Wholphin

McSweeneys' media empire continues to expand, this time into the world of moving pictures with the launch of Wholphin, a quarterly DVD magazine. Named after the offspring of a Whale and a Dolphin, the premiere issue's bold-type lineup includes an Al Gore profile by Spike Jones, Miranda July and Miguel Arteta's pre-You And Me and Everyone We Know short, called Are You the Favorite Person …

Knitta Please

Taggers of a different sort, AKrylik and PolyCotN leave their mark by attaching knitted fragments to poles, antennas, trees and anything else they can find. These two Houston area knitters have kids and jobs and a lot of chutzpah. They even have a page on My Space. Keep it up ladies. Thanks to Houston reader Magda for the tip.

Arrow Magazine

The first issue of the brand new Brooklyn-based street art magazine Arrow premiered last month, featuring profiles of the likes of artist Rich Jacobs (he's responsible for the cover art), photographer Angela Boatwright, the Canadian band, DFA 1979, and the Beautiful Losers show in Baltimore. Look for it in independent bookstores, on newsstands, or buy it from their website. via EC.