All These Things That are Interesting to Me

April 23, 2010

Feeling quite a bit better today. Well enough to come back to work today, which is good because lord knows it’s boring just sleeping all day. It sounds really great until you’re forced to do so because you’re sick as a dog and have literally nothing else than you can possibly do.

Anyhow, some things that caught my eye today and made for tasty reading:

PANK interviews The Lumberyard editor Jen Woods. (Disclosure: The Lumberyard published one of my little poems, once upon a time. And that issue is, to this day, still the most lovely thing my words have ever been featured in.)

Yes, yes, the new issue of We Are Champion has no women writers in it. I don’t want to fight that fight again (thought I will say that I think the best thing said on the subject was said right here–and that I was annoyed at the assumption that the guidelines were male-oriented–I mean, what, do men own Basquiat and Back to the Future (two of my favorite things?) In fact, many of my favorite things are listed on WAC’s influences list, which may be why I like this publication so much.) Regardless of the politics, don’t deprive yourself of a good read.

This is just hilarious. You know those infomercials for products no one needs? Here are the people who need them, montage-style.

Poor, sassy Stephen Baldwin. He had it all–money, fame, success–until he became a born-again Christian. Then those Hollywood assholes took it all away. Or at least, that’s what the most awesome website ever wants me to believe. Oh, and also to give Stephen Baldwin my money. (via Balloon Juice.)

Obama calls bullshit on that crazy paranoid nutbag racist Arizona immigration bill the guv there is about to sign into law.

Speaking of Obama, what should he read? Submit your suggestions here and for god’s sake hurry so we can bury some of the tea party insanity cluttering these comments.

Can video games be art? Roger Ebert says no.

Have a good weekend everybody! Go get nuts.