In case you didn't know, that right there is Mr. Usagi Yojimbo. Only in paper format. I just finished up making him, based on a template from Cubecraft. For some strange reason I felt like doing something arts and crafty after a particularly crappy day at work (every day of work is crappy when it's move-in week at a major university).

Anyway, it turns out there is a whole paper toy culture out there on the interwebs. Then again, what culture isn't represented on the internets?

And I'm glad that there are a lot more to make because I found this strangely calming, satisfying and inspiring considering all I was doing was cutting and folding paper. So I'll post up more pics as I make more of these guys. Here is the next papertoy I'm going to tackle when I'm feeling like I need a pick me up.

Where's My Money?

On August 7, Fabio filled in for Gilles Peterson on Radio 1's Worldwide show. Those of you in the know understand that Gilles may have the biggest shoes on earth to fill when it comes to quality and innovative radio shows (especially now that John Peel has been gone a few years, RIP).

Worldwide is an institution for the obscure gem and Gilles is king of digging up those gems. But Fabio did an excellent job. So much so that I've been listening to a recording of the show pretty much on repeat this week.

I had a semi-difficult time finding a link to a recording of the show that would stay live. A lot of the links would die quickly, or not work at all. So I made my own. Feel free to download it and share it as much as you want since it's on zShare.

Fabio - Worldwide (2008.08.07) (zShare)

The show is full of old classics and new heaters. One heater that particularly stood out is this ace remix from dubstep kingpin, Caspa. The original by TC had some strength to it, but this remix is some next level thump. So peep the entire show, but feel free to hit repeat on this video as many times as needed. I'm at about 200 replays by now. This is from a radio rip, with vinyl due out in September.

TC - Where's My Money (Caspa Remix)