Heraldry
Make your own heraldic shield, emblazoned with your coat-of-arms (hat-tip: MeFi).
February 08, 2007
More Cowbell
Well, woodblock, really, but who's counting when Gene Frenkle plays with Queens of the Stone Age?
February 10, 2007
Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D
… and why Rob Paravonian hates it. This is hilarious. Or if you know anything about modal music, it's blindingly obvious. As Rob puts it:
You know I'm getting really bored /
'cause all songs have the same damn chords. /
Punk music is a joke. /
It's really just baroque
(hat-tip: MemePool)
Cool tutorials
Want to convert a photograph into line art? Into a Lichtenstein-inspired pop-art poster? Melissa Clifton has written tutorials on how to do just that.
February 12, 2007
Marbles
Watch how glass marbles are made. (hat-tip: MeFi)
Candy Hearts
Just in time for the apocalypse, you can make your own candy heart, with the ACME Heart Maker.
February 15, 2007
Wikipedia 2.0
An innovative solution to Wikipedia's problems. It turns Wikipedia into a reliable authority for every topic in the universe (except chickens).
(hat-tip: mjh in the comments section of Crooked Timber)
February 18, 2007
Disney and Racism
A contrast in racist portrayals in two Disney films, Dumbo and The Jungle Book.