GOOD GRIEF!

Portland artist Michael Paulus has done a series of artworks (like Charlie Brown above) that imagine the skeletal systems that lie beneath the skin of such cartoon characters as Hello Kitty, Betty Boop and Fred Flintstone. And I thought I had too much free time on my hands...

(via the always fascinating panopticist)

LIFE IN THE SUCK

Jarhead author Anthony Swofford reviews four recent books on Iraq.

(via bookslut)

WHATEVER IT IS, I'M AGAINST IT

Forced by the entreaties of several friends and family, I've now joined the MySpace crowd. I still prefer the old fashioned blog template of daily (ha!) entries, but all the cool kids are on MySpace. This will still be my main online home, but if you're curious about what the hipper, rocking young people are up to, check it out. As for me, I still think the old ways are best, dammit!