Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Papercraft robot by Matt Hawkins



You can download Matt Hawkin's robot paper toy here.

*Previously: Papercraft panther in a tree.

*Buy wind-up robots at eBay.

Papercraft robot by Matt Hawkins



You can download Matt Hawkin's robot paper toy here.

*Previously: Papercraft panther in a tree.

*Buy wind-up robots at eBay.

All Points West concert poster by EMEK



A giant mecha-shark stars in EMEK's poster for All Points West.

*Previously: Shark paper toy.

*Buy concert posters at eBay.

All Points West concert poster by EMEK



A giant mecha-shark stars in EMEK's poster for All Points West.

*Previously: Shark paper toy.

*Buy concert posters at eBay.

Demon Mask by Melita Curphy




Demon Mask by Melita Curphy on sale for $45.

*Previously: Dog wearing a gas mask.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Demon Mask by Melita Curphy




Demon Mask by Melita Curphy on sale for $45.

*Previously: Dog wearing a gas mask.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Stanley Kubrick-inspired art show



The Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin is currently featuring a group art show called Stanley Kubrick: Taming Light. The picture you see above is by Annie Atkins. Lots more beautiful imagery at her site including...Little Red Riding Hood with a metal detector?



*Previously: The Shining poster.

*Buy Little Red Riding Hood toys at eBay.

Stanley Kubrick-inspired art show



The Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin is currently featuring a group art show called Stanley Kubrick: Taming Light. The picture you see above is by Annie Atkins. Lots more beautiful imagery at her site including...Little Red Riding Hood with a metal detector?



*Previously: The Shining poster.

*Buy Little Red Riding Hood toys at eBay.

AT-AT school bus



AT-AT school bus - - one of several clever photoshopped images posted here.

*Previously: Lego Super-Deformed AT-AT.

*Buy Star Wars Lego minifigs at eBay.

AT-AT school bus



AT-AT school bus - - one of several clever photoshopped images posted here.

*Previously: Lego Super-Deformed AT-AT.

*Buy Star Wars Lego minifigs at eBay.

Laughing origami frogs (link roundup)



Laughing origami creatures by Joseph Wu.

And a few more links:

1. Meet Teresa L. King, first woman to be the army's top drill sergeant. Via.

2. If your intro to philosophy class was sponsored, you'd get something like Ethical Dilemmas Involving Klondike Bars.

3. Zelda and the Minish Cap fan art. (I liked that game a lot more than Phantom Hourglass.)

*Previously: I regret what I did for a Klondike Bar.

*Buy Legend of Zelda toys and collectibles at eBay.

Laughing origami frogs (link roundup)



Laughing origami creatures by Joseph Wu.

And a few more links:

1. Meet Teresa L. King, first woman to be the army's top drill sergeant. Via.

2. If your intro to philosophy class was sponsored, you'd get something like Ethical Dilemmas Involving Klondike Bars.

3. Zelda and the Minish Cap fan art. (I liked that game a lot more than Phantom Hourglass.)

*Previously: I regret what I did for a Klondike Bar.

*Buy Legend of Zelda toys and collectibles at eBay.

Church marquee sponsored by Microsoft Bing? (link roundup)



Church marquee says "Some questions can't be answered by Google." Via.

And a few more links:

1. Stephen King's so-bad-it-was-impossible-to-finish novel The Colorado Kid is being made into a television series.

2. Speaking of, here's a longshot. Can anyone point me to the creepy images that were used before and/or after commercial breaks on Kingdom Hospital? I'm guessing they were by Jerry Uelsmann. (They were the only thing I liked about the show.)

3. Looks like the claim that the Raiders' head coach broke another coach's jaw isn't going away.

*Previously: Church marquee says: "Jesus: Stripped and violated just for you."

*Buy NFL bobbleheads at eBay.

Church marquee sponsored by Microsoft Bing? (link roundup)



Church marquee says "Some questions can't be answered by Google." Via.

And a few more links:

1. Stephen King's so-bad-it-was-impossible-to-finish novel The Colorado Kid is being made into a television series.

2. Speaking of, here's a longshot. Can anyone point me to the creepy images that were used before and/or after commercial breaks on Kingdom Hospital? I'm guessing they were by Jerry Uelsmann. (They were the only thing I liked about the show.)

3. Looks like the claim that the Raiders' head coach broke another coach's jaw isn't going away.

*Previously: Church marquee says: "Jesus: Stripped and violated just for you."

*Buy NFL bobbleheads at eBay.

Spaghetti cupcakes (link roundup)



Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs cupcakes. See also: Fortune cookie cupcakes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. The Spanish ribbed newt thrusts its ribs out of its body to use as weapons. Like Wolverine, they can retract the claws and heal the injuries. Via.

2. And here's another weird one: six-foot long jellynose fish. Via.

3. Dan Lyons makes an excellent point about newspapers:
Ask anyone who's an expert in anything—whether it's bicycle racing or brain surgery—what they think when they read a newspaper article about their field. Chances are they cringe, because the material is so dumbed-down, and because it's so clear that whoever wrote the article has no real expertise on this topic.
Via.

*Previously: Wolverine Munny.

*Buy X-Men sketch cards at eBay.

Spaghetti cupcakes (link roundup)



Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs cupcakes. See also: Fortune cookie cupcakes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. The Spanish ribbed newt thrusts its ribs out of its body to use as weapons. Like Wolverine, they can retract the claws and heal the injuries. Via.

2. And here's another weird one: six-foot long jellynose fish. Via.

3. Dan Lyons makes an excellent point about newspapers:
Ask anyone who's an expert in anything—whether it's bicycle racing or brain surgery—what they think when they read a newspaper article about their field. Chances are they cringe, because the material is so dumbed-down, and because it's so clear that whoever wrote the article has no real expertise on this topic.
Via.

*Previously: Wolverine Munny.

*Buy X-Men sketch cards at eBay.

Bonsai trees by Mario Komsta




A few trees by Mario Komsta that seem to be writhing in agony. The second tree is on sale. Via.

*Previously: Heavy metal bonsai tree.

*Learn how to sculpt bonsai trees with these books at Amazon.

Bonsai trees by Mario Komsta




A few trees by Mario Komsta that seem to be writhing in agony. The second tree is on sale. Via.

*Previously: Heavy metal bonsai tree.

*Learn how to sculpt bonsai trees with these books at Amazon.

Vikings never wore helmets with horns (and other useful trivia)





Vikings never wore helmets, Sherlock Holmes never said, "Elementary my dear Watson," and the 100 Years War lasted 116 years. Trivia I learned from ads by age for propmark. The slogan is, "When the advertising is good, it becomes a part of history," and it's hard to argue with the sentiment. (Of course, the ads don't do a very good job of explaining what propmark is.) Via.

*Previously: Viking paper toy (with horned helmet).

*Buy Sherlock Holmes posters at eBay.

Vikings never wore helmets with horns (and other useful trivia)





Vikings never wore helmets, Sherlock Holmes never said, "Elementary my dear Watson," and the 100 Years War lasted 116 years. Trivia I learned from ads by age for propmark. The slogan is, "When the advertising is good, it becomes a part of history," and it's hard to argue with the sentiment. (Of course, the ads don't do a very good job of explaining what propmark is.) Via.

*Previously: Viking paper toy (with horned helmet).

*Buy Sherlock Holmes posters at eBay.

A boy and his monstrous shadow





A few of the shadow monster illustrations Felipe Cruz posted here.

*Previously: Shadow art.

*Learn how to make shadow puppets with these books at Amazon.

A boy and his monstrous shadow





A few of the shadow monster illustrations Felipe Cruz posted here.

*Previously: Shadow art.

*Learn how to make shadow puppets with these books at Amazon.

The monster under the bridge



Knight, maiden, and giant troll, one of a series of paintings Albert Sorrentino created for the Pam Bay Elementary library. You can see related sketches here.

*Previously: Light Bridge.

*Buy trolls at eBay.