Cover Story.
The story behind the original album cover for "Is This It?" -- and at three minutes and 42 seconds, it doesn't even seem like they needed that much time to tell it.

M.E.A.N.I.E.P.A.N.T.S.
Machine Engineered for Assassination and Nocturnal Infiltration/ Electronic Person Assembled for Nocturnal Troubleshooting and Sabotage

Gentlemen, I give you the Cyborg Name Generator.

All right.
It just keeps getting better: The Japanese Product Design Data Base, via MetaFilter.

Ooh! Pretty pictures!
A collection of Salon Cover Graphics. Via Kottke.

"Who is Wally O' Dell? And why should I care?"
Well, you should care because he had a lot to do with the U.S. Presidential Election -- along, of course, with the Saudis.
(No, really.)
And no matter which side you're on, this points to a whole mess of problems that no American should stand for.

Concerts Without Borders.
No, I don't think it's political. It's just really cool.