Captain Nod, a PhD student, has produced a pair of papercraft models inspired by the original Quake: first, the cthuloid Shambler -- the coolest of all the monsters in Quake -- and then the Quake "player" character, a grimacing, muscle-bound marine.

In this tutorial, I will start and finish a logo while documenting the entire process. I encourage you to open up photoshop and follow every step, it will help you learn a lot more than just reading it.

Los Angeles artist Luke Chueh paints cute, anthropomorphic animals going through rough patches in life.

A bit of humor for the musically inclined...

Stay up to date with the latest and best in Japanese cinema.

The Architecture of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s. Unrealised projects.

A character study of 22 present and past cartoon characters

The Scrutinizer is a service that allows you to analyze, assess and validate any link using various tools and testers on the web.

Personal website for Charles Stross.

TVFolk is a collection of 400-odd videos of traditional music from nothern Europe, including a live (leek-free) performance from Loituma (below) in 2001. Other standouts include Hedningarna, JPP, and Garmarna.

Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing. Labels and equations are typeset with LaTeX, for high-quality PostScript output.

Explore lost civilizations, ancient ruins, sacred writings, unexplained artifacts, and science mysteries. Meet subject experts, find related books and resources.

marathonpacks is a music blog that primarily features interesting songs. it also occasionally features film reviews, essays on cultural items of note, and other errata.