There is nothing so distressing As an “inadvertent blessing” Which can leave an artist messing With the sacramental wine But Sebastian Errazuriz Made a Christcicle, which sure is Bound to piss off any purist Who considers Christ “divine” Is it art, or bad behavior, Making light of our dear Savior Though his crucifixion gave your …
Category Archive: Cool Stuff
May 09 2012
Now, This Is An Intelligently Designed Cuttlefish
From the good people at Cuttlefish Country (I’ve written about them and their work before), a LEGO cuttlefish! (pic, and more, after the jump:)
May 08 2012
Tyrannosaurus Rex Found Alive… In Nebraska
I thought (but now, must say I thinked) Tyrannosaurs were all extinct— But now, a T-rex has been found Alive! Not fossils in the ground! The stories in the paper tell This specimen’s alive and well, And (if you can believe the News) It’s even giving interviews!
May 06 2012
Digital Cuttlefish Skin?
No, not the skin of a Digital Cuttlefish. That would be icky. Rather, an installation at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: 10 feet wide and 90 feet in length, this sculptural ribbon winds through the five story atrium of the museum and is made of 3600 tiles of LCD glass. It runs on …
Apr 25 2012
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your responses to the previous post! It may take me a while to throw together the post I have planned and for which I needed your input. In appreciation of your comments, I give you a video which moved me to tears, because neither Kermit nor Jim Henson were part …
Apr 21 2012
I. Love. This.
From 1797, A Burlesque Translation of Homer. Two volumes, 360 and 432 pages respectively, of bawdy humor. No more dactylic hexameter, this one is in the far friendlier iambic tetrameter. It’s like I have a twin.
Apr 17 2012
Cuttlefishism II
Some of you may remember the discovery of the Cuttlefishism religion; I am happy to report that the founders have noticed our attempts at exploring their delightful playground. In a comment here, the original admin says: I’m the original admin for the site. If there’s enough interest I’ll go in and redo the site to …
Apr 02 2012
The Atheist Pig At Reason Rally
My new not-to-be-missed stop, thrice weekly: (click to embiggen) Once again, art mirrors life.
Mar 24 2012
Reason Rally Envy
There are many reasons I am not there today, but I hope all who *are* there have a great time. Same goes for next week’s Rock Beyond Belief. And more and more events all the time! Anyway, I posted this recently enough, so I’ll just point at it today, as what I would have contributed …
Feb 07 2012
“An Invisible Statue Of Atheism”
Comment, on a Yahoo News story on a FoxNews debate about the presence or removal of Tacky Jesus on Big Mountain: If the statue is removed, then technically there will be an invisible statue to atheism standing in its place. Why should atheism get special treatment? Salvador Dali created a scene With “Invisible Bust of …
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