163 - Lampreia

1. Sussex Downs Jose Lampreia is a multi-media artist living in Lisbon, Portugal

2. Absence Jose uses some alternative processes and digital trickery to create his painterly photographs.

3. Diesel Many of his photos remind me of the work of Dave McKean, showing reality through a decaying lens.

4. From Dream to Reality Others blend the real with the unreal and have a fantastical, hopeful quality.

5. Making an Arrest Although his shop is filled mostly with photography, Jose is a painter as well. Visit Mr. Lampreia's website to see some of his earlier painted work.

162 - John Clark

1. I Had A Small Mean Mind John Clark is an artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2. Have the Courage to Confess John uses the pages of vintage mystery novels to create his film noir inspired portraits.

3. She Did Not Feel Any Desperate Desire He chooses a key phrase from each page for the titles of the portraits.

4. You May Find You Want Me The items in his etsy shop seem to move pretty fast. So if you see a piece that you really like, you'd better jump on it right away.

5. Smiling All the While So basically he defaces books.

161 - Thistle Town

1. Dieter Loves Biking Nestled in the forests of Vancouver Island in Canada, if you just where to look, you'll find the tiny village of Thistle Town.

2. Tomas Loves Pizza Claire stumbled upon the town one day and liked it so much that she decided to set up a studio there.

3. Freddy Loves Choppers Thistle Town Studio produces lovingly handcrafted stuffed representations of the residents of the town. From bears and bunnies to goats and pigs. Even a few elephants here and there.

4. Sherry Loves Autumn Each Thistle Town plush toy comes with a unique name and personality profile. Some even wear outfits make from vintage fabric.

5. Craig Loves Ozzy Osbourne These little guys seem to get adopted pretty quickly so keep updated on Claire's work by visiting her online journal.

160 - Matty

1. Cheetah Style Matt Cipov is an artist and atheist from the Milwaukee area.

2. 3-Legged Fox His graphic work mixes animal and human forms with bright colors in a hyper-realistic/exaggerated style.

3. Red Hand Matt's Etsy shop has a lot of things available. From original art and prints to inexpensive buttons and postcard sets.

4. Friend Stop Take a look at Matt's website, where you can see a lot more of his artwork and even download some free bonuses like desktops and printable party masks.

5. Pink T-Rex Not only is Matt a graphic artist, he also plays keyboards, melodica and vibraphone in The Silence. Check it out.

159 - with Links!

1. From Russia With Love A 58 minute BBC documentary about the history of the invention of the timeless video game classic, Tetris, and it's creator, Alexey Pajitnov.

2. Honor Among Thieves Thief tips off police after finding child porn during break-in.

3. Decapitation Pony comes unassembled in box with head detached.

4. Fast Food Flow Another in a series of drive-thru musicians.

5. Tank Off-road, assault wheel chair.

158 - Pseudoscience

1. Chi Power! National Geographic gives George Dillman the chance to explain about his Chi Energy and then shows how it only works on those gullible enough to believe it is real. A tiny little woman does the same thing.

2. Fighting Pseudoscience The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science is doing everything it can to get people thinking rationally about unreasonable and faith-based beliefs.

3. Recycling Is Garbage A ten year old article explaining why popular ideas about recycling aren't necessarily true. I think some of the ideas in it have been refuted successfully over the years, but there is a lot to think about.

4. Psychic Drawing I don't know if this is a comedy sketch, or a "real" psychic.

5. Dr. Dino Going Down Creation "Scientist," Kent Hovind, a renowned dumbass finally sentenced for his unlawful business practices and labeled a "danger to the community."

157 - Some Science

1. Animals In The Womb Magic cameras steal the souls of baby animals before they are even born.

2. My Science Project 17 year old builds a nuclear fusion machine in his parent's basement.

3. No Sleep Till Brooklyn I'm not sure how reputable NewScientist.com is. This story seems kind of bogus to me.

4. 100% Unknown In addition to Nazi paraphernalia, Wal-Mart now sells mysterious fabric.

5. How Can Anyone Be So Stupid Seriously. Cats do not have puppies.

156 - with Links!

1. No Pilgrims The truth about Thanksgiving.

2. $1200 Shipping Genius mixes up the "Starting Bid" field with the "Buy It Now" field and ends up standing in line for a week to sell his PS3 for ninety-nine cents.

3. What About That Forest Ship from Silent Running? The Top 10 Movie Spaceships

4. No-Knead Bread I'm working on making this simple bread today. I'll let you know how it comes out. The recipe is here if you don't want to try getting it from the video.

5. A Bee in Her Bonnet And by "bonnet" I mean underwear.

155 - with Links!

1. Robert Altman: Dead A sad time in film history. One of my favorite directors, Robert Altman, died last night at the age of 81. Take some time and look over his impressive career. At least one movie a year since 1970. Have a retrospective.

2. World's Fattest Cat Something to lighten the mood.

3. Indie Finds MissMalaprop.com searches out independent crafters and retailers. She believes in "supporting small business, independent designers & artists, and people & organizations who are working to make the world a better place." She also has really, really great taste.

4. Apocalypse Now NASA is looking for a Bruce Willis-type to practice blowing up asteroids in preparation for the planet killer headed our way in 2036.

5. Resonance The physics of soundwaves is some complicated business.

154 - M. Lee

1. Cat Tails Marissa Lee is a fine art printmaker living and working in Boston.

2. Reaching Out Her original works often blend non-representational expressionism with abstractions of natural subjects.

3. Fall She uses traditional woodcutting techniques to create her distinctly non-traditional multi-layered prints.

4. Springtime Willow Although all of M. Lee's prints are exceptionally affordable, she also offers smaller original works, as well as jewelry and other accessories, for those on a limited budget.

5. Birds in the Spring Check out her etsy shop to browse, as well as her gallery website and flickr account to learn more about her techniques.