Geek Chic

Oh McSweeny’s.  You’re such rascals.

“Lit 101 Class in Three Lines or Less” by Ben Joseph

thank you Carter.

From a hotel room in Korea:

I love this picture.  From my travels with the Columbia MFA Acting class of 2005.

Ok.  So I realize this is a little racier than the stuff I usually post, but I’m going to try to move past my puritanical upbringing for just a sec.

Photographer Phillip Toledano interviewed and photographed a whole gaggle of phone sex operators for his new book Phone Sex (out July 2008).  The photos are beautifully composed and, as you might have guessed, confirm that the average phone sex operator may not look they way they would in your imagination.

A gallery of interview and photo excerpts is up on The Morning News.  Definitely worth a look-see :)

Thanks to VSL for the link.

OMG. You have to check out PES!

These guys do some amazing stop-action animation!  Really. Some of the best I’ve seen.  It’s unbelievable just how imaginative and precise they are.

I highly recommend their newest one: Western Spaghetti:

But Game Over is also really entertaining.

Thanks to FormFiftyFive for the link

Is this for real?

Bush Tells G8 Leaders “Goodbye From The World’s Biggest Polluter”

When Improv Everywhere is so cool.  Check out their latest stunt:

thanks to It’s Nice That for the tip

via FFFound