February 2010
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Beauty in violence | Bad Astronomy | Discover... →
“So while you gaze at this nebula and wonder at its beauty, remember that in our Universe, beauty is borne by great violence. If there’s a life lesson in there I’m unaware of it. But it is worth pondering.”
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What’s dropping in May? The New Pornographers’ new album is what! To quote Home Movies, “Weee-ow!”
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Eventually this 8-bit thing is going to be just as...
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How do your hours go?
Since we’re speaking of webcomics tonight—and, really, when are we not?—I thought I’d mention that February 1st was 2010 Webcomics Hourlies day. Hourlies are journalistic comics drawn every hour to record an artist’s day—no matter how trivial or weird that day was. All over the internet, web comicists recorded every hour of their personal Feb 1st with a mini...
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I always knew crows were up to something...
Do the names Ananth Panagariya and Yuko Ota mean anything to you? They should, if you’ve ever perused the techy happenings of Applegeeks or read the wonderful and varied vignettes presented on Johnny Wander. But everyone—the uninitiated included—should head immediately to Dark Horse Presents, where the comicking duo has just posted a short comic that is by turns mysterious, wry...
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WatchOur winter in the Northwest has been incredibly mild—warmest January on record—and so the snow pile-ups in other parts of the country seem hard to imagine. But…this weatherman has convinced me of the severity of weather.
As Nick put it, he is like the Glenn Beck of weather casting. Oh boy. Oh boy.
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Museums and the Super Bowl →
Even museums get involved in the city rivalry of the biggest (yawn) game of the year, trash-talking and staking pieces on the outcome. Also, the SAM director is more then happy to tell other museums just how fat and promiscuous their mommas are, should Seattle ever make it to the Super Bowl again.
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WatchThis may be the best thing ever made. A true example of post-modern game design.
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Buying Art That Just Wants to Escape From You /... →
You may have heard of Caleb Larsen’s little black box. Its title is A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter, and while I hope it doesn’t lead to slaughter, it is a deceptive little piece of art. This unassuming black box puts itself up for auction on Ebay every week automatically, whether it is sitting in a museum, a gallery (for sale) or in its newest owner’s home. Recently, A Tool has...
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