According to Billy Corgan, the Smashing Pumpkins are breaking up: "There's nothing wrong inside the band [...] but the way the culture is and stuff, it's hard to keep trying to fight the good fight against the Britneys."

I first saw shots from the "All is full of love" video on the cover of URB magazine a while back. Very cool. (via Powazek)

Follow up on that New Yorker article I was reading over the weekend. Looks like folks are calling for an official investigation into General McCaffrey's actions during the Gulf War. Here's the army's reply. If you haven't read the article yet, do. Here's the full article online. (All of this goodness found at Cryptome)

It's been proven scientifically now that the "bible codes" are a crock. (via Larkfarm)

A former Boo.com employee describes some of the challenges they faced. (tks, Kazoo).

Zeldman's latest HTMHell article.

How to properly use archaic language in video games.

The origins of common phrases (via Eatonweb)