In Honor of the 126th Anniversary of the Death of Charles Darwin

Born February 12, 1809 – Died April 19, 1882

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

Evolution: 24 Myths and Misconceptions

And one non-Darwin thing...

This could be the greatest video game in history:
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
Worlds Collide

They're Made Out of Meat

Wonderful short film adaptation of one of my favorite SF short stories:



Speaking of AWESOME -- This make me want a Wii:
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People
(makes me want a Wii... heheheh!)

Kitteh Boxing!

I found this site to be surprisingly compelling (I think it's the imagery):
Dear God

Holy Shit! These are AWESOME! If, ya know, you're a complete and utter geek like me...
Star Wars Re-Visioned
Steam Punk Star Wars
Star Wars 1942

Being a bibliophile and one possessed of a deep and abiding fascination with both history and cryptography, this presents a truly compelling mystery:
The Voynich Manuscript
-- The wiki
-- The Museum of Hoaxes article

This is kind of old but the photography is amazing!
Tree People

Artists interpret their favorite literary figures:
Hey Oscar Wilde! It's Clobberin' Time!!!

Unique

(OK, so it's kinda mean, but it made me laugh!)

This is, in my opinion, one of the most essential short pieces written in recent years on the state of race relations in this country:
The Audacity of Bill Cosby’s Black Conservatism

Stephen King once again hits the nail on the head about violent video games:
Stephen King: Videogame Lunacy

I'm proud to brag that I've heard about 3/4 of the music on this list:
Troubadours From Another Heavenly World

I remember seeing this TV special! I still think some of these would have been bad enough to become glorious:
Unsold SciFi and Fantasy TV Pilots

The "Colbert Bump" Scientifically Established?
(From this wonderfully interesting website.)

For those of you who miss making old fashioned mixtapes, this is for you:
Muxtape

This song -- hell, pretty much everything by this band -- is growing on me. It starts out as generic screaming speed metal... and then gets interesting. I'm still not sure if it's all that good, but at least it's interesting. And how many speed metal bands have a female lead singer who can scream like this?
iwrestledabearonce - "tastes like kevin bacon"

This one's just fun:
Living Dead Girls - "Brains"
(The original is pretty funny in its own right -- and there's a flaming hula hoop [around 3:00].)

teehee

The Worst Thing About Taking a 4-Hour Nap in the Middle of the Day...

... is not being able to get to sleep once night falls. But I've filed my FAFSA and taken care of some bills that I've been putting off and I wrote a preliminary draft of my living will.

Why is the middle of the night always so morbid?

Anyway, here are some links you might enjoy.

For my theatre friends: Redneck Mansion. (Scroll down past the pics and read the blurb to find out what this is for.)

Amazing Pictures of the Space Shuttle Being Prepped.

Russian Nuclear Ice-Breakers. (These pics are spectacular!)

20 Pareidolia and Apparitions.

Somewhat related, the premier website for strange phenomena: Fortean Times Magazine.

The Poetry of Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay.
He's autistic and I find the perspectives in his work to be fascinating. Here are a couple articles about him.

The 101 Most Useful Websites. (Slanted toward British readers but still damn handy!)

Remember when people claimed you could hear satanic messages when you played certain songs backwards? You can listen to the best of them here. And best of all -- he provides the supposed lyrics.

Finally: Truck Spills. (Make sure you take a gander at the whale guts!)