Saturday Morning Links

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If you’re not going to observe Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s day of prayer, might I suggest the Day of Debauchery & Gluttony. I’ll be the guy with two feedbags and a Bushmill’s IV drip.

If you leave your microphone near an anthill and turn the recorder on, this is what you’ll probably end up with. (I swear, I tried to come up with a way to insert an Archer reference that would make sense, but I couldn’t do it.)

Check out Alan Turing’s hand-drawn Monopoly Board. There was a time when I could recreate one from memory, but not anymore.

You want bad-ass? William Tillman was bad-ass. Someone needs to make a movie about this guy’s story, seriously.

How do kazoos work? Memorize this and then explain it to someone at the bar tonight.

Why aren’t e-books cheaper? Because printing is a small part of the overall cost of the book.

Brian Spears's first collection of poetry, A Witness in Exile, is now available through Louisiana Literature Press, and at his personal website. He is the Poetry Editor for The Rumpus, and teaches poetry at Drake University. More from this author →