The Ocean’s Secret Paths
An interactive map of fiber-optic cables running beneath the world’s oceans (and seas). (via etsy)
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
The Periodic Table of Exploitation
One man laboring in obscurity in has finally done what scientists working for vast think tanks have struggled for decades to accomplish. Behold, the “Periodic Table of Exploitation!“
Hot For Teacher
I always get a boost of industrious energy this time of year, and a renewed sense of purpose. All those years of back-to-school excitement have left me with a nigh-Pavlovian response to Labour Day. I’m one of those (apparently rare) few who actually liked school from kindergarten onwards, […]
The Kids Are All Right
Despite my whinging last month, I do in fact both read and love a lot of young adult Romance. I may not be fond of the ‘Supernatural Boyfriend of the Week’ subgenre (and no, Stephanie Meyer did not invent it; it’s been out there for decades), but that […]
Fandom is Magic
In the year 2001 I discovered a magical world. Not Harry Potter (that was a few years later) and not the Internet (although it was responsible), but a world that captured my attention and hasn’t let go ten years later. It has to do with fanfiction; unpaid fiction […]
William Castle Rises from the Grave!
Dare you pull aside the bloodstained veil and enter the blog of William Castle?
The Cultural Gutter 