Get mesmerised. Though I don’t want our planet to get taken over by a molten thorn steel-thingie, I’ve got to admit the demise of Earth is certainly pretty. Steel Life from Mathieu Gérard on Vimeo [Source: LikeCool]

. a blogumn by Jeff Rogers I was at a party at Steve’s. I went looking for the host. I found him in his studio, on the telephone. “Here,” he said, handing me the phone, “Say hello to my sister Elaine.” And he walked out. Steve is one of eleven siblings. I’m never sure of [...]

Photo By Timothy K. Hamilton So the last thing I ever said to my mother is, “Love you, mom.” This detail of our last conversation has brought me amazing comfort over the past 13 years, and now I try not to hang up from conversations with my family members, husband and best friend without saying [...]

Ah, crap, you people won our double or nothing week by one point, thanks to a double team guess by slpc from Cali and Zack from “Tall Glass of Shame.” They guessed correctly that Friday’s lyric was from Pat Benatar’s “All Fired Up.” My spirit is crushed, and what do we do when my spirit [...]

Hulloo party people! Feeling sad that you’re still at work on a Friday? I know I am, man. But hopefully this will help. At least 20 minutes of procrastination guaranteed. 1. Have you played the NPR name game yet? Mine is Ternessa Mons. Let us know what yours is in the comments. [Jezebel] 2. Happy [...]

. a special event by Else Duff and Kasey Bomber Last week had some red letter days for music lovers of all stripe.  Your faithful and generally misanthropic correspondents, Evil E and Kasey Bomber are here to report from both sides of the musical spectrum.  While Evil E rubbed elbows with the opera cognocenti, Kasey [...]

So NEXT week, I’m doing another series, which will hopefully be fun. So far we’ve done Money and Kids, and the topic that will be dissected within an inch of it’s life next week is … Modern Love. The novel I’m working on right now is somewhat centered around dating in Los Angeles, so I [...]

Oh wow! Nobody guessed that yesterday’s lyric was from “Piano in the Dark” by Brenda Russell. And now we’re tied! So our double-or-nothing, 2-week fight to the death all comes down to TODAY. Dun-dun-dunnnh! I like to listen to this next song on mornings when I’m feeling rather unmotivated. Also, I don’t care what anyone [...]

. Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron DIRTY DOZEN EDITION Of the twelve apostles, the only one to die of natural causes was St. John.

. a blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach My strongest memory of nursery school is of watching a movie. In the film, a little boy is friends with an old man he sees in the park. The old man feeds the pigeons. One day the little boy goes to the park and the old man isn’t there. [...]