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Spyder Todd 2008
13:02 / 17.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 17th, 2004


Now with twice the fiber!

Conversation:
Being an Internet Fuckwad on arrival at Barbelith
Did you succumb to Barbelith fuckwaddery when you first arrived and if so how long did it last?
The New Summer Workout Plan: Sign Up Now!
Get fit for the summer. Get PICS for the summer! Sign up here.

Policy & Help has had the Red-5 removed from it, for your protection.

Head Shop:
Books on iraq culture
Request for Resources on iraqi culture.

Laboratory:
Gene-splicing Proposed to Enforce Monogamy
Genetic tampering with vasopressin receptors may regulate patterns of promiscuity and monogamy. Keywords: fidelity, polyamory, gene-splicing, scientists playing god, free will.

Switchboard:
Control Room
A documentary about Al-Jazeera. Anyone seen it? Any thoughts?

Temple:
History of Magick
I am looking for a good web-site/pdf on the history of magick/occult. Can anyone help

Art, Fashion & Design now comes in cool blue raspberry flavor!

Books:
Jack Vance
Sci fi and Fantasy author

Comic Books:
Excalibur #2
Claremont (or Marvel editorial) reveal the truth about NXM.

Film, TV and Theatre is now available at your local supermarket!

Music:
The Death of Johnny Ramone
Poor Johnny Ramone is dying of cancer in L.A....

Creation! It’s New!

Gathering:
Meet the new Messiah - Tomorrow.
Beers tomorrow, The Blue Posts, June 18th.

That’s all. New Topic list every weekday, kiddies! (And whenever I feel like it on the weekend.)
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:04 / 17.06.04
So, this new version will get updated once a day, instead of adding a new thread to Conversation everyday (It was Our Lady's idea). What does everyone think?
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
13:15 / 17.06.04
*bing-bing-bong*

Will the camp plumber please report to the announcements hut immediately, to service the boiler.

*bing-bing-bong*

Didn't somebody mention maybe having one thread a week or month, updated daily? That seemed like a nice idea.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
13:16 / 17.06.04
Ah - thought so. Well, it's progress.
 
 
Our Lady Has Left the Building
20:03 / 17.06.04
"I'm Julian and this is my friend Sandy."

Well, you did ask for the camp plumber...
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
12:45 / 18.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 18th, 2004


Which funny animal shape are you?

Conversation:
Dick Cheney just said this to me...
...in a dream the other night.
Statement about the state of World Peace
No summary available
Which is more important: a RAM upgrade or a processor upgrade?
Processor Speed vs. RAM: what makes the computer go zoom?
I like Steve Irwin
That's right, I think the Crocodile Hunter is cool. And I don't care who knows.
DUCHESS OF THURINGIA UND WEISS-BADEN, COUNTESS OF THE FELCHWURST GAU
A Royal Wedding. A Dark And Malevolent SuperVillain. A Ravenhaired Bathorite. Pandas Cry. Small Crustaceans Shiver.
Bizarre experiences: my first flogging
reflections on quite a weird experience

Policy & Help is shaped like a starfish!
Head Shop is shaped like a pony!
Laboratory is shaped like a frog!

Switchboard:
Bush insists on Al-Qaeda link to Iraq
Bush insists on Al-Qaeda link to Iraq, despite a recent report suggesting otherwise.

Temple:
Pseudonomicon to be reprinted
file under Lovecraft, Cthulhu, Great Old Ones.
Madonnna chooses a new, Kabalic name
The artist now known as... magickally inspired.
EURO 2004/Servitors and empowerment
How to boost a Servitors power and whether it is okay to share his name and functions?

Art, Fashion & Design is a fluffy bunny!

Books:
The man without qualities
a place to talk about the austro-hungarian writer...

Comic Books:
Robert Kirkman and his Marvel titles
marvel=Kirkman+Bendis+couple of other writers
"Man from Room X" reprinted
The story that introduced Xorn is reprinted in Essential X-Men #114.

Film, TV and Theatre:
Stepford Second Wives
The Stepford Wives remake, and the mockery it is. Is there social commentary yet to be drawn from it?

Music is a blue kangaroo!
Creation is a griffin!

Gathering:
KallistiCon: A Discordian (un)Convention
Discodian Meet & Greet in the San Francisco area- not strictly Barbelithic, but I know some of us dig that Erisian gig.

So we come to the finish. If you like this game, play it with your friends! If not, then I hope you get run over with a steam roller. See ya!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
12:58 / 21.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 21st, 2004


This space for rent.

Conversation:
And on Kilroy tomorrow...
Robert Kilroy-Silk. Who needs him when your PC can do it all for you? (Well, other than actually inciting racial hatred, that is.)
Holy shit! I'm in Nepal!
Aiiiiiieeee! Shamanic insanity
What if Barbelith was a book...
Would the Yongle Dadian come in second?

Policy & Help is old stuff

Head Shop:
Won't Somebody Think Of The Children?
Does having kids make you more conservative?

Laboratory is still the same

Switchboard:
The rise of militant Islam
Where does militant Islam fit within the world community?
Scary bit of horror. What humanity can do to itself.
A horrifying child-porn murder of a little girl causes me to be very curious at our ability to do this to ourselves. Thread direction of investigating that 'why' at a deeper level. The Holly Jones murder by Michael Briere.
Greenpeace & activism...where do you draw the line?
When does the moral justification for activism no longer outweigh the fact that you're breaking the law?

Temple:
Any Solstice Plans tonight?
No summary available
"Pray the Vote"
Republicans are harnessing prayer power for the upcoming election. Whoever said magick and politics don't mix?

Art, Fashion & Design is all the old stuff

Books:
DFW's Oblivion
Oblivion, by David Foster Wallace, author of Inifinite Jest and other, shorter, books for young men who wish to be clever.

Comic Books:
Weird Find: Flex Mentallo on CD
Check it out! FM on CD.

Film, TV and Theatre:
Krypto: The Animated Series
Paul Dini's last DC animated project features that scruffy Superdog.
Undeclared coming on DVD
from the makers of Freaks & Geeks, and starring many of the same actors.
Possessed by "Possession"
andrzej zulawskis opus magnum: stress, density and horror
AMV's (Anime Music Videos)
Anime Music Videos, any faves?
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Overpaid, oversexed and overqueer?

Music:
The Cure - 'The Cure'
Current reviews rate this as The Cure's best album since 'Disintegration' - what do YOU think?

Creation is still good, even if no new threads have started recently.
And Gathering is old too.

Well, that’s your weekend update. Have fun, Lithers!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:20 / 22.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 22nd, 2004


And the last person to post there was…

Conversation:
Non Euro 2004 Football
A thread for discussing the vital issues surrounding football played by people who are either not European or not very good. And Wales, who are both European and good, and are legally European champions.
Anyone else being spamed via that old "TemporaryNexus" mailing list?
Getting spammed via those old mainling groups we where once a part of . . . more or less.
NOT being at work sucks (and no, I'm not being at all ironic)
Time off work. Irrational pissed-off-ness. Inability to be arsed to make a summary rhyme.
BEST EVER VOICES! (pics)
A thread to discuss who has the bestest voices ever, and why you love them so. Although if you choose any that aren't the ones I chose, you are quite literally very wrong.
HENMAN: So shit it hurts (from laughing too hard)
A thread about the loser-ish nature of "Britains only hope". Also for use as a Wimbeldon thread, should anyone care.

The last person to post in the Policy & Help section was Lord Morque!
The last person to post in the Head Shop was Tannce of disrespect! (aka Haus)
The last person to post in the Laboratory was Mr Spong!

Switchboard:
Gay marriage in California?
Give Arnie a ring / he might pay some attention / to phone polls, or not

Temple:
Numbers and god
advice needed, school project, books about: relation between number/mathematics and human religious experience.
One indirect all encompassing signal, or many direct ones?
on the fleeting nature of the goals that direct thaumaturgy would attempt to fulfill and their possible essential pointlessness in the great scheme of life...

Art, Fashion & Design:
The Fool does Threadless.com
T-shirt design on threadless.com, and a call for voting!!!

Books:
Creating a library
Creating a wee library for the local youth centre. Tips, ideas, advice?

The lat person to post in Comic Books was October Ghost!

Film, TV and Theatre:
Animal Passions
C4 doc about Zoophilia and Zoophiliacs. And their lovers. I know it's turning me on - how about you?

The last person to post in Music was Grey Area!

Creation:
The Fool does Threadless.com
T-shirt design on Threadless.com and a call to vote on me behalf.

Gathering:
Radical release in Stockholm
reality games, participatory arts, role-playing, interactivism, play and sex - all in one magazine

And the last person in God Morning, Barbelith! was Spyder!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:28 / 23.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 23rd, 2004


Favorite superheroes now.

Conversation:
Barbelith Summer Songwriting Festival
Let's have a competition to see who writes the best Barbesong! The winner receives a snog from yours truly (very desireable!), but I'm not sure how to do the judging. NO PICS PLEASE!
Late Nights with Grant Morrison
Counseling for my addiction to late night readings of Grant Morrison
I'm underqualified for my job, and now I need help.
I was made the server administrator in my office because there was no one else to do it, and now I have a problem.
Doom Comic
Who's a man and a half? I'm a man and a half! Berzerker packin' man and a half!

Policy & Help’s favorite is Moon Knight!
Head Shop’s favorites are Cloak and Dagger!

Laboratory:
The circulation of technology
How do you think technology "moves" from place to place? Can we predict this?

Switchboard’s favorite is Robin II (Jason Todd)!

Temple:
Wilson Teaching Online Courses
RAW himself will be teaching classes online starting July 23!

Art, Fashion & Design’s favorite is Fastback!

Books:
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams, and things written by or about the man.
Publishing work in the UK or the US
wondering if - just hypothetically - someone were looking for work in publishing in the UK or the US, where would be a good place to start?
Cheap Ballards
The middle class's sunlit future described by Jim GB in concert with evil Rupert Oz: buy the Times this week, get a copy of Super-Cannes for 99p, maybe only in WHSmiths though.

Comic Books:
Dark Horse Publishes Nexus Paperbacks
Mike Baron & Steve Rude's series reprinted, finally.
Dykes to Watch Out For
Alison Bechdel and queer comics.
Pavitr Prabhakar, Your Friendly Indian Spider-Man
Marvel does an Indian version of Spider-Man (India Indian, not American Indian).

Film, TV and Theatre’s favorite is Air Wave!
Music’s favorite is King!
Creation’s favorite is Namora!

Gathering:
Art and drinking thing in Brighton.
come and drink and experience art stuff and support Fraely whilst he makes a tit of himself for your pleasure.
Chicago Barbe-fest!
Let's set up a Barbe-meet while Solitaire Rose is in Chicago from July 16th through the 18th.
Ball, ball, ball, footie footie footie - plans for Q-Final Thursday?
England play Portugal. If we win this one, it's the semis. If we don't, it's time for CROYDON TO BURN ONCE AGAIN.

Spyder’s favorite is Gimmick Girl!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
12:58 / 24.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 24th, 2004


I’m tired, so no creative insights today..

Conversation:
Know any good counsellors in Edinburgh?
OK. I can't be the only fucked up depressed person in Barbelith. Surely some of you live/d in Edinburgh and know of a decent counsellor who you could recommend??
Bicycles!
Aren't they great? Not when they get FUCKING STOLEN.

Nothing new in Policy & Help
Same in Head Shop
And the Laboratory

Switchboard:
Silver Ring Thing hits UK
Abstinence, Christians, contraception, 'just say no', teenage pregnancy, sexaully transmitted diseases, snowball's chance in hell

Temple:
Seeing is believing?
What is it like to "see" a spirit/demon/monster/angel/alien whatever? Comments from anyone who has? satiate my curiosity, please?

All’s quiet at Art, Fashion & Design
Likewise in Books

Comic Books:
No hope for non-caped comics?
Faction Paradox isn't mainstream enough to survive. Has it always been this way for comics? Will it always?

No new things in Film, TV and Theatre

Music:
Catchy songs
Tell me about some.

Creation:
Rant
Open source rant?
Come Here And Receive A Free Orange
Johnny's board need human with Brainstem

And the same in Gathering as well.

That is all.
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:12 / 25.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 25th, 2004


New topics for all!

Conversation:
Privacy, internet and otherwise in the workplace.
I bet your boss knows you are online right now if you are at work. Mine no doubt does. Care to let him know where you might want to go on vacation? Want him to know your bank balance?
Anti-war Flash games
Anti-war Flash games.
Not angry? ill soon sort that
i cant belive this stuff is out there, i depresses me and pisses me of in equal amounts
Livejournal Replacement Thread [pics]
Livejournal is eating it today, and has been for the past few days. Please post any entries or comments you've been trying to post to Livejournal here instead.

Policy & Help is the same as always
Head Shop is holding down the fort.

Laboratory:
Super-strong Toddler
The news coverage reads like something out of the X-men. A mutant four-year-old is showing signs of superhuman strength, and can already perform feats beyond the abilities of normal adults.

Switchboard:
Sun Myung Moon Crowned Messiah By Senators.
Yes, the billionaire leader of the Unification Church (the Moonies) was crowned Messiah. In the United States Senate. By a senator.

Temple:
St Dunstan's in the East
A thread about St Dunstan's in the East and peoples experiences, knowledge of the place etc
PDF / Online Edition of Books on the topic of magick
Looking for Liber Null and Psychonaut, preferably as PDF.
The Eagle Tears.
mAGICK in Theory and Make things totally silly. how weak.
Spontaneous experiences
Magical, or mystical, experiences that require no conscious magical action.
Conscious Belief/Desire Versus Unconscious Belief/Desire
pros and cons of both

Art, Fashion & Design is much the same
Booksis all the same again

Comic Books:
Tharg's Head Revisited
Discussion of Creator rights protest published in 2000ad prog 500
Superman has arrived...in Berlin!
the man of steel has arrived!
Random Spiderman thing
So awesome!
New Adam Strange mini
From Andy Diggle and Pascal Ferry.

Film, TV and Theatre: All the Same

Music:
How does buying music make you feel?
A thread to discuss the emotional aspects of procuring music (as opposed to listening to it)
Barbelith vs The Wildhearts
Laughing is all that I can do, trying to keep from fallin through, Nothing Ever Changes...
NOISE
Have to put summary on here, or else kraut rock police get pissed. I guess... ONEIDA gone bad. or whatever.
The Icarus Line - Penance Soiree
Anyone else listening to this?

Creation is still the oldies.
Gathering is same as yesterday.

Have fun, kids!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:27 / 30.06.04
The New Topic Index!
June 30th, 2004


After a slight delay…

Conversation:
London outing
What to do in London for fun when time is short. Especially if you're kinky.
Anybody want a forum to talk shit about video games?
I have a videogames website. No content is up yet, but I have a forum. Seeing as we don't have anything here, I'd like to throw it open to the barbeloids.
Atkins Diet Warning
A warning about the Atkins Diet.
And here I go again, on my own
Jack Denfeld covers Whitesnake
Likely a silly and stupid idea but...
Hey there. I had this idea, but it's probably kind of silly. However, it's been nagging at me to put it out there, so here it is.
Non Euro 2004 Football
A thread for discussing the vital issues surrounding football played by people who are either not European or not very good. And Wales, who are both European and good, and are legally European champions.
The Library of Unwritten Books
They say everybody has a book inside them - skip the X-ray and prove it with this collaborative art-type installaproject tingy.
Wanted: floral advice
I know you'd like to thank your shit don't stank But lean a little bit closer, see Roses really smell like poo-oo-oo*. Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-oo. (*If you don't look after them properly.)
Loud noise makes my brain shut down
Okay, this is another "I have a problem" thread, but it's pissing me off, so please help if possible
How Was Your Date With Eminem?
This is thread where we talk about what happened on our dates with Eminem.

Policy & Help is still just the same.

Head Shop:
Peter Singer
Controversial Utilitarianist. Can ethics be solved with logic?
Civilized Aggression
Some would argue that violence is an inbuilt part of the human species. As such, is there a way to scratch the itch without shedding blood?

Laboratory:
Cloak of Invisibility +4!
I am the wind! I am the wind! Now you see me, now you don't! I can see you, but you can't see me! On Susumu Tachi and the science of the invisible.
Spinach Solar Cells?
New renewable energy research harnesses plants' ability to create solar power. This natural, biological energy could fuel a nanotech revolution.
Robbie Williams and mental health
If Robbie Williams cannot find a decent therapist, who can help us relative paupers?

Switchboard:
PETROL
Declining availability of oil contributes to political instability. Focus on USA/Arab conflict?
Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
Focus on the tactical/political details of the War on Terror
Iraq Power Transfer Ahead of Schedule
U.S. transfers sovereignty to interim government two days early
The End of the Soviet Union
Power to the people or a victory for capitalism.
Clearinghouse: Just the Facts.
Creating a database of political facts, including links to watchdog organizations, consumer advocacy groups, financial trackers and myth-breakers of every stripe.

Temple:
Stonehenge
Did you attend the 2004 Summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge? Your thoughts/feelings/opinions about the event?
Odd Assembledge Point Question
A question about a strange feeling I had which was possibly linked to the Toltec "Assembledge Point"... perhaps it's just nerves... perhaps something else... I really don't know...
Gnawa
gnawa.....
Banishing & addiction
In which my theory of addiction to ritual will be politely corrected.
Sales majiks
on pressing the buttons that make the world work (for profit) ethics, techniques, past experiences and opinionated condemnation (TBA)
Birthday Magick...
How DOES one deal with lingering identity crises, bad karma, demons, etc in order to have a proper fresh start?
RE-INCARNATION? Life after death
Do we turn to dust or exist in some form when we die?
Hands up... Anyone else here ever overbid on a occult book on eBay?
it's nothing to be ashamed of

Art, Fashion & Design:
Mr. Mkhize's Portait
The current exhibition at The Photographers Gallery. Discuss
The Things they Covetted (PICS).
A Barbe-Wish List. Those well-designed things that push your covet-buttons with their cunningly crafted promises of a better lifestyle with one simple purchase.
Stencil Graffiti
A thread about stencilled graffiti and its merits compared with traditional graffiti

Books:
Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom
My friend David recently had his first book published. I thought Barbelith might be interested in hearing about it...
Harry Potter Book Six
And the title is...

Comic Books:
Street Angel
Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca's Street Angel is so good, it will turn your shins to jam.
Cool as Hell Web Comic
A Softer World. Webcomic. Collage. Art.
Best Superman stories
What it says on the tin - what do you think are the best Superman stories ever told?
Eightball #23
The latest issue of the acclaimed comic book series by Daniel Clowes.
The key to enjoying comic book movies.
A soul-searching thread about movies based on comic books - do fanboys just care too much?
Invisibles reference
Invisibles reference

Film, TV and Theatre:
The Smoking Room
It could be June's Little Britain, the next big thing on BBC3
Aqua Teen Hunger Force!
My. Name. Is... A thread about everyone's favourite New Jersey based living fast-food mutant superteam from Adult Swim.
How we as fanboys can enjoy comic moves more. This is a rant!
Random thoughts from someone who just saw Spidey 2 at 3Am
Evangelion
Great series, underrated in most of the western world as just a giant robot anime.

Music:
New Ministry Album
No summary available
Skinny Puppy- The Greater Wrong of the Right
Skinny Puppy's new album, "The Greater Wrong of the Right". It's ace. Do you agree? Or are you DEAF???
Erkki kurenniemi
Erkki Kurenniemi, Finnish electronic music pioneer. You should really check him out.

Creation:
Bitchinforums.tk
My newly relaunched forums.

Gathering:
London mini-barbemeet on 11th July (the day of the Marillion gig yay!)
Meeting up in London in between Marillion gigs, come join me (us)for a pint if you please
BigGayOut thingy at Finsbury Park 3rd July
Anyone going to Finsbury Park this Saturday?

And that’s all. Enjoy the threads, comrades!
 
 
the cat's iao
03:09 / 01.07.04
You know, I miss the part where you sorta' made up your own interpretation of the thread instead of merely quoting the thread's abstract verbatim...
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
12:58 / 01.07.04
See, I'm wondering if I should just put up a thread in policy and ask for a commitee decision on how best to run thread. I mean, is it even getting that much exposure now that it's just one big thread and not a new one everyday? Should I keep the original abstracts or go back to making my own? People arn't commenting like they were on the smaller ones, so I don't really know. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

And on that note....
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:17 / 01.07.04
The New Topic Index!
July 1st, 2004


A trip to the zoo (or xoo, depending who you ask).

Conversation:
Likely a silly and stupid idea but...
Hey there. I had this idea, but it's probably kind of silly. However, it's been nagging at me to put it out there, so here it is.

From the wilds of Africa, Policy & Help is a ferocious carnivore with big smiley teeth!

Head Shop:
Are blowjobs really about power?
Q: What is the power dynamic between partners engaged in fellatio?

To your left, the Laboratory is a small marsupial that lives in colonies in Australia

Switchboard:
Go see The Corporation
A brief review of the documentary, The Corporation, and how it exposes the evil of the corporate megaliths trying to take over the planet for profit.
The Carol Coleman Inteview
Bush receives grilling by Coleman. What are your thoughts on his responses?

Temple:
Neuro-linguistic programming
NLP - do you use it? what do you think? smoke and mirrors or a valid contribution to therapy. and is this in the right place?

Art, Fashion & Design is a large reptile from Madagascar. It is a brilliant survivalist, able to change color to match its surroundings.

Books:
This summer, Hermione Granger will... KILL HARRY.
Slashfic Comic.

Comic Books:
Chevalier/e D'Eon BioGraphic Novel
Save me from self-publishing hell-- who might be interested in this weirdo project?
Swamp Thing #5
War in the sky between Dragon Tefe and Giant Swamp Thing... Vertigo has reached a new low.
The Avengers
Captain America and Pals

Film, TV and Theatre:
Blade Trinity
The third and final movie in the Blade series.
X3
Who is going to be the new villian in this movie and will the Hellfire Club help fund the Sentinel Program?

The Music uses its stripes to blend in with the long grass that surrounds it. There are actually four music in the pen, even though you probably only see the two. That’s how cool these cats are.

Creation:
Teach me how to draw or paint hair, or else.
I can't draw or paint hair. Please provide some effective methods and/or samples of drawing or painting hair.

And as you can see, Gathering is a large fish from the Atlantic.

This concludes our tour of the z(x)oo, Barbelith.
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
12:47 / 02.07.04
The New Topic Index!
July 2nd, 2004


Comic book cosmic powers time!

Conversation:
Maybe you need an emo boy? (PICS)
This is the thread where we discuss who needs an emo boy, and possible reasons why this might benefit them.
This Planet Earth (You'all may never speak to me again)
Um... I have no idea how to "summarize" this, perhaps: i saw a man on a stage, scream "put me back in my cage", i saw him hang by his tie, i saw enough to make me cry on planet earth will do.

Policy & Help is Eternity!!!!

Head Shop:
Help me Get my Head Around Multiple Metaphors
a is a metaphor for b, a is a metaphor for c, but b does not equal c? I'm confused...

Laboratory:
But You're Still Dead!
Extropians, Superhumans, life after death, the technological point of view.

Switchboard is Galactatus!!!!!

Temple:
Soulmates
Enlightenment and the Afterlife.
Essay in Truth
I think it is time to drop all the con games and tell the TRUTH! (Of course there is no Fame, Profit or Power in telling the Truth so it is rarely told. It's just simple honesty.

Art, Fashion & Design is Uatu!

Books is the Specter!!!!!

Comic Books is the Beyonder!!!!

Film, TV and Theatre:
NYPD 24/7 June 29th
transphobic comments by a New York cop? Whodathunk?

Music:
Your favourite mix tape of the moment - DON'T JUST POST THE LIST
A thread to describe your favourite mix tape of the mo, and why you like it so much. Don't you dare just post the list. Tell us about it!!!

Creation is all of the Oans!!!! All of ‘em!!!!!

Gathering:
"Bob" in Brighton 1-6 July
Church of the Subgenius annual Judgment Day bash, Brighton.
Psychic TV performance Saturday in New York City
Psychic TV performance Saturday in New York City
Kali in the UK for her birthday!!!! For real, mate!
UK - 'lithers!: Kali will be in the UK from 15th November for two weeks and is looking for places to crash.
ELECTRIC YETI!!! (slight return)
Behold Brightonian noise lovers! The Yeti returns!

That’s all. No new updates til Wednesday, I’m afraid (my computer is going into the shop. See everyone later!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:15 / 07.07.04
The New Topic Index!
July 7th, 2004


The triumphant return of the new topic index!!!

Conversation:
Marlon Brandone
Wild One went West
Livejournal - cross- posting from Blogger
A technical fix for Livejournal users who don't want to use livejournal.
Pride Parade People (PICS)
It's just SO unnecessary, isn't it? I mean, why do they have to shove it in people's cameras? Freaks...
Life an death
whats it like to die? of course we dont know, but what do we think or believe.
Teh Warriors of Teh Flame
Unsettlingly recognisable forum archetypes. Keywords: that is SO not me.
Tuesday Afternoon Flash
Anti-Bush flash game. Something to pass the time in a vaguely amusing way.
RFI: body contact dance
Request for information about a form of dancing done in pitch dark where dancers have to use their sense of touch to avoid hitting one another etc.
SO... is there going to be a prize for the 5000th member?
if Apple are giving out iPods to their Millionth downloaders, what should Barbelith give to it's 5000th new member? hmmm?
Things You're Fucking Chuffed You Bought (PICS) (or at least PIC)
Materialism, presented in a 'YAY!' stylee...
Social Experiment (with apologies to coldbacon)
In which an experiment is conducted, one which seeks to determine whether it is possible to resist hating a combative performance or being flattered by a sycophantic one. Is knowing that somebody is trying to flatter you/piss you off sufficient?
Friend in flat hunt panic
Edinburgh friend of 'lither is panicking about finding new flat to share.
Call me anything, just call me...
What do the board bunnies call members of their family? First 'Mater and Pater' wins a toffee apple.

Policy & Help:
Odd Conversation Topic
I wouldn't mention it if "Cherielabombe" wasn't the newest registered user... but there's a weird "Cherry Bomb" thread in the Conversation.

Head Shop is all old things

Laboratory:
A Stroke of Genius
A stroke results in a massive artistic output. What are your thoughts on the matter?

Switchboard:
Reasons for War
Interview with Karen Kwiatkowski, former Pentagon insider and US Air Force Lt Colonel, on the build up to, and reasons behind, the Iraq war.

Temple:
Merging Consciousness
A simple method for raising and manifestating the power within others, healing and merging consciousness to drop out of form with someone else.
The Identity of Self Through Personhood As Such
Being, identity, self, and other explored through the experiences of M/magic(k)al and/or Mystical perceptions and stimuli.
Mugwort
"The Queen of Dream Herbs" - Personal experiences? Informative resources?

Art, Fashion & Design is much the same.

Books is a bunch of old things.

Comic Books:
X-Statix 24 - X-Statix vs Avengers (Probable spoilers)
In which Peter Milligan scripts and Mike Allred and Nick Craine draw the ongoing adventures of X-Statix.
Spider-Man: What's good?
Help me salve my post-film Spidey jones.
Chuck Austen Leaves X-Men
Chuck has been chucked. Any sympathy from the 'lith?

Film, TV and Theatre:
Marlon Brando 1924-2004
Marlon Brando dies at 80.
Harrison Birtwhistle's "Io Passion"
Harrison Birtwhistle's new opera Io Passion.
The Recommendation Thread
Recommending films that other posters may like but not know about.

Music:
Copy protection sucks ass.
Copy protection. And how it sucks ass.
That Harlem cat, Ma$e is back! (give it a listen, it's catchy)
Mase is back. I wonder how his career will go?
Your favourite mix tape of the moment - DON'T JUST POST THE LIST
A thread to describe your favourite mix tape of the mo, and why you like it so much. Don't you dare just post the list. Tell us about it!!!
Psychedelia/folk/post-rock crossovers – imminent new genre explosion suspected?
What seems to be a quickly expanding new musical aesthetic/genre which hasn't been strictly defined yet, but could be about to break cover…
The Killers: Hot Fuss
It's like New Order meets Oasis/Pulp.

Creation:
Help me turn cheap Barbie knockoffs into creepy little masterworks. Or else.
Messing up Barbie and friends for fun and profit.
CLACK CLACK went the typewriter, and D.H. couldn't be happier.
Except he doesn't know how it works. Thread aimed at general typewriter question-answering, as well as glorifying in that epitome of the 20th-century writing tool, the typewriter.
Here's a script I did recently... Ego World Episode 1.
I've been working on a pitch based off this, so I thought I'd see what your thoughts on the script were. 12 Pages, Full Script.

Gathering:
Grant Morrison talk/signing
The Morrison makes a public appearance. I hope.
New York City - The Fifth Hope Conference this weekend
Lionheart mentions something about him talking at 2 panels during a con in New York City this weekend.

Hurrah! More fun tomorrow day!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
12:55 / 08.07.04
The New Topic Index!
July 8th, 2004


With new stuff and such!

Conversation:
So I have this photo ...
Advice needed: Post silly photo on blog? Or not?
Anyone in London got a spare room?
I have an electric quitar that I can't play (don't tell Mice), but I don't have any pets.
Things you wish your parents had given you
Material things you want to inherit or genetic traits that just didn't make the cut into your phenotype.
All Time Top Five Barbelith Posters
Some people contribute a lot more than I do to this forum. However, by starting this topic, I inch my way closer and closer to the top.
Throwing a sickie
"Yeah, I think there's a bug going around..."

Policy & Help is much the same.

Head Shop is nothing new.

Laboratory:
Doctors' sexual orientation
That Dr Kildare - he was one of THEM, y'know...

Switchboard:
1.8 Tons of Uranium removed from Iraqi Research Facility
The U.S. has found and removed a large quantity of "low-enriched" Uranium and other "highly radioactive" sources from an Iraqi Nuclear research facility. Are these WMD?

Templeis all the same.

Art, Fashion & Design:
Linen suits
Summertime, and the linen is creasy...

Books hasn’t changed much either.

Comic Books:
Heads Up - Morrison Popimage Interview 2004
PopImage is proud to present the following interview with creative arts luminary and architect of inventive sequential thought, Grant Morrison. With the grand stories of The Filth and New X-Men being collected and a whole slew of new and original series on the way we felt this would be the perfect time to once again delve inside the mind of one of our favourite writers and find out what's lurking there.
Grant Morrison @ Ottakar's Glasgow 8th July
Morrison July appearance

Film, TV and Theatre:
What the BLEEP do we know?
A new film about science, mysticism, shifting paradigms, spirituality and neurology.
The Long Firm
The TV adaptation of Jake Arnott's novel, starring Mark 'Our Friends in the North' Strong and Derek 'I Claudius' Jacobi.
Supernanny
You're a VERY NAUGHTY BOY. You'll stay right there on the Naughty Step until you put your clothes on.
How Clean Is Your House?
A spoonful of vinegar helps EVERYTHING go down. Apparently.
Batman Animated Series DVD Box Set
It's out, and it's pretty cool. Volume One has 28 episodes, plus some fun commentaries.

Music:
Miss Kittin: I Com
"Um... Excuse me... Would you mind to... pump?" Discuss the first album as a solo artist by Miss Kittin, and her other appearances.
Radio 2 - suits you?
Do you listen to Radio 2? I'm finding it to be a treasure trove of shiny delights...

Creation is old stuff today.

Gathering:
Something Tasteful
Something with Brocaded Standards. Something involving Alcohol. Something memorable. Possibly.
Damp Assassins
Play an interactive real-world MMS game... it's really just a reason to play with super soakers.

That’s all. See you tomorrow!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
12:55 / 09.07.04
The New Topic Index!
July 9th, 2004


Now with pants!

Conversation:
Cambridge - information/opinions?
Will possibly find myself living in the UK in a year or 3 and need some info
The Mac Proselytization Thread
Because computers should be pretty and full of butterflies (only they are hardcore UNIX butterflies that shoot lasers out of their little bitty butterfly eyes).
Dual Boot
What linux distro should I use?
Is Barbelith being kicked apart with boots?
I am as surprised as you are to discover that Barbelith is so important to the stream of culture, and that I am so important to the stream of Barbelith, that I have been targeted by character assassins.

Policy & Help:
How do you change the Topic Summary?
Moderator Task: How to change an existing Topic Summary

Head Shop is wearing corduroys!

Laboratory is wearing khakis!

Switchboard is wearing slacks!

Temple is wearing jeans!

Art, Fashion & Design is wearing… some very expensive pants!

Books is wearing cut offs!

Comic Books:
The Milkman Murders
Title of the year - thoughts on the new Casey and Parkhouse Dark Horse Mini

Film, TV and Theatre:
Fantastic Four Movie Casting
Marvel's Fantastic Family comes to the big screen, finally - will it be cosmic or crappy?

Music is wearing shorts!

Creation:
Looking for a drummer in London
Containing a Batsignal to the percussive amongst you to join a team of musical superheroes.

Gathering is wearing a kilt! Psyche!

I’m wearing khakis at the moment, in case you asked.
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:11 / 12.07.04
The New Topic Index!
July 12th, 2004


More fun than before!

Conversation:
Cancerians
In which we walk sideways and scuttle about, eventually ending up being salivated over, boiled alive, and stuffed cruelly into the Gaping Maw of some Fat, Sweaty Corporate Fuck. Happy Birthday.
Hedgehog Cam...
Pretty self-explanatory. See these little guys get down when the moon is up. Thought of you Haus.
101 Things to do with your Barbelith
A listing including but not limited to things which can, may, or should be done with your Barbelith, whether real or imaginary.
8, 11, 22, 29, 37, 43
A bizarre collective unconscious UK National Lottery experiment from the deranged mind of electricinca.
Hello Barbelith, I'm Mike Robot, I wanna tell you what I've been doing.
mike robot updates barbelith on his going ons and whatnot the last few days
Pick some famous people you think are going to die soon. Whoever gets the most right wins
Celebrity death bingo. basically.
Help Grey Area save his tendons...
...tell him where he can purchase wrist splints.
Need party co-host in, oh, three hours.
Failing that, I need to vent over my abject unpreparedness for said party.
Scotland the unfriendly, overpriced and inconvienient.
Ugly plastic dolls in tartan and "Braveheart" swords. Tourism in Scotland is a major industry, yet we seem to suck at it. Share your stories of midges, unfriendly locals, beautiful scenery and suggestions of what can be done to address the negative image many tourists leave with.
Depression: How to deal.
Deeply unhappy and needing advice.
Is Opportunity Knocking?
If a Bush/Cheney election campaign coordinator was staying in your house, what would you do?
Bonfires
It's the 12th. In 'Norn Iron', this means bonfires.
Weird Googlings
Google's occasional moments of fascinating parallelism
MUDPOCALYPSE!
Been to a music festival? Lost your tent in a mudslide? Fallen in the Actual River of Human Piss? Freaked out in the dance tent after a fistful of rat poison and brickdust? Seen The Levellers? Share your Festival Hell stories here...
Barbelith East Coast : Assemble!
east coast barbelith unite and fight for your right to ignit a vampire's bite while in flight unless you fight with a tree eating kite

Policy & Help is good times for all.

Head Shop:
EVIL
Yes, it's that hoary old nugget. What is evil?

Laboratory:
Science I Want
What kinds of things are scientists doing that they should do more of? What kind of science delights you?

Switchboard:
Now MI6 Say There Was no Evidence of WMD Programs in Iraq
Butler Report, intelligence agencies, MI6, JIC, Iraq, WMD, Blair, War Against Terror, lies

Temple:
Franz bardon
forget franz ferdinand, what about franz bardon, "the greatest adept of the 21st century"? too square for yr chaotic asses, or a neglected genius bringing magick to the masses? particularly "initiation into hermetics"...

Art, Fashion & Design is a crazy place for stuff!

Books:
Return Journey to Swansea.
Dylan Thomas' early radio broadcast about his childhood home.
Books on Edinburgh
call for assistance on good Edinbugh books.

Comic Books:
Spider-Man and Farenheit 9/11
They kind of work together...here is one persons view on why...
City of Silence
Ellis. Ellisedness. Strange. Strangeness. Kisses. Kissedness. Killing. Killingness. Beards. Beardiness.
The Filth Revisited
An assessment of the storytelling of the Filth, issue by issue.
Mr Rushkoff?
A thread about the comic work of Doug Rushkoff'

Film, TV and Theatre:
Farscape
Farscape: The Peacekeeper War. Am I the only one who had not heard of this?
Irreversible
The film by Gaspar Noe, specifically, the line between art and excess.
My mate is interviewing Avi Arad. Any questions?
Fishing for good questions.
Spider-Man 2 and Farenheit 9/11
They kind of work together, oddly enough.
Alien3 actually quite good?
Alien3 special edition does what it's supposed to do and adds to the original - what do you think?
Covert or subtle homophobia on TV
Has TV moved on or is it still full of crude homosexual stereotypes.
One degree of Kevin Bacon game
Because I can't be arsed thinking of six actors. Let's play!

Music:
Has Mr Bowie's spaceship crashed?
On its front page today The Sun newspaper states that David Bowie has had a heart attack? Huh?

Creation has fun, great old stuff!

Gathering:
Mid-Week (ish) Drinks at The Plough 20th July 2004
Our Lady will be blowing a thousand quid on graphic novels at Gosh! in London and, if last time was anything to go by, will need drinks to calm down with after...
Mark Thomas at the Tricycle Theatre, Wednesday 14th July
Short plump agit-com, hassling secretaries, arms dealers and Coca-Cola.
Does anyone fancy Duckie this Saturday (10/7/04)?
Rubber Duckie joy of joys When I squeeze you, you make noise Rubber Duckie you're my very best friend it's true.
Come to my party
Well, it's a gig but we can make it a party...Thursday the 15th July

More fun tomorrow, kiddies!
 
 
Spyder Todd 2008
13:03 / 13.07.04
The New Topic Index!
July 13th, 2004


Complete with elephants!

Conversation:
CAREER SWITCH DAYDREAM NATION
To work perchance to dream of other ways to work or not to work (even better). When you're growling into your coffee, what course of action do you imagine taking?
WOAH!!! SYNCHRONICITY!!!!
I can bet that you won't even believe me, and i'm freaked right out here, seriously.

Policy & Help has no new stuff.
Head Shop is all old stuff.
Laboratory is all about the crazy science things.

Switchboard:
Philippine government acquieses to kidnappers' demands
Knuckling under to criminal demands - isn't this going to make things a whole lot worse for everybody?

Temple:
Stonehenge
Did you attend the 2004 Summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge? Your thoughts/feelings/opinions about the event?
River spirits
water spirits and elementals.
A quote
From the new GM interview. Does this man never stop???

Art, Fashion & Design has fun old things that you might find in your attic.

Books:
Book Club: The Aeneid
How inconsiderate of Virgil, to write an epic with a title for which there are no decent rhymes in English. This thread is to discuss holding a joint reading of the Aeneid. Here we discuss the brave Aeneas, Who's dutifully known as pius. An inspiration to Anchises, But somewhat floppy faced with crises. As we observe his lusts and manias, You might feel sorry for Ascanius. Though little won't the brave boy dare, He'll soon be taken into care.

Comic Books:
New York Times covers comics
NYT on the rising profile of quality comics.
Collector Amasses Complete DC Collection
Yes you read that right a collector amasses a collection of every comic ever published by DC.
Alternative Comics in need of help
Spreading the news of Alternative Comics financial problems and what can be done to help them...
We3 #2
What a gorgeous cover!

Film, TV and Theatre:
The Ten Commandments
A biblical epic starring Moses and God

Music:
Agf/Delay
The group Agf/dlay
Earplugs?
Earplugs early in life or hearing aid later in life? (Or rock'n'roll suicide at 27?)

Creation:
Open source rant MK2
A NUN inspired rant/story thing...

Gathering has lots of crazy old things!

Tomorrow, look for a new, retooled version, based on audience participation!
 
  
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