Slack time fun time
Wednesday, November 24, 1999 | 11:51 a.m.
It's almost Thanksgiving and you're sitting in your cubicle twiddling your thumbs looking for something to do. Might I suggest replacing all the icons on your desktop? You look like you're busy doing something, but you're having fun too. Or as much fun as you can have while you're still at work.

Generally there are much better icons available for the Mac, but here are some cool sites with Windows icons as well:

• Pardon My Icons: obscure celeb pictures and other pop cultural weirdness
• Dot Studio way cool Win and Mac icons, super detailled. In Japanese.
• Scrows Icons. The Cereal set is awesome.
• The Icon Arcade. There are a ton of icons here and many of them are the cool Mac icons you see everywhere ported to PC. This is a super comprehensive site.
• If you don't know how to customize your Windows desktop, the Virtual Plastic page has tweaks for everything, from the taskbar to the recycle bin to removing stupid Microsoft logos completely. This page is amazingly comprehensive.

Have fun!

Tiaras for everyone!
Wednesday, November 24, 1999 | 11:47 a.m.
A full collection under $20. I accept all donations in the form of rhinestone jewelry.

Ooh, now without Regis
Tuesday, November 23, 1999 | 11:46 a.m.
I know, it's sooo cliched to put up a link to Who Wants to be a Millionaire, but I am beginning to develop a serious addiction to this show. This is the online version which is super fun, and way harder than the stupid questions which they ask on TV . Come on, "At Christmas, according to tradition, what do people kiss under?" and one of the answers is Yule Log. Yes that's right, if you happen to catch someone unawares while their head is under a burning pile of wood, you get to smooch them. I am worried about the collective intelligence of the American public. Has anyone else noticed that Jeopardy! is getting dumber as well? Maybe Stupidity.com has the answer.

Misc.
Tuesday, November 23, 1999 | 11:27 a.m.
Clark Humphrey's old Stranger column has found a new life on la internet. He covers pop culture with a Seattle twist and I really like the subjects he writes about, from Ben is Dead to Postmodern Lit (or are those pretty much the same?). Updated daily and highly recommended.

Say it loud
Tuesday, November 23, 1999 | 11:23 a.m.
A coalition of mental health and medical professionals, religious leaders and educators has sent a booklet to the head of every school in America detailling that homosexuality is not a crime, that it's not an abberation and it's not unhealthy. Hell yeah, that's what I say. Of course, not everyone agrees: "Janet Parshall, chief spokeswoman for the conservative Family Research Council, also condemned the coalition's mailing. "If they're going to talk about 'the facts,' here's a fact: All the major religions of the world consider homosexuality wrong," she said. " Oh yeah? Last I checked most of them were preaching against hatred and intolerance as well. [NYT: registration required]