An artist can appreciate descriptive words and if you’re a logophile (person who loves words, not the LOGO channel) you’ll be interested in Wordie. Wordie is “like Flickr, but without the photos,” according to the site. You can make lists of your favourite words, look up words and comment on their meanings when you sign up. At least you’ll learn something new with such descriptors as jacqueminot  and redonkulous  You can also subscribe to their RSS feed Errata.

The folks at ZAC Browser have developed a web browser just for kids with autism spectrum disorders. Called ZAC Browser (after the developers’ grandson who has autism and PDD), the child-focused browser features tons of interactive games, stories, videos, music and more in bright friendly colours. They also offer a general free child web browser for different ages with free webtv, photo editor and word processor and chat option for 13+

Stumbled across this on youtube (my favourite weekend activity when I’m done w/everything else)- Domino Faerietales.  Check this out- this guy has cleverly told the story of Snow White in dominoes. Things to look for- the hunter’s knife and a face in the apple.

And this domino rally that reminds us of a walkabout:

So you want to be a rock star but your distribution consists of blaring a demo tape to your dog and neighbours upstairs. Here’s where TuneCore comes in- upload a single for $0.99 per track / $0.99 per album per store or just upload a single for a flat $9.99 to include all stores and storage for 1 year.  That’s pretty sweet considering success often lies in distribution (location, location, location!) and with TuneCore you’ll have your music available to purchase on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and others and you keep the royalties and rights. TuneCore is also beginning to take movie/film submissions.

One of 13 children, amazing collage artist Mark Wagner makes stunning works of art out of US dollar bills (amongst other materials). See his collection on Smokeinmydreams, some images may be NSFW.

Superheros can get as cool as they want to be but they’ll always wear tights for some reason.  The blog’s name escapes us at the moment (sorry!!) but in Brooklyn’s Park Slope there’s a store called Brooklyn Superhero Supply. Well, let’s be clear- it’s a storefront for a creative nonprofit for kids ages 6-18 called 826NYC. 826NYC offers free programs for kids after school, writing and publishing help for students and english help amongst many other awesome things. You can take a look at some of the kids’ work in the writing gallery- we particularly liked the entry from the Encyclopedia of Imaginary Disorders and Oddities.

While at PodCamp Pittsburgh 3 we ran into Alex Landefeld of the HouseForlorn blog. The Landefelds bought a new house and have not sold the old one yet so their house creatively ‘blogs’ about its experiences without its family. His wife also runs the site YeOldBasketCase, a site and blog about the baskets, beads, and wheat shapes she makes. We particularly like the wheat stars; if you’re familiar with this craft you’ll want to check her out- you can order by emailing through the site.