Hakuin Ekaku Prints. If you are feeling in the mood for some Zen Buddhist prints by the great Hakuin, well, here they are. I think this one is my favorite.

Tom Waits Live. I know some of y'all are Tom Waits fans, so here are some mp3s of his Live Shows.

The Armour Archive is a great resource for anyone who is interested in making their own armor. You can browse through patterns and essays to help you on your way.

The Periodic Table of Haiku presents a Haiku and sometimes a bit of trivia for every element on the table. Tangentially, since when have we been up to element 118?

Bonobo Sex and Society. The species is best characterized as female-centered and egalitarian and as one that substitutes sex for aggression. This is an article from a 1995 Scientific American. Learn from the mighty bonobo!

Magnetic Poetry! Choose from 10 different kits and go bananas!

The New Global Elite. "An identikit member of this Duty Free generation would be younger than 35. She would move jobs from capital city to capital city, never staying longer than a few years. The thought of moving to a provincial city in her home country is more unsettling than a move to the other side of the world. She hardly uses local public services. She may invest her money internationally, and so has no significant stake in a single national economy. When she goes abroad, she stays with foreign friends who share her tastes and understand her acronyms. She may end up marrying one of them." more inside

ASCII Art. Just about everything you never wanted to know about making ASCII art.

The Poetry of General George S. Patton, Jr.

Make Your Own Movie Use DFilm's shockwave generator to create your own flick. more inside

The Photography of Walker Evans. Blunt portraits of life in the Depression and some other stuff thrown in for good measure. more inside

World's Hardest Movie Quiz The Village Voice has offered a whopper of a contest. Unfortunately, the prize is rather measly.

Eric Gill was an engraver, typographer, writer, and social reformer. I can't seem to find anything very in-depth about his thoughts on social reform, but I sure like his prints and engravings.