New favorites

Some linky new favorites:

• EBoy, a design firm out of Berlin, continues to mesmerize me with its pixelated and pixilated pictures of people and objects. It makes me all nostalgic for the old-school Wallace and Gromit icons from Iconfactory.

• Stay Free! has an interesting media literacy curriculum for high school teachers. One of the suggested activities involves analyzing Maxim magazine's press kit...a real winner.

• Speaking of educational sites, the CDC has an awesome set of disease cards that provide important information for the curious child who is dying to know more about HIB or recreational water illnesses. (via web zen)

• If you're looking for ephemera related to political events or popular culture, check out The Authentic History Center. The site has images and audio and even a really good collection of political cartoons related to 9/11, some of which are incredibly chilling in light of the quagmire in which we now find ourselves.

• I'm admittedly a little bit of a nerd. That's why I got so excited when I stumbled across New Scientist magazine's favorite science Web sites.

• Having always harbored a secret desire to write a great novel (see above nerd comment), I was fascinated by this recent story from the BBC about an exhibit of imaginary books that haven't been written. It made me realize that perhaps my secret desire is shared by millions of others - making me, once again, less unique than I would like to think I am. (Apparently, I'm also a tad narcissistic.)

• Along those lines, I've often wondered what it takes to be a truly creative individual. According to Gaping Void's guide to being creative, I'd better start avoiding crowds. I also figure that this lame bunch of links will clear out enough space in my head so I can really get to work on my novel.