a public service announcement regarding making your own prize-winning political ad

I got the word only because DJ Spooky (whose book I once reviewed for mythicjourneys.org) has me on his e-mail list, but anybody who wants to have a go at editing down my Obama commercial to 26 seconds (I found I could make it work by tightening up the announcer's longwinded rhetoric and omitting the words of the candidate, but it's really more of a 45- or 60-second spot) should feel free to submit their own version between March 27 and April Fool's Day (bad choice of deadline) for jurying by DJ Spooky, Moby, Naomi Wolf, and more other well-known people than you want to read about.

Or, better, ditch my dubious script and make your own. (So far, McCain and Clinton have not had people organizing unsolicited 30-second-message competitions for their benefit, but if they do, I of course will pass along the info in the spirit of nonpartisan cooperation.):

http://www.obamain30seconds.org/

another public service announcement for quite another audience

He Who Does Not Wish His Real Name to be Used in Blog Posts has another 500 books up on eBay, mostly art deco and art nouveau from countries you usually do not associate with the movements, but that Oswald Croll book that caused him so much grief is still there for $2500, the only item of its type in the listing:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsassZtravisQ2dhillQ2deuropaQQsbrsrtZd