The seven faces of Kyubey, and other matters

I recently upgraded my installation of Filter Forge. Here are some variations on a theme:

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Mightier than the sword: the feather duster?

(Via the Borderline Sociopath.)

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A young gentleman of my acquaintance is competing in a battle-of-the-bands, the first round of which is online here. See if you can identify him. A couple of hints: he is in more than one ensemble, and he doesn’t play rock.