MetaFilter posts tagged with penguin

Penguins and more penguins.

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:42:53 -0800

Like penguins? Hey, who doesn't, right? So, head over to PenguinScience for all your penguin needs. Recommended: their "Webisode" documentary on Blondie, the rare "blonde" penguin, which also features footage of another thoroughly adorable genetic mutation: an all black penguin. Thanks to fourcheesemac, as I found PenguinScience in the links section of the Polar bloggers site from his recent FPP.

Now, thanks to the internet, we know this is not true

whir — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:28:56 -0800

A Million Penguins, the wiki novel mentioned previously on MeFi, is complete, and a research paper about it has been released. The analysis is largely concerned with cataloging types of user behavior on the site, although they also throw in some flash about Bakhtin for a page or two. via

Storytelling with Google Maps

brain_drain — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:34:53 -0800

The 21 Steps is a spy thriller short story that is told using Google Maps. [via mefi projects]

They send you a book, you review it.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:58:13 -0800

Blog a Penguin Classic.

Wikinovel

nospecialfx — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:09:35 -0800

After an abysmal, embarrasing attempt at collaborative fiction by Penguin Books, a new site takes a stab at the Wikinovel, this time, it appears, with a little better organization and planning. Though, still no users.

Wanna be a writer?

goo — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:07:52 -0800

"A Million Penguins is an experiment in creative writing and community. Anyone can join in. Anyone can write. Anyone can edit. Let’s see if the crowds are not only wise, but creative. Or will too many cooks spoil the broth?"

La Marche de l'empereur

econous — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:07:46 -0800

Brief advertisement for France's Canal Plus: 00:01:07 secs.

Penguin Book Cover Design

jonson — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:08:11 -0800

Penguin Books is an all too brief Flickr Photoset of Penguin Book cover designs from decades past. For those interested, this book is highly recommended.

K-O!

rossination — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:23:11 -0800

Ever Wonder? "[H]oping to push existing boundaries, this paper will put the accumulated knowledge of two animals to the ultimate test, in an attempt to answer the age-old question of who would win in a fight between a penguin and a lemur. Courtesy of MeFi's own Milkman Dan.

Under the covers

greycap — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:18:10 -0800

Germano Facetti - who died recently - was art director at Penguin Books during the 1960s. He was responsible for some of the most striking book cover designs of the period. More here.