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The Believer has a great interview up with Art Critic/Writer Dave Hickey. Some of it I agree with, some I don’t, but I like all of it. Relax for a minute and read.

The Believer: Dave Hickey

Oooooooo. I’m smitten.

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1) OH MY FUCK!

2) Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.

3) Learn all about America for free

4) Whence great design comes.

5) MC Frontalot - Bizarro Genius Baby. I hate that Nerdcore exists. There doesn’t have to be a nerd subsection of everything in the world. Can’t it just be what it is without someone having to emphasize their love of D&D? The video is good, but the rhymes are weak.

Cracked Magazine finally does something funny, and not awkward funny like they usually strive for. Unless you’re a devout Christian, then it will definitely be awkward. But so is peeing for you guys, so…

9 Most Badass Bible Verses

A great slidewhow. If I could figure out how to do this correctly with two monitors I would. Or if I cared at all about my work computer environment.

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1) Golden Gate Helicopter Tour. It would probably be right around the point where they fly under the bridge that I would shit myself. Via Fecal Face

2) How To Move A 100 Year Old Church. I just think that shit is neat. How do I get a job doing that?

3) The Final Flare. A slideshow of photos from the Fully Flared filming. Via Crailtap

4) Simroid. Aside from sounding like a new, virtual type of hemorrhoid, this also keeps me from ever wanting to be a Japanese dentist.

5) Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction. Just when I think that Snoop has fallen off. This video is gizenius.

1) Travis Millard talks. I like it when he does that. Via Wooster Collective

2) Wacom Cintiq 12WX. Yet another gift that I should be getting this Crimmas. Right? Right. Via Drawn!

3) Semi Pro. Teaser for the new Will Ferrell joint. The movie may suck but that is a great promo.

4) Broke Trek. I never saw Brokeback Mountain, because everything about it screamed Romance Novel. This is a great Star Trek spoof of the Brokeback trailer. Via Kitsune Noir.

5) For those of you that missed the Democratic Debates (I was out skating) now’s your chance to catch the Republican Debates brought to you by YouTube and CNN. That little Anderson Cooper fellow will be moderating. The show starts tonight at 8pm ET right over here

For those of you out there that read or publish zines, be they fanzines or artzines or any other style zine you choose, you should know about Islands Fold. Angela Conley and Luke Ramsey are the proud founders of this publisher and artist residency on Pender Island B.C. in Canadia. It’s a nice project where artists get to live there and work there at no charge, and all the costs are footed by sales of books and zines published by Islands Fold as well as donations. Even if you don’t want to donate you can still check out their assortment of goods to purchase and contribute that way. Zines make great stocking stuffers. Hint.

Out now is a gigantic zine featuring 66 artists working together to make ink look good on paper called MeBeMeWeBe. It’s $40, which is the most expensive zine I’ve ever witnessed, but it’s sort of worth it. Check it out anyway, for inspiration if for nothing else. And pick up some other zines from Islands Fold for those you don’t hate this holiday season.

Islands Fold

Moby, that weird musical vampire, has a pretty interesting deal going on his site. If you are a filmmaker working on a non-profit or non-commercial film then he wants to hook you up with free music. As long as you’re not making money from the film you can have it all for free. If you happen to end up turning a profit somewhere down the line then you can get an easy license and all the money generated from that license goes to the humane society. Moby and I have had our differences over the years, but I have always at least been sure that he’s sincere in his desire to do good in the world. If you’re thinking about making a short film for any reason (skate films of your friends, family videos, whatever) then you might want to sign-up and see what he’s got to offer. Couldn’t hurt.

Film Music on Moby.com

I’m pretty sure that the best part about having a kid, better than all the love and milestones and blah blah blah, will be getting to buy and read kids books. I love kids books. Almost as much as I love cake. Kids mean more cake, too. Basically kids are the answer to happiness for me but not in a loving them way, more in a getting what I want way. The internet, in an obvious attempt to stop me from reproducing, has come up with a new site called LookyBook. The site features hundreds of children’s picture books from cover to cover, both new and old, making it easy for parents to decide which books they’d like to get for their child. It comes with all of the usual bells and whistles including a favorites list (bookshelf), sharing, purchasing (Amazon and Barnes & Noble), as well as embedding the flash book on a website (you might have noticed). It’s nice to know that the internet wants to keep me from having kids. I’m warning it though, I’ll replace The Girl’s pills with aspirin if there isn’t a free cake delivery site up and running in the next few months. Consider yourself warned.

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