Radley Balko has found a really cool book by artist Dave DeVries called The Monster Engine. He takes kids' pencil and crayon drawings of monsters, and he repaints them with a more realistic look, adding 3D shadows, colors, etc. Click on the child's image below to see what he did with it: You can see more pictures like this at the companion web site. … [Read more...] about The Monster Engine
Questions for Matt to Ask the G
My wife's boss's son, Matthew, has a school assignment to write letters to his Congressional representative and to one of the Senators from Illinois. He's trying to think of questions to ask them. I thought I could make a few suggestions: There's a piece of the World Trade Center in the Drug Enforcement Agency's exhibit on the link between terrorism and drug trafficking, even … [Read more...] about Questions for Matt to Ask the G
Pitiful Radio Shack
I was installing new hardware in a friend's computer today, and I discovered I needed an internal power supply cable. This is a four-wire cable with white nylon connectors at each end. I figured I could just run out to good old Radio Shack to get one. When I got there, however, the sales clerk didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I looked around a bit, but they … [Read more...] about Pitiful Radio Shack
“Lesbians and Feminists are Attacking”
Jane's Law: The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane. In the North Carolina 13th Congressional District, the Democrats are in power, so it's the Republicans who are insane, and specifically Republican candidate Vernon Robinson. You've got to see this Quicktime video of his latest campaign ad. … [Read more...] about “Lesbians and Feminists are Attacking”
Colorblind Hollywood
In Sunday night's Oscar show, George Clooney used his speech to congratulate Hollywood for taking on controversial progressive issues. He also mentioned with pride that the Academy gave an award to a black woman, Hattie McDaniel, in 1939. That's admirable, and the Academy deserves credit for its colorblind recognition of outstanding acting. However, before Clooney wears out … [Read more...] about Colorblind Hollywood