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‘Sometimes, the truth of a stereotype can make it all the more wonderful.’ (Via. And don’t stop there.)

Via.

DrawerGeeks.com: Twice a month, graphic artists reimagine popular icons. Behold the wizardry. MeFidelic.

PlanetDan’s Kick-assiest Xmas List is actually pretty kick-ass.

I heard one of this woman‘s songs week-before-last, immediately bought the album, listened to it during lunch at work the next day, and instantly went to a coworker’s desk to announce I’d found her new favorite thing. And now I give her to you. Her name is Shara Worden, but she goes by My Brightest Diamond.

Tomorrow night, she’ll be at 7th St. Entry, First Avenue‘s adorable little brother venue, but I cannot attend. This makes me sad. Support her when she comes to your town, that she may return to mine.

I can’t tell you what I find so incredible about it, but I spent about 45 minutes just staring at this Flash program yesterday, and I don’t regret a minute of it. Turn down your speakers before you visit.

Rabbit (giant MOV file) is a stunning animated short film by Run Wrake. (MeF.)

This American Life is podcasting.

Which has more substantive political coverage?

Would you believe neither? That’s what a telecommunications professor at Indiana U. found when she analyzed the content of The Daily Show and put it up next to a network newscast. (Card-ial.)

You’re familiar with the basic idea: mass culture is diminishing, and niche culture is ascendant. You probably know the reasons behind it:

a) It’s becoming much cheaper and easier to produce stuff (books, music, movies), so there’s a lot more of it.

b) That stuff is becoming much cheaper and easier to distribute, so you can get it no matter where you are.

c) Filters like search engines and recommendation engines are making it much easier to find the best stuff.

And you probably know what all this means for business: there’s now significant money to be made in offering products that appeal to the few instead of the many.

And many of you already know that these ideas underpin a phenomenon that has been dubbed “the Long Tail” by Wired editor Chris Anderson. You may even, like me and Anil Dash, have been a subscriber to Anderson’s blog on the topic.

Now there’s a book. So what haven’t you heard about the Long Tail?

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