My First Conk -- Malcolm X describes how to straighten out your nappy-headed fro.

President Bush sings U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday. Max Headroom style! Along the lines of dickcream's (NSFW) quirky spliced video shorts... surprisingly better than one might expect. the mp3 is old but the video is new iirc. It is not a rebel song. more inside

Advertising only works on other people! A fantastic slideshow explaining semiotics, and the insidious(?) use of semiology in advertising. more inside

The Postmodernism Generator ...randomly generates wonderful postmodernist nonsense. Refresh the page and get oppressed by a totally different metanarrative each time. It's like a free dissertation/thesis! more inside

The Ten Worst Corporations of 2004 -- The Multinational Monitor publicly shames 2004's most villainous price gougers, polluters, union-busters, dictator-coddlers, fraudsters, poisoners, deceivers, and general miscreants. via the excellent Progressive Review / Undernews. more inside

Eyesore of the Month. Architectural blunders in monthly serial: photos and articulately astute commentary from architectural critic and artist James Howard Kunstler. more inside

The official rules for calling 'Shotgun' in an automobile. more inside