Link dump for January 21st, 2009 through January 24th, 2009:

• HEAVY METAL BAND NAMES, a flow chart – Of possible interest to a few of my more metal-loving friends (you know who you are). Found via Boing Boing.
• 389 Years Ago – I love this poster, with delicious typography and both delicious and not-so-delicious facts about African American history.
• Chia Obama – Oh, dear god-I-don't-believe-in, why?!?!?
• Le Grand Palindrome de Georges Perec – I loved this piece when I was in college (I did an independent study one semester that included George Perec' novel 'La Disparition' and subsequently got hooked). The title is very appropriate. It is one very, very long palindrome. I know that most people won't be able to read this (unless I have some closet francophiles among my friends). But I was just too excited not to share.
• By RNC standards, is SUV ramming Planned Parenthood terrorism? – Astute look at the issue. A charge of terrorism should be blind to the religion of the perpetrator, but it's unfortunately likely that the man who did this will not be charges with it because he said "the Lord" wanted him to do it, and not "Allah".
• Cake Wrecks: Sunday Sweets: Lord of the Rings – Crazy amazing Minas Tirith cake. Yes, that's a cake.

Link dump for January 9th, 2009 through January 11th, 2009:

• What makes a great photo? – Good collection of insights from various artists, on one of my favorite photography blogs, Conscientious.
• Inspiring, and cruelty free, crochet art – I never thought I'd hear about a crochet artist whose work is began, but here she is. Her work is delightfully organic in its look, freeform, and quite inspiring.
• The eyeballing game – A fun time-waster. Test how good your internal spacial geometry is (or isn't).
• Christopher Lee reads “The Nightmare Before Christmas” poem – I love this man's voice, even if sometimes I get it confused with Ian McKellan's.
• When Jesus met Buddha – Good article on historical interchanges between religions, and how they were undoubtedly more positive than they are now. "Knowing other faiths firsthand grants believers an enviable sophistication, founded on humility."