FreeRice is a novel humanitarian project: for every correct definition one chooses, a participating company donates ten grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. (Thanks, Ben!) Tagshunger, wordsFreeRice
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How to make a zine
“This is a DIY I did on how to make a one sheet zine. D-I-Y — a real American Hero! Remember kids, Folding is half the battle. You’ll need: One piece of paper, scissors and a Pen…” (And here’s a step-by-step on Flickr: Wanna make a neat, fun zine that only uses one sheet of …
English Pronunciation!?!
“If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world. After trying the verses, a Frenchman said he’d prefer six months of hard labour to reading six lines aloud. Try them yourself.” English Pronunciation!?!
Lee Valley Jar Opener
I always used a spoon until I was given one of these lid poppers. I was skeptical, but I now find myself reaching for it without even thinking. It’s an 8.5 by 5 cm piece of metal, bent in the middle and curved at each end to accommodate just about any size jar lid. It’s …
The Twitter-tracking continues…
Yup, can’t stop… (sailorblur): I don’t give a f***, I don’t give a f***, I don’t give a f*******************! (pieman): I opened my back door to have a cigarette and there was a huge f*** off spider web across the outside. I screamed like a girl. (rozic): could the ads on facebook s*** any worse? …
The Wilhelm scream
“Wilhelm!” “Yeah, I’ll just fill my pipe.” [Over-the-top scream follows.] One scream on screen, from 1953 to 1999. The compilation is hilariously good. Wilhelm: The Man and His Scream, compiled by Pablo Hidalgo (YouTube)Does That Scream Sound Familiar? (ABC News) (Thanks, Ben!) TagfilmThe Wilhelm scream
Totentanz Blockbook
In 15th century Europe, a blockbook was a codex (‘gathered volume’) in which the text and illustration was printed onto a page from a single block of wood. The wood was engraved (xylography) and gouged out leaving the text and images as raised reliefs which were then inked and placed onto a double sheet of …
When Mike Reiss came to speak at the University of Chicago, he mentioned his favorite line never to make it on the Simpsons. When Homer faked his death in the Mother Simpson episode, Lenny originally said “He had the grace of Gene Kelly, and the genes of Grace Kelly.” Gene Kelly: Misanthrope | The A.V. …
Sandman Mystery Theatre #70
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Comic Strip Artist’s Kit (Redux)
“The other day I got an e-mail from Carson Van Osten, a famous Disney artist who did many Disney Comic Books and created the famous “Comic Strip Artist’s Kit”. It was created to help beginning comic artists deal with perspective problems and other drawing difficulties. I scanned my old xeroxes a while ago. It’s probably …
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