World Order in Mexico

Joy. I am reminded of Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers.

16th c. Manuscript of Bridles, Bits and Straps

From the Penn Libraries

Drummers Bring Occupy Wall Street to the Brink of Collapse

One word. Doumbeks. Been there.

My Pitches for a Less Stupid Edward de Vere Movie

#1: Edward de Vere wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare. Also, he's a vampire.

#2: Edward de Vere wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare as part of an unspeakable Dalek plot to unravel the very fabric of time and space itself if not reversed with much running and exclamations of "Don't you see? Marlowe has had his throat cut! The Christopher Marlowe of our continuum was stabbed above the right eye and died instantly six years ago!" and "Who are you and what have you done with the real Queen Elizabeth?" followed by more running.

Happy St. Crispin's Day

From the archive.

Anonymous: Zombie Edward de Vere Wrote Macbeth and The Tempest

After his death in 1604.

"Tomorrrrrrrow and tomorrrrrrow and tomorrrrrrow.....rrrrr.......brrrrains....."

Origamisaurs

See also the creation of this giant origami dinosaur in Japan. For more origamisaur joy, see here, here, here, here and here.

Religion and Culture are Complicated

Whenever you read or hear phrases like "The Arab mind is...", substitute a similarly broad cultural group you are more familiar with. For example, "The Anglophone mind is..." Unless hedged with qualifications, could you confidently say much that was both useful and true?

If you can't, treat simple, unqualified statements about other cultures with suspicion.

Likewise, "Islamic ideology..."

Substitute "Christian ideology..."

I would hope, if you either are a Christian or know many, that you would respond that self-described Christians hold very diverse beliefs, and generalized statements without qualification should be made with caution.

I believe that Muslim belief is equally diverse.

Because Everything Goes Better with Ninjas

From Improv in Toronto

Imagine this. A single ninja, standing silently by himself. Beside him sits a sign urging people to fight. Walking along the pathway, you notice said ninja, the sign, and lastly a foam sword laying at your feet. You pick it up.

Seemingly from thin air, ninjas appear.

Slow-Motion Vole's-Eye View of an Eagle Owl

Here's the full approach.