Inspirational Projects

Bear is Driving: My boyfriend Erik plays bass in this band. They are technically driven, all-instrumental and influenced by metal, prog and math rock. (Also, certain of my readers have belived that I am responsible for Erik's bandmates writings, but PLEASE NOTE that I am NOT!)

Pinhole Photography by Bethany DeForest Surreal, magificently saturated color photos from a pinhole. The artist lives in the Netherlands and creates her own miniature worlds of candy and fish.

Cyclecide: These folks "drink a lot of beer, build altered bikes, and make pedal powered carnival rides." If you're ever in San Francisco, look for the sign that says "Fun first, safety third."

The Bubble Project To combat excessive advertising, one New Yorker pasted word bubble stickers on billboards all around the city. Passers-by filled in the bubbles, and the somewhat subversive results were photographed.

Maakies PURE BRILLIANCE. A demented and skillfully drawn comic about a drunken crow and his pal Uncle Gabby.

Lost America: "Night Photography of the American Roadside West."

Blogs I Read

Stay Free Magazine Blog Keeps tabs on nefarious advertising practices. Their print mag rules too.

Awful Plastic Surgery: Ew!! Nothing is as creepy as plastic surgery!

You Knit What?? Commentary on hideous knitwear!

Holla Back NYC Empowering women against street harassers one snapshot at a time!

Broadsheet Salon's blog of news and information for women and feminists.

Babblebook My pal Ester's web journal. She's a good writer so check it out!

Resources & Other

The Misfits Songbook: Guitar tabs and lyrics for every Misfits song.

The William Blake Archive: All the man's writings preserved in cyberspace for your delight.

LAVA (The Lancaster Avenue Autonomous Space): A community media resource in West Philadelphia. They house a zine library, a computer lab, a Food Not Bombs kitchen and other forces for good.

Then Fuck You Jack: The Life and Art of Vern Movie reviews by a salty ex-con!

The 8mm Film Format Metadirectory Super 8 film is a dead artform? I beg to differ, sir!

My DVD Collection DVDs are an obsession! Special features, commentary tracks...bring it all on, brother.