Notable South Florida, 11/28 – 12/4
The Peter Giovenco Art Scavenger Hunt is at Maguire’s Hill 16 in Fort Lauderdale tonight at 8:00 p.m., and it involves searching for pieces of art, which the artists will…
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Science Saturday
Photos of the sternwheeler A. J. Goddard, a ship that sank in the Yukon in 1901, have just been released. From the article: ” The five crewmen’s boots, kicked off…
Saturday Morning Links
Winter has finally come to south Florida, by which I mean it’s a nipple-hardening 51 degrees Fahrenheit as I type this and you can discern the locals from the transplants…
Internal (Comics)
Please note, the Pornographic Barn Owl Holiday Special should not to be missed.
La Danse Macabre
All works from La Danse Macabre by Rene Georges Hermann-Paul, 1919 from the collection of Richard Sica: “L’Alcool” (detail)
Steve Almond’s Bad Poetry Corner #8: Owed to Water
(Writing wretched verse so you don’t have to since 1995) Owed to Water It is said the ocean forgets everything forgets the lash of lightning and the stones it grinds…
Weekly Dose of Wonder
Martian Landscapes! In orbit 187 miles up, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is taking incredible photos of the surface of the red planet: Here are dozens more equally entrancing images.
Belle de Jour Is the New Pretty Woman
Pick any political debate or news article about prostitution, and there’s a high probability there’ll be a quote along the lines of “It’s a far cry from Pretty Woman.” As…
The Rumpus Thanksgiving Internet Roundup
It’s Thanksgiving, so we’re taking the day off. Here are a few ridiculous things from around the web to keep you busy (don’t worry, we’ll be back):
The Eyeball #30: Introducing a Child to Star Wars
I finally let my son Miles watch Star Wars, the cinematic force that penetrates us and binds us together. It brought back memories of previous viewings, and a memory of getting in trouble for drawing genitals on a picture of C3PO.
Poetry in Motion
Poet Billy Collins has teamed up with artists to create action poetry. My favorite? “The Best Cigarette.” (via The Book Bench)