Monthly Archives: February 2007

I remember the first issue, with the Space Spinner as a free gift. One of my primary literary influences turns 30 today…

On a quest to see whose gastric system packs up first, Ben et Nate’s gastronautical exploration of SouthEastAsia leads them to eat pickled pig’s feet salad, raw chicken and whale. Anthony Bourdain, eat yer heart out.

Now this is pretty neat. A Linkbunnies reader has pointed in the direction of Free Public Domain MoviesThis is a repository of all kinds of public domain goodies, including DOA, Battleship Potemkin, Fritz Lang’s M and, most excitingly, the 1954 … Continue reading →

A very cool piece of animation from 1979, featuring Tom Waits performing “The One That Got Away”.

I hereby post notice of my intentions to engage in an interlude of amatory distraction with you. Following are my terms: 1) an exchange of tokens, serving as a draft contract of casual partnership, will take place during the hours … Continue reading →

In one of the bravest. most heartbreaking posts I’ve ever read, an American girl tries Marmite for the first time…As a long time hater of the Devil’[s Sputum, I can only emapthise.

I didn’t post as much as I’d planned last week, so I’ll try to make up for it with a couple more tales.This first one continues on from the asylum seekers theme I ranted about previously. It was a final … Continue reading →