via information aesthetics. yup.

cult knowledge

(classical allusions: this may be the St. Hubbins model, different from Mary 5 Fingers, of McCabe & Mrs. Miller fame)

just don't get me STARTED…

REALLY cares

parrots, herrings, prittling and prattling, a talking harp…whatever else could you wish for?

oooooh, wish I'd taken THIS one (in continuing awe of David Hagerman's skills)

from Penn State. Toljaso.

via Make, and reconfirming the inventiveness of the species

a fascinating local geography, transcending political boundaries

(via zefrank.com: Daichi seems to be the kid's name)

now this Interface really is worthwhile… if only the NEWS was equally worthwhile. You CAN use Google search magic, like -Fox to exclude items from Fox news, and the search draws upon a pretty astounding range of sources

still in its early stages, but growing nicely: "a social music website built around a curated library of free, legal audio"

Adrian Covert at Gizmodo: "The MP3 era is enabling the music junkie's futile quest to stay up on all music, at all times… As a result, you find people digging deeper into genres that they really like…"