"Why," you may wonder, "are you sending me email like this, Kev?" you may ask. I say: because you have a committed interest in keeping the world from being absolutely mediocre. Therefore and unfortunately I feel that it is my mission to let you know about the latest news from the world regarding the most cutting edge techno-enviro-culture zaniness.

I found a link to the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players today. They are a traveling family road show whose 9-year old daughter is the drummer, and they create and sing pop songs to old slides from the 50's to 70's while mom mans the slide projector. Their creations are hilarious to the point of being subversive. Rather than explain further, view this from NPR:

Click on the "Watch a multimedia slideshow..." link. You may need Real Player for this.

The Austin Chronicle has a funny review here...

But perhaps the best commentary is from David Cross, who manages to skewer American "culture" at the same time...

Also, the 2003 winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, which celebrates the world's worst writing: