Little Toy Robot

Swindon’s Magic Roundabout:

All they did was combine two roundabouts in one - the first the conventional, clockwise variety and the second, which revolved inside the first, sending traffic anti-clockwise.

This would never work in Atlanta, where even the phenomenon of the four-way stop sign is a recipe for disaster.

Fauna in the (Sherlock Holmes) Canon. Who’s afraid of the big, bad Indian swamp adder?

The new Mississippi Review: High Pulp Fiction. From Anthony Neil Smith’s intro:

Clean pulp? Why in the hell would you want that? But I’ve met a lot of crime readers who want the fedoras, the dead bodies, the tough guy talk, and the femme fatales, but they don’t want the stabbing, the shooting, the “fuck”s or the fucking. If that’s you, stop reading now and go find yourself a mystery about innkeeping or something.

Fuck yeah! Let’s go beat up some hookers!

The Golden Fiddle is back after a holiday (?) hiatus. Is Jessica Alba the new Britney?

Pitchfork has redesigned. Despite the more playful shade of blue, they are still better than you.

Overheard in the Office launches. Funniest entry so far:

Boss: From now on, people, we’re going to make Perfection our baseline.

The development team laughs.

Developer: Dude, whatever the fuck you’ve been reading, stop it.

This entry was posted on Friday, January 14th, 2005 at 9:58 am and is filed under general.