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70 pairs of shoes filled with butter were found in Sweden by a couple of hikers. Officials haven’t figured out what the deal is.

[JWZ]

Good health is a man’s
best wealth.

I only keep the fortunes from cookies that did right by me…

I don’t know about every fact in this piece, but it’s interesting reading. From CBC, The Saudi Connection to 9/11. Again, I usally point this stuff out not to refute every point, for it’s unlikely that us mere mortals will ever get all the facts, but rather to demonstrate the complex web of connections in modern conflicts, and the difficulty of then finding b/w explanations, axis of evil etc.

[Metafilter]

You can see G-Dub’s Resume here. Irrespective of how factual the information on that page is, some might argue that c-minus is not good enough to be leader of the free world, or that some of the other stuff in there indicates some sort of failure. But the fact is he *WAS* president, and he is the type of person our society rewards for his actions. He’s the winner, and the rest of us can go and grovel.

[Culture Trigger]

The recent hoopla over “Cannibas”, the establishment term, the cleansed and sanitized term for the big bad wolf we’ve fighting all these years, just confirms what many have known for a long time.

[Thanks Charelle]

Believe it or not, Doctors in Romania were surprised when a boy showed up in their offices with a plant growing in his nose.

Anything for headlines. It seems daughter Barbara Bush ran home to mommy + daddy when a couple in one stall over were using a vibrating electrical device to “shave” with.

Interesting op-ed at NYT about the Traditional Values Coalition keeping tabs on researchers.

Very cool toxic toons (flash animation…) Think Adams Family crossed with Ren + Stimply.

Not only has Google change the way the internet is indexed, but now they are poised to change traditional advertising forever.

So given that, you need protection by the big boys.

Apparently it’s true, and they’re on the rise. Who knew? This reminds me of one of those less publicised facts of ongoing bank robberies, and corporate budgets allocated for theft. Strange, but true.

Red China still seethes with commie sensibility. Aparently a lot of former members of the top 100 richest have met with untimely deaths. For reasons, let’s not forget about our old friend Marx.

Bluetooth users beware. As this technology becomes more ubiquitous, more bluejacking will be sure to follow.

I use the word colonizaton because I think memes, like viruses spread through from mind to mind, stretch, and changing the dimensions of culture. What was once taboo becomes ok, and what was once ok becomes taboo.

Many 20th century observers have noticed the acceleration of change in culture, and human knowledge. But is all this new knowledge bringing us answers to the “bigger questions”?

I just found this cool site blog from japan. Also check out this Japan Bloggers Webring. Also Antipixel, Tokyo Shoes, Tokyo Ouja, Geisha Asobi and many more.

Ever wanted a penpal from inside the yard? Check out this site of lovely ladies (not porn, don’t worry) who all want to get to know you better.

Four very cool animated shorts at the Pioneer disturb website. I don’t like Flash, but it’s so very pretty…

Ann Coulter has a few unfriendly words to say.

I’m not going to scream the predictable rant about how everything she says is wrong because it’s conservative ideology. What I will say is that anyone, left or right, who on the one hand continues to have shallow superficial analysis, and on the other, continues to speak almost to a “T” the party line, can’t actually believe all that nonsense. I mean does anybody really fall squarely into liberal or conservative, left or right?

I point you to this piece not because you’ll be surprised at someone pointing out dishonest politicians, or elaborate propaganda, but rather because of a new an interesting analogy to shed light on the subject.

“Modern Washington dishonesty is more like a kabuki ritual than a realistic, Western-style performance.”

One thing the web excels at are these imagemaps. Here’s a great site which you navigate by clicking on map place names. Enjoy the views.

This is an amazing project called Amodal Suspension taking place in Yamaguchi, Japan. Someone sends you a text message, and it gets relayed through amodal.net. You then receive an email saying “a message is waiting for them in the sky of Yamaguchi”.

Sunday, 11.09.03 at 6pm, come see Howie Solo bust out some words at 57 Stanton Street. Poetry readings, song, and a little comedy.

My friend + artist Kelly Burns has been working on a book on New York Street Art. All are welcome to attend the launch party.

dj sun raw
complimentary bar
good art

What more could you ask for? 6-8pm Friday 11.07.03. See you there.