Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Odds and Ends, Wed 1 October 2008

1. "How to Work Better" by Fischli/Weiss (1991)
  <http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2008/how-to-work-better-in-ten-easy-
     steps/>
  <http://www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue8/fischliweiss_workingitout.htm>

2. "The Differences Between Star Wars & Harry Potter"
  <http://www.bspcn.com/2008/09/16/the-differences-between-star-wars-
     harry-potter/>

3. "Bring your own light sabre: Uni launches Jedi course"
  <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/12/2362719.htm>
"According to its publicity material, the course, Feel the Force: How to
 Train in the Jedi Way, teaches the real-life psychological techniques
 behind Jedi mind tricks."

4. "Introducing Fortune Cookies to China"
  <http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/funny-little-
     curved-cookies/>
"Are fortune cookies Chinese? Clearly not. They are arguably more
 American (by way of Japan), judging by the way that people in China
 react to fortune cookies -- with a mixture of confusion and amusement."

5. "19 Really Cool Gadgets for Your Office or Cubicle"
  <http://thehottestgadgets.com/2008/09/19-really-cool-gadgets-for-your-
     office-or-cubicle-001534/>

6. "The 50 Worst Cars of All Time"
  <http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,,1658545,00.html>

7. "Klein bottle, 1995-1996."
  <http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/images/I046/10314758.aspx>

8. "World's Smallest Book"
  <http://www.selectism.com/posts/archive/2008/august/27/worlds_smallest_
     book/index.htm>