. With pictures!


feat. G.W.B.

President Bush is always inspiring, whether he’s talking to us about duty, covering U2 and John Lennon, rehearsing for the State of the Union address, warning us about Zombofascists, or just rambling incoherently.


Old Blackwater, keep on rolling

Former Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers guitarist is now an influential defense consultant. Jeff “Skunk” Baxter is considered one of the country’s top experts on counter-terrorism. Baxter currently sits on NASA’s Exploration Systems Advisory Committee, where his occupation is quoted as “Missile Defense Analyst”. Arms Control Wonk and Outside the Beltway have some interesting analysis.


A world where everything has giant breasts. A nerd’s heaven.

There’s a lot of webcomics out there. Most are dull and pedestrian. Some defy any description. For example, Dreamwalk Journal.