Tonight another year slips into the mists of memory like mime into quicksand. And to celebrate, here’s what those of us a PCWEI think are the best things to remember about 2007:
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Ewwwwwww. Doesn’t anyone think about these things? I can see how some bad titles may slip through. But Cooking with Pooh?
Just a few days before it hits shelves Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has leaked onto the internet. This despite publisher Arthur A. Levine Books reportedly spending $20 million to keep it under wraps until it’s July 21st release. There are spoilers floating around, but don’t worry, you won’t find any of them here (though if you’re into that sort of thing you can reportedly find them here).
The leaked copy that’s floating around is actually a series of photographs. One of each page. Yikes. Can you imagine trying to read that? For Pete’s sake folks, it comes out in four days. Just put on your wizard’s cloak and wait in line with the rest of the freakshow.
Coverage of the link at BoingBoing, Salon, and ComNetSlash
Behold, verily I say unto you that if thou needest some churchin’, but thou hasn’t the time to get to church, head on over to The Brick Testament to see The Bible recreated in Legos. Above is Charlton Heston bringing the 10 Commandments down from the mountain. Below is Evan Noah loading all the animals onto the ark.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
It’s called Recording the Beatles. And it looks like pretty much the most awesome book ever written. Over at BoingBoing it’s hyped as:
Insanely exhaustive documenting of EVERYTHING related to the Beatles recording sessions, including beautiful, almost-pornographic photos of every mixing board, mic, tape deck, etc. ever used in a Beatles session.
This seems to be a must-have for any Beatles fan or gearhead. Or maybe just us music dorks. Either way I ordered mine today.
