The first one I read was by Matthew Baldwin. Here’s my favorite paragraph from his review:

Ed’s fantastic looks, it turns out, are a result of his deep dark secret which Belle figures out in about 30 minutes: he’s a vampire. He and his family (vampires all) live in Forks because it is perpetually cloudy, thus ensuring that they won’t be exposed to direct sunlight. And it’s imperative that Ed avoid direct sunlight because, when it hits him, he becomes EVEN MORE GORGEOUS. I am so totally not making this up. Also, he’s a good vampire, insofar as he doesn’t eat people. But he really, really wants to. Hence the brooding. And to make matters worse, he wants to eat Belle more than anyone, because apparently she has great smelling blood. But he’s also in love with her, you see. Oh my goodness, what a pickle! It’s as if you or I were dating an apple fritter.

Then, today, I read Luke Maciak’s review, Twilight: I read it so that you don’t have to. My favorite paragraph was this:

Anyways, plagiarism accusations wouldn’t stick because Meyer’s vampires sparkle in the sun. Yeah, they don’t actually burn like [they] are supposed to. If you see one of them in daylight, they will just look… gay-ish. Or rather they look as if they spent the whole night rolling around in a pile of strippers – they seem to be shit covered with glitter that can’t be washed off. That’s apparently why they don’t go out during the day much. Cause you know – glitter ain’t a joke. I shit you not! Fortunately the glitter thing can’t be seen when it’s cloudy so they can go to school on rainy days as normal. Conveniently, most days in the book are rainy days.

What’s better, reading a good book or not reading a crappy book but instead reading all the awesome reviews bashing it?

Ken Lee – Bulgarian Idol (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

The Count Censored

Darth Vader being a smartass

Darth Vader Feels Blue

Sometimes I wonder what I should do with the college books I buy but cannot sell back due to a new edition. Finally, there is a solution. You can make art out of any book! People literally cut the books in all kinds of ways to make wild—and surprisingly good—art. I recommend trying it on science books that have a chapter on creation and nothing on evolution.

Hopefully someday we will get away from using barcodes for so many things. I hate having to pick a line at the store and finding out that I picked the one with the checker who doesn’t understand how to use the barcode scanner. Scott Blake uses barcodes for art.

I’ve also never understood art using extremely fragile means. Things like ice sculptures and sand “castles” have always seemed amazing to me because not only are some of the pieces incredible but they’re specifically made with a medium that won’t last. Of course, those are more traditional than dust art.

Cyanide and Happiness – extremely simplistic visuals but great (read: sadistic) humor
Perry Bible Fellowship – bizarre, random, hilarious
Brain Cud – often features word play
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal – fairly new to this one, but it looks promising

Ever wonder what happens when you try to jump between two buildings but fall just a bit short?

What about what happens when you smash a can of WD40?

If you can create incredible artwork in MS Paint, you’ve definitely had a lot of free time in your life.

Uh… look before you leap?

If you’ve ever set up over two bottles with the intent to make music, you’ve probably wasted quite a bit of time. Sometimes you either don’t do something or you go all out.