Jill Thompson draws Wonder Woman on TwitPic

Happy 239th, Ludwig van Beethoven

Guide to 101 Muppets

Just a reminder. I'm not above begging.

World

Chikan beware. You are now on camera.

Buddhism as a brand: Marketing the Shaolin Temple.

The New Identity Politics?

Comics

So yeah, Gary and the Journal bring a lot to the table. But they will both offer less — and possibly a lot less — if Gary spends all his time online preening over his past accomplishments and sneering at everyone who doesn’t have the good luck to be him. - Noah Berlatsky

Here's some good online reading for the holidays. Enjoy.

The Hooded Utilitarian debates the merits of Dan Clowes' Ghost World. Postmodern masterpiece or pervy middle-age fantasy? Why can't it be both? Shaenon Garrity ways in.

World

Rafe Bartholomew doesn't think that Manny Pacquiao should run for public office. The article is a strong indictment of the crooked nature of Filipino politics. But that's never stopped local celebrities before.

Michael Lind argues that the present international status quo will not change anytime soon.

Geek Toys

Nikon lenses graphical representation.

Fontcapture is a free web-based tool that will create a font from anyone's handwriting.

Thom Hogan and I want some of the same things. Speaking of which, I'm not above begging either.

Comics & Stuff


Shaenon Garrity writes about Power Girl's costume:

Again, I’m not criticizing the costumes. I’m criticizing these mealy-mouthed efforts to pretend the costumes aren’t what they are. Why do we try to force this stuff to fit our boring Earth logic? Porn movies don’t pause for a monologue about why the TV repairman forgot his pants.

The Eastern Edge discusses the decline of manga in Japan.