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August 17, 2005

The Baldwin Project "seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. This includes all works first published before 1923."
Piersh Broshnan makesh it offishial. In the leasht shurprishing newsh shurrounding the Jamesh Bond dynashty, Piersh hash been outshted. Not a bad shpell, I'd shay, but obvioushly Broshnan never reached the hieghtsh of the true mashta, but letsh be honesht -- Shean ish a shingula pershonality, and there CAN only be one. more inside
Martin Bower's Model World Models form Space 1999 and Alien and Dr Who and Blake's 7 and...
Olympic Lobbying If a proposed bill goes through, it 'will make it illegal to combine words like "games", "medals", "gold", "2012", "sponsor" or "summer" in any form of advertising.' No more "Summer Hits". No more "Gold Cards". No more bongs for heroic deeds. And the calendar will jump a year. More proof that the (say it with me) OLYMPICS has nothing to do with sport.
Jean Charles de Menezes was shot down in cold blood. The man shot dead by police shortly after the July 21 bombing attempts didn't run away, he didn't leap the ticket barrier, and he wasn't wearing a padded coat. more inside
Electric Stuff, antique glass thingies, vunderbar old ads for electronic bits, Nixie tubes, dekatrons, counting tubes and dangerous home-brew high-voltage devices.
"Stay hopeful that the crystalline amoeba poops your car out soon."
The Sarcastic Sex Toys blog (NSFW) features reviews of interesting and poorly-named devices such as the "Fist of Adonis" and "Sure Grip Tighten-Her Cream." [via the similarly NSFW Fleshbot]