This is the first post about Online Highlights, which is simply a convenient way for me to share things I find awesome in some way. Click here to view other posts like this.
Cthulhu and Christ – A highly interesting comparison between the Cthulhu mythos as created by H.P. Lovecraft and Christianity.
The Call of Cthubuntu – An article about computing and Lovecraft, highly entertaining.
Spiders on Drugs – Pictures of spiderwebs spun under the influence of various drugs.
VNV Nation – Illusion – An unofficial video accompanying VNV Nation’s “Illusion”, nice both to listen to and watch.
Raphael Lacoste – I don’t fancy this artist’s motive, but some pictures are really, really good.
Gymnastic Bodies – A repository and web forum concerning gymnastics and associated body-weight exercises; very nice indeed.
One hand handstand demo – One of the best one-handed handstand demonstrations I’ve seen (it changes about halfway, so if you’re not interested in the beginning, please skip it rather than missing the other half).
More handbalancing – Another one-handed handstand show, this time from Golden Circus.
How to construct your own workout routine – an in-depth article about creating work-out routines, highly interesting.
Neural mechanisms are the most important determinants of strength adaptations – An interesting article about neurology and strength gains when exercising, fairly academic.
CrossFit Exercises – A long list of various kinds of exercises, pretty useful if you want to know what a certain execrise looks like.
Surreal Art Update – Some surreal art from Dark Roasted Blend, some of it extremely inspiring.
Dark Roasted Blend – Just in case you’ve missed it, this is one of the best picture blogs out there, and I visit it frequently
The Natural History of Unicorns – A review in the January 29th edition of the Economist of Christopher Laver’s book “The Natural History of Unicorns”, not only a nice review, but also an interesting book.
Base jumping more crazy than usual – I have seen base jumping before, but this was by far the most freaked out so far, a must-see!
