Reason #33 why you don't give creative control to your keyboard player [warning ~44Mb BitTorrent of a .mpg] This is just another reason why I'm glad that I was never around for the 70's. Video includes 'stache touting keyboard player, fake druming, inexplicable dancers, and hordes of other things that raised my wtf meter. Enjoy. more inside

Omnikin! flash site with music I've only seen this "sport," Kin-ball, since coming to Japan. Is it popular in your area? How could it not be, with a promo video like this. Quicktime movie Why was it created? Lack of assiduity! more inside

Curious, George: Wedding MCing in a Nutshell. Help! I have had short notice of wedding MC duties falling my way and I am eager not to make the night memorable for the wrong reasons. more inside

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Ron Gilbert wants a car! Apparently Ron Gilbert got a little bitter around Christmastime because none of his fans sent him a car with a big ribbon and a sign saying "Thanks for Monkey Island". So someone decided, for whatever reason, to revive the Christmas spirit within.

Bush on a coin!!?? I wouldn't normally just post a news story, but this is scary. I hate dollar coins. They don't go in a wallet. When I end up with one, I just want to get rid of it. Now the guv'mint is probably going to come out with a new dollar coin inspired by the best-selling "quarters with a state on them" thing. But this time, its "dollar coins with a president on them". And you know the GOP will only agree to this because they've had ants in their pants for years to get Reagan on a coin. Sigh...

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse trailer which requires Quicktime. Batman Begins full trailer, which also requires Quicktime, and George A. Romero's Land of the Dead trailer in Quicktime or Windows Media. (Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright are apparently in this movie as cameo zombies based solely on Romero's enjoyment of Shaun of the Dead). more inside

Tech Support George: Firewall woes So a firewall I recently installed (Sygate) has permenantly removed my ablity to access the internet... more inside

Gated Community Guerilla Art The LA art collective Heavy Trash has installed big orange viewing platforms that allow people to look into gated communities as both a protest against the idea of gated communities and an invitation to begin a dialogue about possible alternatives. more inside

Please Do Not Press the Red Button! more inside

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Catch the Moment , "event entertainment through the use of digital photography." For instance, the Wexler Bar Mitvah went deep under sea with a vibrant tropical fish themed background, while Fiserve had a conference with their key clients and wanted to mix some fun with the business.

For when your toys just aren't passive aggressive enough. This one seems to have a hidden agenda.

Magick, Google-style who knew the image search would be so useful?

Tara may be Scarred Teamhair (pr. Tara) is an hour's drive northwest of Dublin. It was the seat of god-kings and remains the site of legend. The screaming Stone of Destiny still lies there. According to Irish Myth, heroes have reigned there since the 'first invasion'. Now it faces a grave threat. The bulldozer. more inside

Political Friendster is a brilliant parody of Friendster: a user-maintained database of politicians, corporations, and the vast web of underground and often surprising connections between them. Hysterical and stomach-churning. (the blue got there first. shh.)

Blog of solo climb of Mt. Everest Would have been unique 5 years ago, but still kinda cool that some guy (Gavin Bate's) can not only do a solo climb of the highest point on Earth, but also blog about it at the same time ... from the mountain. He's at Camp 1, with a summit attempt planned for the end of May.

Watching TV Makes You Smarter. (From the Sunday New York Times Magazine.) Adapted from Steven Johnson's soon-to-be-published book ''Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter.''

Design albums the 50 cent way. Mildly hilarious dissection of the album sleeve 'design' of 50 Cent's latest opus 'The Massacre'.