Fun 8-minute flash animation, with a bizarre twist at the end.

God Speaks To Me Through Scrabble

Rattle writes:
A quick, entertaining piece. What M.C. Escher would do with flash.

I agree, this is Fun with Flash. A never-ending story zoom effect through a fantasy world.

The Zoom Quilt: A collaborative art project

] Funk legend Rick James (search), best known for the 1981
] hit "Super Freak," (search) died Friday, apparently of
] natural causes, police said. He was 56.

The man was extremely talented, I'll give him that. But I have to wonder how much his life was shortened, by the drug excesses of his youth. :/

Singer Rick James Dies at 56

] Lead singer Simon LeBon told The Associated Press that
] they have almost finished working on the untitled disc,
] which will be released in autumn on Epic Records. It will
] mark the first time the original band members - LeBon,
] John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor -
] have recorded an album together since 1983's Seven & the
] Ragged Tiger.
  . . .
] The British group were among the biggest rock acts in the
] world in the early '80s, with hits including Girls On
] Film, Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf and The Reflex.

Coolness. I'm a *huge* Duran Duran fan from way back. I followed the Whitbread round-the-world sailing race when Simon leBon bought a boat ("Drum"), and have met several of the associated crew, including getting a tour of the boat and some of the recording studios where the band has worked. I look forward to seeing their latest effort!

New Duran Duran album

] "The Da Vinci Code" has more than 6 million copies in print
] since being published a year ago and has created a mini-industry
] of best sellers, even as some Catholic retailers decline to stock
] it. Brown's novel speculates that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were
] married, for which no documentary evidence exists, and depicts
] the Catholic clergy as a pack of sinister liars.
 . . .
] Brown's "Angels and Demons," a religious thriller published in
] 2000, now has 4 million copies in print and is currently selling
] 100,000 copies a week.

And my Kryptos site is continuing to get about 500 unique visitors per day, from folks researching its relationship to the Da Vinci Code.

Da Vinci Code Sales Figures

] There are great men, and there are good men. Seldom are
] both qualities met in one person. But even Mel Brooks
] knew how to honor this great, good man: May the Schwartz
] be with you. And now he has gone through that final
] doorway, if not the last of the great Golden Age editors,
] then surely the oldest. Julius Schwartz died peacefully
] from complications of pneumonia at Winthrop Hospital,
] Mineola, New York, at a minute or two of 2:30 AM,
] Saturday night/Sunday morning, 8 February 2004.

Julius (Julie) Schwartz was an institution at Dragon*Con, and I remember how fondly everyone treated him at the annual award ceremonies. He was Ray Bradbury's first agent, editor of the Superman comic for 25 years, and had countless other achievements to his name. I am sorry to hear of his passing. :/ He will be missed.

Harlan Ellison Remembers Julius Schwartz

Collections of the hentai form of anime.

E-Hentai.net

] President Bartlet (Martin Sheen): I like how you call
] homosexuality an abomination.
]
] Jenna Jacobs: I don't say homosexuality is an
] abomination, Mr. President, the Bible does.
]
] President Bartlet: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
]
] Jenna Jacobs: 18:22.
]
] President Bartlet: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you
] a couple of questions while I have you here. I'm
] interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery
] as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown
] sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table
] when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be?
] While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of
] Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath.
] Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I
] morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to
] call the police? Here's one that's really important
] because we've got a lot of sports fans in this town:
] touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean.
] Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the
] Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame?
] Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be
] together to stone my brother John for planting different
] crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small
] family gathering for wearing garments made from two
] different threads? Think about those questions, would
] you?

Great scene. :)

The West Wing

] "The West Wing" UNofficial Continuity Guide is a tribute
] to NBC's award winning TV show, (Wednesdays 9 pm ET, 8 pm
] Central); especially to the writing of Aaron Sorkin. Our
] only connection to this television series is our
] irreverent reverence.

I got hooked on the show over Thanksgiving while watching the Bravo "West Wing" marathon (I was home sick with the flu). The marathon ended with the Season 1 cliffhanger, which drove me nuts since there were no plans to show Season 2 anywhere (the show is currently in season 5).

This site though has satisfied my cravings. It's got a ton of info on the show. Episode lists, synopses, character backstories, a history timeline, and lots of other great info for the truly addicted. :)

TV: 'West Wing' Continuity Guide

Rattle wrote:
] This is a really good write-up on Elonka's adventures cracking
] the cryptic (literally) artwork of James Sanborn.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words!

Elonka :)

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December 3, 2003 update: The article has evidently already scrolled off the STLToday website, so I have created a mirror here:

 http://www.elonka.com/mirrors/STL/sights.html

RE: STLtoday - Woman sets sights on code on CIA sculpture