Library of Dust
description For this stunningly produced, profoundly moving, and quietly imposing monograph on loss, photographer http://davidmaisel.com/ David Maisel gained access to an abandoned building at a mental hospital. In a locked room, he found neatly shelved copper canisters numbered 1 to 5,121, alive with evidence of chemical reaction at the seams—as if the contents were escaping in crystalline blooms of color. What’s inside these enigmatic vessels? The cremains of long-forgotten patients. 
Domai.nr
description Desirable .com domain names are scarcer than profitable investment banks. But http://domai.nr/ Domai.nr makes finding pithy URLs easy by querying 280 top-level domains and another 2,014 second-level ones for domain hacks, turning real English words into unique and memorable Web addresses like del.icio.us, internetfamo.us, gee.ky, and iamthewalr.us. Plus, it’s free. Kookooka.ch/oo! 
Lady Sovereign: Jigsaw
description Here’s proof that sophomore albums aren’t all backwash. The British MC who broke through rap’s macho ranks serves her second round straight up: a classic hip hop cocktail (ego plus electro) with a dash of dance hall and a tough femme twist that’s guaranteed to get your body moving. 
Jason deCaires Taylor: The Silent Evolution
description http://www.underwatersculpture.com/pages/artist/bio.htm Jason deCaires Taylor is taking participatory art to new, er, depths. The sculptor and diving instructor plants statues on the ocean floor, allowing a flash mob of coral, urchin, and fish to transform them into artificial reefs. His latest installation, http://www.underwatersculpture.com/news_and_press.asp The Silent Evolution at Mexico’s National Marine Park of Cancun, features 400 human lifecasts and their aquatic friends. 
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
description Jane Austen isn’t for everyone. Neither are zombies. But http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,7847/title,Pride-and-Prejudice-and-Zombies/ combine the two and the only question is, Why didn’t anyone think of this before? The judicious addition of flesh-eating undead to this otherwise faithful reworking is just what Austen’s gem needed. The new version begins, "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains," and proceeds apace. 
@!#% You, Penguin Yes, it’s another Web site that pairs relatively innocuous animal photographs with funny captions. But this one is different, we swear! http://fuckyoupenguin.blogspot.com/ Fuckyoupenguin .blogspot.com gives adorable creatures the business for being distressingly precious. From tree-climbing pangolins to dove-hugging monkeys, no critter is too cute for a firm dressing down. It’s the ultimate antidote to puppycams. 
Guitar Hero: Metallica
description They cut their hair, they sued Napster, and they made a movie starring their band’s therapist. But we forgive them. Because 28 of Metallica’s head-bangers—classics like "Master of Puppets," "The Unforgiven," and "Battery" are http://hub.guitarhero.com/index_us.html#/AllGames/metallica now available for your Guitar Hero-callusedfinger- tips. Neighbors beware. 
The Venture Bros.
description The http://www.amazon.com/Venture-Bros-3rd-Season/dp/B001NOMO2Y third season of Adult Swim’s http://adultswim.com/shows/venturebros/ mad-scientist/boy-genius/superhero spoof is now on DVD. See: flashbacks that reveal how dark mastermind The Monarch met his new wife, Dr. Girlfriend. Get: a view inside the Guild of Calamitous Intent. Meet: Dr. Venture’s latest nemesis, Sergeant Hatred. Learn: (spoiler alert!) how henchman #24 met his unfortunate and shocking demise. 
Experimental Man
description For a 2002 http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/10.11/dna.html Wired article, author David Ewing Duncan had his genome scanned. For http://www.amazon.com/Experimental-Man-Reveals-Future-Health/dp/0470176784 this book, he went even farther, undergoing $500,000 worth of tests to discover what high tech medicine can tell us about ourselves. The result: His brain is shrinking (no biggie), he shouldn’t have chased DDT-spraying trucks as a kid (duh), and he metabolizes caffeine faster than average (bummer). 
Platypus PlatyPreserve
description Nothing’s worse than a musty merlot or a bad Bordeaux. Blame oxygen. A vacuum-pump stopper will keep an open bottle fresh, but it works only with the hard-to-conceal original container. For the on-the-go wino, we suggest this foldable, http://www.platy.com/product_detail.aspx?ProdID=39 air-tight plastic bladder. Just pour in your favorite vino, squeeze to vacate the 02, tighten the cap, and stash for later. Built for backpackers yet handy for discerning drunks everywhere.
Playlist: Library of Dust, Antidote to Puppycams, Metallica on Guitar Hero
Library of Dust description For this stunningly produced, profoundly moving, and quietly imposing monograph on loss, photographer http://davidmaisel.com/ David Maisel gained access to an abandoned building at a mental hospital. In a locked room, he found neatly shelved copper canisters numbered 1 to 5,121, alive with evidence of chemical reaction at the seams—as if the […]
