Cookie Mongoloid
photo by Scott Beale The amazing Cookie Mongoloid, a Sesame Speed Metal band with a touch of Devo, will be touring the UK in April,…

Urban Iditarod
The 11th Annual Urban Iditarod takes place on March 5th, 2005 at noon in San Francisco. In the Alaskan Iditarod, more than sixty dog sled…

Jef Raskin
Jef Raskin passed away yesterday. Jef created the Macintosh project at Apple, along with the concept of “click-and-drag”. Over the years he made many other…
J.G. Ballard: Quotes
photo by Scott Beale Last night V. Vale of RE/Search hosted a round robin reading from his new book “J.G. Ballard: Quotes” at the legendary…
Power Tool Drag Races on Discovery
photo by Scott Beale Ladies and Gentleman, start your TiVo’s! Last year’s Power Tool Drag Races are going to be featured on a 4-part Discovery…

Cephal-iPod
The squid-positive folks at Mule Design Studio have recently announced a new tentacular product to spruce up your iPod: The Cephal-iPod Your iPod’s glaring whiteness…
WonderCon 2005 Photos
photo by Scott Beale “Elvis Trooper has left the Death Star”. Here are a few photos from WonderCon 2005. Photo Gallery: WonderCon 2005

Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005)
Hunter S. Thompson meets his last deadline. Goodbye Gonzo… photo by Alan Arpadi

WonderCon 2005
The first big comics convention of the year, WonderCon 2005, takes place this weekend, Friday, February 18th through Sunday, February 20th at Moscone Center North…
Photos: Ask Dr. Hal at The Odeon Bar
photo by Scott Beale Photographic evidence of last night’s always-brilliant Ask Dr. Hal show.