No lite 'n' easy humor today, folks. Topical, political, pissed off humor maybe, but it really isn't lite 'n' easy.
Take back the media is just one of the many ways Americans are trying to regain a voice in their local and national media. David, meet Goliath.
Whatever. I don't really feel like getting all pissed off 'n' political this morning, so I guess I can leave all that to others. Like the folx who made the informative (if not always funny) flash videos available on this site.
If you are the conservative type who doesn't like seeing the other side go Limbaugh than you may want to keep yer blinders on and avoid these movies.
Ever wish you could sing, but you just can't manage to string two notes together without endangering long term relationships?
No?
Me either. But if you did, today's webtip might be handy.
Type in the words you want to hear sung, and you will get back a "song" (and I use that term VERY loosely) that can then be sent to friends and/or enemies. Actually, I would probably save it for enemies, as any friends you have sent one of these songs may end up reconsidering the nature of their relationship with you.
It's fun, it's stupid, it's Friday. Have a nice day.
is a project that was started in 1991 by an ex Reuters photojournalist named Nancy McGirr.
The idea was to put cameras in the hands of kids who lived and worked in Guatemala City's garbage dump, helping them learn a useful trade and giving them a chance to get a real education.
The project seems to have worked. Aside from some brilliant pictures (that you can check out in the galleries on the homepage) they have actually had three kids go on to university.
They have since expanded the program to include other areas of Guatemala and Honduras, and have also begun training the kids in Graphic Design and Video Production.
So check out the galleries, and if you are feeling a bit generous you can always purchase one of the photos or other goodies the kids have produced.
is a brilliant name. That's not too surprising though since the company is a brilliant idea.
Sell and produce high quality art toys to the unwashed masses.
Strangeco finds the niftiest toys from Asia, and also produces limited runs of toys and figures from some of the most talented toy designers around. The site itself is sort of a combination e-zine and online store, with articles about toy show and art exhibits, interviews with the designers, and loads of pictures of really nifty things.
I think the best part is the playground magazine. That's where you will find out about everything that's going on in the world super wantable toys. Loads of pictures of some of the most amazing action figures this side of Toys Be We. I can't wait for my kids to start putting things like this on their Christmas wish list.
of the many advantages of being an Uncultured American Bastard, is the fact that I don't need to understand art. I never have to get involved in lengthy, asinine discussions as to the nature of art, and I never ever need to understand just what the hell art is.
I have the luxury of one very simple solution:
The lovely little sentence, "I don't know what art is, I just know what I like."
I just happen to really like the type of stuff you can find in magazines like Juxtapozed, Galleries like Roq la Rue, and in my friends tattoo studio. Yes I am lowbrow, and no that isn't ironic.
So check out the homepage of this Seattle Gallery, and if you happen to know of any local artists or galleries doing this type of thing, please let me know. I would be very grateful.
it's been awhile since I have heard this term used as a part of the description of a website. It's almost a throwback to the ancient days of the web, when people all over the world were getting hot and bothered about the possibilities of HTML, dreaming up new ways of presenting information, finally moving beyond the linear boundaries of printed text.
Of course, most sites don't really begin to exploit the possibilities of Hypertext. They simply offer on electronic version of standard print concepts, turning links into nothing other than electronic page turners. Forward, back, home, get me the hell out of here....
Pastperfect.at is different. This is more what the early fans of Tim Berners-Leepet project had in mind as they were dreaming about the future. So the future is here, and it's teaching us about the past. How fitting.
Its the 16th century online. Loads of information just waiting to be explored, taking you all over the place while simultaneously helping you to assimilate the information in a context that is more complete than a standard timeline type presentation would allow.
It's neat, it's nifty, and it's being relaunched today.
Wien | 6.12.2003 | 11:31 
