Saturday, September 10, 2005

The Guardian's "The Guide" Features the Compendium


Today I had a very nice surprise, and a damned good giggle. On opening The Guide, the magazine that comes with The Guardian on Saturday, I saw the Compendium staring straight out at me. Even better, Johnny Dee who wrote the review of the site, is actually quite complimentary!

"Who would have thought a site that contains scans and commentaries on 200 discarded shopping lists could be so addictive? ...Honestly, it's fascinating."

That is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You might want to take a look at the novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller. This is a science fiction novel of a religion based on a shopping list.

Scotty said...

Now that sounds like it's worth a read. Thansk for the heads-up!