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When I was in college in 1994, I discovered CMJ New Music Monthly, a magazine which came with a CD every month of singles and b-sides off new releases. I still listen to those CDs - I kept them all, now ripped to MP3 - but my subscription lapsed long ago due to the expense. Now, thanks to Google Books, I can relive the nineties in print form, too, because nearly all of CMJ New Music Monthly are available online, inlcuding their "Fargo scene" article by Jennifer Baumgardner. #

I don't know how many times I've been out of the house, away from the kitchen, with a bowl full of food in front of me - without any utensils. Ineke Hans has the solution, small enough to fit in your wallet, for when emergency cutlery is required. #

Hello, I Am A Robot!, a book depicting a world populated by robots...but it looks like the robots are us. Note the inclusion of Vaucanson's "digesting duck," otherwise known as the least appealing toy duck ever. #

Published writers always have advice for struggling writers - not always good advice, but it's generally always honest, and in some way about as effective as anything else a writer might try. Take, for example, Pseudonymous Bosch's 'winning' advice. #

Last year was the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and 150th anniversary of The Origin of the Species, so how did the world handle it in the face of increasing Creationist bull-hooey? The National Center for Science Education has compiled the top ten evolution-related news stories of the past year. It's somewhat skewed towards NCSE activities, but it points out some of the bigger events, both for and against evolution's place in the world's knowledge base. My favorite: Project Steve. #