Friday, May 22, 2009

Friday coffee break: Tiny Art Director


In which an illustrator's toddler daughter asks him to draw pictures and then critiques them. Sample:

The Brief: I want you to draw me a dinosaur! Not a scary one! He's taking a bath.
The Critique: I don't like him.
Job Status: Rejected


Thursday, May 21, 2009

Monday, May 18, 2009

Monday coffee break: when it absolutely, positively has to be there after the Rapture


The Post-Rapture Post: The Postal Service of the Saved.
"Do you know someone who is in danger of being "left behind" because of a sinful life? Imagine if you could write a letter to a friend or loved one after the Great Day of Reckoning. Maybe a message to your family telling them to trust in God, and that everything will be okay. Perhaps you would leave instructions to care for your pets after your departure. It could be that your message is the light that opens a sinner's eyes to the Glory of God and allows them entrance to Heaven during the trials before the Second Coming. This is where the Post-Rapture Post comes in."


Friday, May 15, 2009

New URMA issue on my desk


Volume 8, Number 3: The Summer 2009 issue of Washington State Magazine


Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

New URMA issue on my desk

Vol. 2 No. 2 of The Search (The Jackson Laboratory)


Tuesday coffee break: dissected books


"Artist Brian Dettmer dissects books to expose the beauty of their anatomy. Using an X-acto knife and tweezers, Dettmer pulls away carefully selected layers of books, revealing a complex view of their internal organization."


Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Wednesday coffee break: "It makes a loud noise all the time over there"

Interactive map that shows the original (Native American) meanings of the names of U.S. towns and cities.

To wit:
Chicago, IL: "skunk place"
Yakima, WA: "pregnant women"
Punxsutawney, PA: "gnat town"

"Native American words echo in the names of lakes, rivers, mountains, states, cities, and small towns across the United States. Most of these translations reflect the best scholarly opinion on the meaning of the Indian terms..."


Tuesday, May 5, 2009

New URMA issue on my desk


The Spring 2009 issue of ASU Research Magazine (Arizona State University). This is the final print issue of ASU Research. (And I hope that statement one day becomes false.)