(The pigphone was the logo for a flat party we had in… 2001? It was a great logo of a phone that looked like a pig. I can’t find a digital version but my paper records are extensive, so hopefully it will be found.)
London Review of Books reviews a book about the rise of creative writing programmes, and there is much thunder and lightning
From Dylan: the Edward Gorey house
Gator found Jim’s Pancakes – pancake art!
Male ensemble does Gaga:
Sesame Street madness. Beth found the Monsterpiece Theatre Twin Peaks parody, which I’d never actually seen:
And their recent riff on Tru Blood has been doing the rounds as well:
Dark Patterns: things on the web that are designed to trick you
The most powerful colours in the world
And finally… a complete rap album inspired by the West Coast Avengers, the lesser-known laid-back late-80s/early-90s alternative to the mainstream Avengers. Even Darkhawk gets a track.