The Gill-Man in Love
Is it the human or the not-human that terrifies people in The Creature from the Black Lagoon? Frank Wu writes about the Gill-Man, the Uncanny Valley and “the human and inhuman at war within ourselves.” (Thanks, Chuck!)
You Suck at Photoshop #4: Paths and Masks
“You Suck at Photoshop”–depressing, educational and hilarious. Here’s #4 via Boing Boing ’cause the comments on it at YouTube are too sexist for me.
Born to Front
Born to front and without a syllabus, MC Frontalot rhymes over a Messiaz’ beat at G4’s Freestyle 101. (Thanks, Ms. Paula!)
North Korea’s PEE Ensemble
Behold North Korea’s Ponchobo Electronic Ensemble: “The musical style is a lunatic mash-up of oompah-band beer garden beats, operatic vocals cranked up like power drills and buggy, sparking electronic organs squeezed and tortured until they short circuit in a sonic eruption of bleeps and blarts. Every note is […]
Andy Lau Ain’t Nothing to Mess With
Don’t let his Cantonese popsongs and slick style fool you–Andy Lau ain’t nothing to mess with.
Ask Golden Age Wonder Woman
“Golden Age Wonder Woman is a Doctor of Philosophy, professional advice columnist, and Super-Heroine of note. Her column, ‘Ask Golden Age Wonder Woman’ is syndicated in over 350 newspapers nationwide.” Read her and wonder at Again With The Comics.
The Cultural Gutter 