I saw this video on the Flowing Data blog (the best data visualization blog I know of) that tries to put the costs of the Iraq war into terms we can understand. Check it out, but be prepared to get angry.
This is kind of like the old Chuck E Cheese Pizza Time Theatre band, except no puppets and the instruments actually play themselves. Plus, they're called The Trons which is way cool.
Over on the Colour Lover's Blog they did a little breakdown of the color palettes of various DCU characters. This mixes my love of comics with my love of color theory, which I'll freely admit is a fairly nerdish combo.
I generated this photomosaic of the late, great Rory Root. It's made entirely out of graphic novels of every type, which were his passion in life. It's tough to make out the individual books in this small thumbnail image, but you can click through to see it in much higher detail.
There will be a memorial service for Rory on June 21st at 7pm at
Comic Relief in Berkely which is located at 2026 Shattuck Ave, 94704.
This is a great little clip about the single episode crossover between Batman and the Green Hornet. What I wouldn't give to see a real fight between Bruce Lee and Burt Ward.
In my mind, the only real battle is between which show had the best theme song. As great as the Batman theme is, The Hornet horns win hands down. It's like Flight of the Bumblebee with a Jazz hook and super-action that never dissapoints. Don't believe me? Tell me this doesn't thrill you:
