Author Archives: mbey

My food-frakking deputy Julia has been sending me interesting bicycle links of late. For instance, I know a guy who went to the bike activist convention in Copenhagen. He’s not in this documentary about the convention, but it’s an interesting … Continue reading →

Sprinkles! Another visitor to the porchlight. She’s as beautiful as a snow-leopard.

I haven’t blogged about all the little projects I engage in, because not all of them are successful. But I’ve decided to break the "Matthew Is So Awesome" narrative, and tell you about my failures. For the past year or … Continue reading →

A little while ago, I released the Helmut Finch mythos into the public domain. This was a response to the frequent call for more Helmut Finch stories that follow anyone hearing the Pseudopod performance of "Hometown Horrible." So the question … Continue reading →

It’s time once again to descend into the world of tube-meat. This installment of the Hotdog Round-up features four very interesting contenders, and none is more interesting than the Kobe Dog from StrEat. Streat, or strEAT, or strEat, is the … Continue reading →

We’re counting down to the next issue of Space Squid. This will be issue number 9, due out for Armadillocon in late August. As of this moment I have cut off the submissions that we will be considering for #9. … Continue reading →

And then the possum got scared and ran straight inside a bucket. I swear, possums are the Mr.Beans of the animal kingdom.

Another step on this blog’s sad descent into an animal photo forum. I stepped out of a party in Hyde Park to fetch some Dr.Pepper, and on the way back I ran into this boa. At least I think it … Continue reading →

This BBC link showed up on one of my Space Squid google alerts. This animal is called a sea devil. And here is its predator, the sea angel. Marine biology. Is any other science quite so Lovecraftian? Consider this quote: … Continue reading →

Every now and then I discover a stunning cultural difference between Texas and Wisconsin. For instance, there are a number of Texans who have never heard the song "Roll Out the Barrel" (aka the Beer Barrel Polka). I can’t imagine … Continue reading →