Aryan Outfitters?

[ Comments Off ]Posted on August 1, 2008 by admin in Lifestyle & Culture

And I Thought They Shopped At KKKMart

KKK KidEver wonder where the KKK gets their stylish apparel? Mother Jones has an insightful piece that focuses on 58-year-old “Ms. Ruth” who works seven days a week making KKK robes, blessing each one (I’d love to hear THAT prayer). The Audio/Photo Essay was assembled by New York photojournalist Anthony Karen, a former Marine who spent several years photographing members of the KKK. When Ms. Ruth isn’t busy making robes, she says she’s taking care of her animals, including her “chickens, puppy dogs, and sugar glider“, or teaching her granddaughter how to take over the business. It’s strange to see and hear someone with such an offensive view on humanity talking so casually about their life. On that note, I must confessed that until today I’d never visited KKK.com, where they inform you right away that they’re “Bringing a Message of Hope and Deliverance to White Christian America! A Message of Love NOT Hate!” and that “Our Entire Group of Sites are Family and Christian Friendly”. Weird.

Bound for Extinction: Books

[ 3 Comments ]Posted on August 1, 2008 by admin in Technology

Are we witnessing a Gutenberg-like shift in the publishing paradigm?

Ever since I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey at the age of seven, I’ve been waiting for the day that I could read the latest news with moving visuals on a thin sheet of plastic like the astronauts in the movie. Well, in spite of the murkiness of the developing markets for this sort of thing (Amazon’s Kindle, for example), that day is getting closer all the time. In October of this year, Esquire magazine will release a special 75th anniversary issue that features an electronic cover, utilizing e-Ink technology. Although this is fundamentally just an expensive promotional ploy, it will almost certainly raise awareness in the public’s mind of the products made possible by this sort of technology. Products like the Iliad, which allows you to read and write documents just like paper, except you can transfer pretty much anything on your PC to and from the device, or like Digital Whiteboards, which provide the same functionality on a blackboard-like scale. With innovations like these, the availability of On-Demand Publishing, and concerns about the intrinsic wastefulness of paper, the publishing world is, er, bound to go through some major changes over the next few years .

Get Your War On – The Movie

[ Comments Off ]Posted on August 1, 2008 by admin in Editorial & Opinion

My New Animation Technique Is Unstoppable!

If you enjoyed the comic Get Your War On , you’ll love the new animated version. Never heard of it? Get with it. While you’re at it, check out My New Fighting Technique Is Unstoppable .

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 31, 2008 by admin in Music

Unless they happen on August 4th

David ByrneExcept the release of Brian Eno & David Byrne’s album of the same name, which will happen on August 4th, 2008. The music will be available exclusively at everythingthathappens.com with free previews and a free song, and it actually goes on sale two weeks later. Can’t wait for some new Byrne & Eno? Then make your own by remixing studio quality tracks from the 1981 release Bush of Ghosts. They’ve generously provided all the necessary tools and files at the Bush of Ghosts remix site .

It’s National Orgasm Day!

[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 31, 2008 by admin in Editorial & Opinion

Shouldn’t EVERY day be National Orgasm Day?

Global Orgasm LogoWell, you may have missed Global Orgasm Day 2007, but you’re not too late for National Orgasm Day 2008. Yes, British scientists have taken the global orgasm, er, national. While Global Orgasm Day was dedicated to peace, National Orgasm Day is dedicated to science. According to the press material, this survey conducted by Pelvic Toner (“the world’s best vaginal exerciser”) and Scarlet magazine is the world’s largest survey of the female orgasm. Learn more here, read the press release here, or take the actual survey here. Attention men: There’s a good chance you are not qualified to complete this survey.

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