"Jeffery Zeldman discussed the soft skills that enable designers to get great work out in the world."

A visualization of the feelings of the web. Beautiful and moving.

Excellent videos!

A fantastic idea. A map of every guest in attendance, with teaser text and role explanations to make conversation more frequent, more interesting, and less awkward.

Who are those people out and about between 9 and 5? Poets and web designers, trust fund babies and people between jobs.

The official site of the World Beard and Moustache Championships.®

The sad story of Larry Walters.

"A new movement inspiring people to use their everyday actions to change the world." Simple and nice.

"The practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise."

Photos tagged with "japan" and "homeless."

"...she would whisper 'Yeah, ...Stylish' in her best Issac Hayes impersonation; or scream wildly at the television 'AWESOME, ASSHOLE!!'"

"What no one thinks to tell you" about living in Japan.

"As Lauer put it, things 'got a little tense' when Tom was asked about his anti-psychiatric views."

Cruise's imagery spans 25 years in movies and three wives

One of the funniest things I've seen in a long time.

A video of Tom Cruise freaking out about Scientology on "Access Hollywood."

Cruise is an Operating Thetan Level Six. Recently: a "loopy" performance on Oprah and "allowing his devotion to Scientology to overshadow his film career."

"'This rule will make things legally more difficult for them,' she said.'I can't think of a scientifically valid reason — it has to be an issue of discrimination.'"

"In the wide world of dating, there are many options. Do you go for the flashy guy with the smooth smile, or the dude in the corner typing away on his laptop? The following are reasons why I think my fellow females should pay more attention to nerds."

"I told the Lord: 'Don't do this to me! You have younger and better men, who can do this work with different verve and strength.'"

"'I just want to conquer people and their souls.'"

"'No one should psychoanalyze the song selection. It's music to get over the next hill.'"

Tricks of the mind.

"Meet Harriet Klausner, Amazon.com's most prolific reviewer." Over 8,650 reviews, reads four to five books every day.

Berry actually showed up to receive her award, and got a standing ovation for being a "good loser."

"All about Jay Maynard, the TRON Guy."

"The important to remember is that all types are ok."

"Fittingly, the asteroid carried the provisional designation 2001 DA42, thus commemorating the year of his untimely death, containing his initials, and incorporating the famous answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything."

On the uselessness of bike treads, crosswalk buttons, some progress bars, and more. A mildly interesting read. More investigation into this would be fascinating, though.