Who's the Copycat Artist NOW?

Daria has gotten in touch with her inner artist in honor of the anniversary of Andy Warhol's birth on this day in 1928. Jane, meanwhile, has gotten in touch with her inner art subject and is probably silently critiquing Daria's technique.

If Trent ever got that job as a farmer paid not to grow crops, then let's wish him a happy Farmworker Appreciation Day! On second thought, we'd better not. It would be a shame to wake him up.

Happy birthday to the World Wide Web, which got its start on this day in 1991! I hope Jake gets the opportunity to log onto the world wide weberverse and check on the panda-cam.

Fandom News!

• R.I.P., Loni Anderson.

Forget Fame; Daria Wants Her Fifteen Minutes of Obscurity

Daria's trying her hand at some pop art in honor of Andy Warhol's birth on this day in 1928, and I think Jane would approve. I don't think the Fashion Club would approve, though. I mean, look at that hair! And the oufit! Ewwwwwww!!

Today is also National Root Beer Float Day, so join Jake in trading in that root beer in a frosty cold can for a root beer in a frosty cold mug with ice cream!

Fanfic Update!

• Backseat for No One, by Backseat for No One (part 11): "That Sunday in the late afternoon after watching Brittany tightly hug her sister Daria reproduced on her bed the supine posture she had assumed on top of a park bench."

Daria's Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Daria's wishing a happy birthday to the late artist Andy Warhol, who was born on this day in 1928. Jane's probably jealous that she's only featured in the alter ego as the artwork rather than the artist, but she can share the spotlight. She's probably used to that by now, anyway.

Today is also National Root Beer Float Day, so help yourself to a scoop of ice cream and a root beer...in a frosty cold can!

Fandom News!

• ST91 has a quick question about Mack and Jodie.


• Discuss the two mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.


• Rémi posted a new Iron Chef: Internet Friends.

Daria's Going for Her Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Daria's stepping on Jane's turf today for Andy Warhol's birthday, but at least Jane gets a cameo role. Daria's looking less than impressed by her homage to the pop artist, although perhaps she's just starting to understand Jane's distaste for painting copies.

Today is also National Root Beer Float Day, so feel free to treat yourself to some ice cream and a nice root beer...from a frosty cold can. Go on; I won't tell Helen.

Fandom News!

• Post your thoughts on the death of actor Robert Hardy.


• Martin Shkreli has been found guilty of fraud. What do you think?


• Vote in the Deadliest Warrior polls: Janet Barch vs. Femme Fatale, The Battle of The Ty Cobbs, and Lara Croft Vs Peebee.


• Roentgen posted a new Iron Chef in Creative Writing: Daria Porn Episode Titles.

Pop Art Beats Pop Music, Anyway

Happy birthday to the late Andy Warhol, who was born on this day in 1928. Jane is kindly allowing Daria to portray the artist here, perhaps as some kind of post-modern experiment involving artist vs. subject. Or not.

Today is also National Root Beer Float Day, so now Jake can switch out his root beer in a frosty cold can for a frosty cold mug topped with ice cream.

Fanfic Update!

• Bitchy Barch (IC: Rock Over Lawndale), by SinisterExaggerator (COMPLETE!): "I saw Ms. Barch grade some papers at her desk, She was giving all the boys "F"s and passing all the girls, She probably didn't get enough love as a child, She was being a total bitch."


• Daria/Dorian Ch.16: Sugar High, by LadieTAG (COMPLETE!): "After the meeting, Dorian called his mom about what Ms. Li had tried to do. Helen decided to look at the contract between Ultra Cola and Lawndale High over the weekend."


• Dominick Morgendorffer, by macross (parts 1 - 5): "Quinn looked across her father out his window as a black 1973 BMW R75/5 pulled in alongside them.The rider wore a black studded leather jacket, Black faded jeans, calf high black motorcycle boots with straps and buckles on them." (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5)


• Dylan, by J-D (part 24b): "'Okay, Dylan', said Kris, 'what's the matter with you? Your weird friend turns out not to be too weird to get on the track team, that should be a good thing.'"


• Freewheelin', by peetz5050 (part 19): "Quinn trotted off toward home with unfashionable haste. She wouldn't admit it to anyone but she was really looking forward to dinner tonight. Daria was bringing home a boy!"


• The Great And The Good, by ognawk (part 1): "Tom Sloane pulled his rusty old Pinto into the garage of his family's home. He sighed as he sat in the car for a moment. I'm so tired of this, he thought as he finally got out of the car and made his way into the house."


• My Dad the Director XXX (Iron Chef: My Dad, the director), by macross (part 3): "Daria left giving the snobbish Grove Hill students one last cutting barb before going to find Jodie and congratulate her finally telling someone shove it."


• Name Pending (It has been ten years since "all natural behavior" so...), by BF110C4 (part 1): "'What you do think of the newest supplicant to Raft U. Triple Cross Club Mary?'"


• A New Direction (Iron Chef: My Dad, the director), by peetz5050 (part 3): "'Ready to go Jam?' She asked as a maid handed her a new bookbag. He nodded back and opened the door of the black Mercedes minibus with the dark tinted windows that was Daria's preferred vehicle. 'Let's roll.'"


• Out of Place, by PrecambrianStudios (part 1): "Inside a boarding house at the end of Dega Street, a man with a slight mustache on his lip picked up the phone. 'Hello?' 'They're here.' The mustachioed man swallowed. 'Just remember, don't do anything stupid. Same goes for everyone else, make sure to tell them too.'"


• Quinn Snaps at Tiffany (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Why, oh God WHY?!), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'You know what Tiffany?' Quinn snapped at her fellow Fashion Drone, 'You're right. You are fat. You are a fat little moo cow! Oh, who am I kidding?! You are a HUGE fat moo cow.'"


• Rise of the Atoner, by macross (part 9): "On the morning of this previous Sunday, the Lawndale Maryland, Police department were alerted to a grizzly scene in the town's High Hills Grove Cemetery."


• Scarlett the Dark Tooth Fairy, by Aloysius (COMPLETE!): "And so, Scarlett began her night of delivering gold coins to different people, all over Lawndale. She not only gave coins to many of her fellow students at Lawndale High School, she also gave coins to many different adults as well."


• Sweet Dreams, by RLobinske (part 2): "Carrying a shared laptop computer while Michael brought their carryon luggage, Daria searched through the crowd at Dulles International Airport until she saw her father's graying temples. 'There they are,' she said."


• Testing (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Why, oh God WHY?!), by SacredDust (COMPLETE!): "'Testing,' a sleazy voice echoed over the crowded stands. 'Testing, one, two...sixty-nine. Grrrr!'"


• Unexpected Hookup: Relative Madness, by Shiva (part 12): "While Helen had been tempted to call in the morning after the latest dinner disaster, ultimately she had been forced to conclude that Erin and Rita's 'situation' was just that, their situation. Not hers."


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Why, oh God WHY?!), by Brother Grimace (COMPLETE!): "'Quinn! Why is the freezer open?'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Why, oh God WHY?!), by Shiva (COMPLETE!): "'Ok so let me get this straight,' Jane said to Daria as they sat on a bench, looking at the vastly changed landscape, 'Some sort of strange cosmic event caused our hometown of Lawndale to be sent back in time, thus birthing a brand new universe.'"


• Unnamed story (Scenes No Daria Fan-Fic Should Have: Why, oh God WHY?!), by thatLONERchick (COMPLETE!): "Daria sat on the carpet in her room, clad only in her night shirt and socks. Her glasses were tossed aside and she held a box cutter in her strong hand."


• Victor Morgendorffer, by Shiva (parts 20 and 21): "Victor giggled slightly as an old He-Man cartoon played on Kyle's TV, the twenty-something and the thirteen-almost-fourteen year old were sitting on the couch, Victor's joint long since smoked, so Kyle had loaded up a green plastic bong and they had taken big hits from it." (Part 21)


• What is Fashion?, by Smijey (COMPLETE!): "'What is it, Griffin?' 'Like...what is fashion?'"

Wait Until You See Her Ultra Cola Cans Masterpiece!

Happy birthday to the late artist Andy Warhol, born in this day in 1928. Warhol was known for his pop art, including the Marilyn Diptych, which is parodied in the alter ego on the right.

Today is also the anniversary of the first use of the electric chair in 1890. Ms. Li--or at least the Ms. Li from Daria's dream in "Murder, She Snored"--is a big fan of the device. Daria, on the other hand, would prefer to ban capital punishment and bring back torture instead.

Fandom News!

• Check out the discussion (and latest pictures) about NASA's Curiosity rover.


• MTV has linked to the Daria Wiki! Check out the linked article in the thread.


• Talk about good shows with bad endings in a new Weapons of Mass Distraction thread.


• Who would win in a fight between Captain Planet and Mark Trail?

"Have fun cruising the information superhighway!"

Happy birthday to the late Andy Warhol, who was born on this day in 1928. Daria is impersonating the artist on the right, although Jane is more likely to be a fan of the man. Nice work on the painting there, though.

Also, happy anniversary to the World Wide Webberverse, which debuted on this day in 1991. Thank you, Tim Berners-Lee. You brought untold amounts of porn and cat pictures to the world, and we will be forever in your debt!

Now, while I check out what's happening on the panda-cam, you check out the latest fandom news!

• Deref makes some random observations/rants about his trip so far.


• What is your ideal method of proposing to someone? Alternatively, share your own proposal story.


• Post your thoughts on the netiquette of dating.


• We have confirmation that the international DVD release is a Region 0 set!


• Charles RB posted a new idea: the Daria Years music videos.


• Discuss Seth MacFarlane's upcoming Cosmos sequel in the thread.


• vlademir1 is taking requests for a series of readings on his YouTube channel.

One RBF, Comin' Up!

This is National Root Beer Float Day, says the calendar. So be it. Go forth and consume mass quantities.

The World Wide Web is 19 years old today, almost legally old enough to drink. Here is a snapshot of its birth. Also having birthdays today are Kevin Mitnick, mega-hacker; Geri Halliwell, ex-Spice Girl; director M. Night Shyamalan ("I see dead people"); and Pop icon creator Andy Warhol. Two of the above had Daria alter-egos drawn for them. Can you guess which ones? Click and see.

KNEWZ!

• The rules for the 2010 Daria Fanworks Awards are being discussed at this time. Join it, please.
• Anyone want Daria stickers? Really? Look no further.
• Questions remain over whether Daria will appear in any new Beavis and Butt-head episodes. At least give us Cassandra!
• Are there alter egos that should have been drawn for the Daria cast? Fans say YES!
• NEW! Charles RB asks, "If the Morgendorffers are upper-middle class... why did they live in Highland for so long?" If you know the answer, or think you do, tell us.
  

Your Fifteen Minutes of Fame Are Up

Daria (left) does Andy Warhol for us, on this the 80th anniversary of his birth. Some fans might remember seeing Daria's painting of Jane as an earlier alter ego (right) from the TV show Daria. Clever, that. The idea is based on Warhol's colorful but disturbing portraits of Marilyn Monroe.

Speaking of birthdays, today is the (believe it or not) 17th birthday of the World Wide Web. Yes, it is. The Web came to life on the Internet this day in 1991, available to the public. Now, thanks to the WWW (and Al Gore), you can be anywhere on Earth and still be able to find a picture of a cat saying, "I CAN HAZ CHEEZBURGR?" Amazing. We don't have flying cars or world peace, but lolcats are everywhere. Go figure.

Cataloger of the paranormal Charles Fort was born 134 years ago today. It is a certainty that Daria, by her known habits and interests, would know of Fort. He is mentioned in a nightmarish fanfic by Dervish ("An Ill Wind"), and one of his books on enigmas and unexplained events, The Book of the Damned, is mentioned in another fanfic. Anyone wishing to write a Daria fanfic involving the supernatural or the bizarre would do well to thumb through his works. He was not an occultist, but rather a researcher fascinated by reports of UFOs, ghosts, sea monsters, strange fossils, paranormal human powers, extraordinary weather (such as rains of frogs or fish), and so on.

Oh, and two long-running serial friends are still in the running!


PPMB

• Stacy Rowe, Seeker (Part II), by jtranser (continued): Ja-a-a--ake, Jaa---aaa-aaaa-ake, come, come chaa-aaa-aase us, Jaa--aaa--ake.
• Turnabout Confusion, Part II: All the King's Horses, by Dennis (continued): "We certainly didn't expect this to happen," Daria finished. Of course not, Helen thought. You just hoped it would.

Fifteen More Minutes of Fame

Art-related updates, courtesy of PPMB posters:

Daria FanArt 2007 List - Updated Again by Richard Lobinske!

2007 Booties: Daria FanWorks Awards - Visual Works

New Art: Surprise Kiss (Daria/Trent), by Hershey-chan

New Art: Daria : What's my age again? (PG-13), by Christ Oliver

And for those reading SFMB:

Daria Fan Art 2007 List (Richard Lobinske's updates)

Enjoy! More news soon.