A day of un-ness

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Not much excitement here a Casa de Ævil, unless you consider laundry a fun activity, but a few cool sites and books are worth noting.

• The absolute coolest election photography I've seen in ages, and certainly this year, is the Guardian's Documentography which is following 5 American families for the next week. It's brilliant.
• PDN mentioned Snapshot Magazine in the latest issue but....anyone know anything about this publication? The call for photos made it sound really quite interesting.
• The brand new Camerapedia looks like it has some promise to be useful and I'll probably add in a bunch of Leica info when I get to it. I can't think of any other site that would have so much information on cameras in one spot that would be useful for anyone shopping for a camera or wondering what camera is best for them.
• I could barely sit through both seasons of The Office so I'm wondering if The Office - The Christmas Specials will just make me start weeping uncontrollably for humanity. I'm a masochist, but somehow I adore this series in spite of the excrutiating pain of watching it straight through.
• If snopes took on the English language, they'd write something like Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends.
• Cook's Illustrated has two new books out that look terrific: Cover and Bake which is a book of casseroles and other baked dishes and The New Best Recipe, an updated/new version of the original which is beyond damn good.
• Creative Canine Photography as everyone should have a decent photo of their dog. I really regret not having a camera when HB was a puppy or getting an annual portrait since I think they would be a wonderful comfort to me now.
• The Dog Owner's Manual from Quirk Books, publishers of such fine books as Kung Fu for Girls and The Baby Owner's Manual. These books are a scream for nerds since they're written in the style of a technical software/hardware manual only for the baby or the pet.