1. You know how "The Simpsons" always starts off with Bart writing something on the blackboard during detention? Well:
Recently, Mat Williams hand-wrote 288 of the lines Bart Simpson writes on the blackboard to open every episode. He used 20 white markers over 2 days to complete the work on the 22m long blackboard at Work Club, a London based ad agency. Clicking here will allow you to zoom in on any part of the blackboard, while clicking here will allow you to watch a video of Mat skateboarding through London and writing on the blackboard in a Bart Simpson mask.
2. One night last week, someone started a Twitter meme called #lesserbooks. It started with all of the usual fare, like "Catch 21" and "The Mediocre Gatsby." Then it got a little more clever with "Finite Jest" and "The Designated Hitter in the Rye." By the time it was well past my bedtime, I was truly giggling out loud at "To Hurt a Mockingbird's Feelings" and "Children of an Even LESSER God" and "Lord of the Onion Rings" and "Girl with a Fake Pearl Earring." I think my two favorites were "How Stella Got Her Deposit Back" and "The Old Man and the Cialis." Oh, I also liked Stephen King's "The TV Stand." I suggested a few too, like "Zen and the Art of Dishwasher Maintenance" and "Harriet the Receptionist" and "The Chicago Manual of Sensible Outerwear." (Sorry, everyone, if I didn't credit you; it all started to come so fast and furious—and hilarious!)
3. Speaking of Twitter, Boston is ranked 8th in the world for Twitter use—and that's by actual number of Twitter users, not a per-capita ratio. I think that's pretty impressive, seeing as Boston is hardly a huge city.
4. I've been getting a kick out of the blog Pleated Jeans, particularly when he does pie charts like "How Animals Spend a Typical Day" and flow charts like "Where Should You Pee?"
5. I did not watch or follow "Lost" (aside from the first few episodes, which we rented from Netflix and promptly returned after viewing and looking at each other quizzically). But everyone's talking about the series finale, and I think this probably sums it all up purr-fectly. (via Deirdre)
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