1. "Grocery Outlet, Supermarket Chain Where Oddball Products End Up." (Oddball products like Cleavage Creek wine.)
2. Relationship advice.
3. "Book Of 'Roadside Prostitutes' Made Entirely With Google Street View."
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Threadcakes 2011 entries
A few of my favorites from the Threadcakes 2011 contest:
The Friendly Spirit by Rebecca Mcdowell (t-shirt at Threadless).
Carpooling is fun by Jessica Keller(t-shirt).
Woolly Woolly by Zoe Sutton (t-shirt).
Old Old Friend by Stacy MacIsaac (t-shirt).
Memento Mori by Mary Burroughs (t-shirt).
Via.
The Friendly Spirit by Rebecca Mcdowell (t-shirt at Threadless).
Carpooling is fun by Jessica Keller(t-shirt).
Woolly Woolly by Zoe Sutton (t-shirt).
Old Old Friend by Stacy MacIsaac (t-shirt).
Memento Mori by Mary Burroughs (t-shirt).
Via.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Dark Knight Rises casting call?
Apparently it's known that Magnus Rex is the working title for Dark Knight Rises. There's a casting call right down the street from where I was planning on being Sunday afternoon:
A Warner Bros. Film requires extras to play as Victims and PerpetratorsVia.
within a city besieged by crime and corruption. Take part in the urban action
adventure ripping through the streets of Los Angeles from August through October 2011.
Sun. July 31st, 2011
10am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm
the Sportmen’s Lodge Event Center
4234 Coldwater Canyon
Studio City, CA 91604
Free Parking
Use the Coldwater Canyon Entrance, please
Men and Women
ages 18 and over.
ALL ethnicities!!!!
No experience necessary!
Some specific types we are looking for are:
Prisoners/Thugs, Guards, Police Officers, Business men & women
ALL types are needed!!
Link roundup
1. "Nineteen years ago three men had the idea of a regular lunch club for crime experts that would try to solve some of the United States' most baffling homicides. The Vidocq Society has now been instrumental in solving hundreds of crimes." Via.
2. On set photographs of Bane will dull your enthusiasm for The Dark Knight Rises.
3. "Inspections by New York's Department of Consumer Affairs found that two-thirds of the supermarkets they visited were overcharging customers at the checkout counter."
*Buy Batman Lego minifigs at eBay.
2. On set photographs of Bane will dull your enthusiasm for The Dark Knight Rises.
3. "Inspections by New York's Department of Consumer Affairs found that two-thirds of the supermarkets they visited were overcharging customers at the checkout counter."
*Buy Batman Lego minifigs at eBay.
Documentary about the rise of cricket in the Caribbean
Two videos about Fire in Babylon:
An inspiring triumph against the odds story of the West Indies cricket team - transformed from underdogs pummelled by their rivals Australia and England into being world class and unbeaten for 15 years. They were the first all black sports team who enjoyed such a glorious winning streak: their story sits alongside the likes of Ali and Jesse Owens as a sporting triumph that also struck an enormous blow against racism and inequality.Via.
Janée Meadows is selling prints of her Cowboys & Aliens poster for Mondo
Janée Meadows:
My Story$50 for both.
After my retro-inspired movie posters caught the attention of film director Jon Favreau and screenplay writer Damon Lindelof on Twitter my artwork rocketed into the blog-o-sphere and beyond! I received an outpouring of requests for the poster from folks around the world.
Now, I'm selling 500 limited edition signed 18x24" silkscreen prints of the "Day Version" along with special LP 7" pressed blue vinyl with a "Night Version" sleeve; featuring the music of Golden State. Songs include: "High Noon" and "Lightspeed" from their 2011 debut album "Division."
Here's The Catch
The way this Indiegogo fundraiser works is I have to meet my goal and sell all 500 or else nobody gets nothing. So, to make sure that doesn't happen; use Indiegogo's simple share tools to spread the word! Let's make this go super-mega-nova so I can get my bike's flat tire fixed and pay off dang student loans!
*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.
Illustration roundup
The Land that Time Forgot by Justin Parpan.
Business card by Mattson Creative for Natalie Ebnet.
X-Force.
Inner Child by Nicolas Duffaut.
Above the Terminal by Jonathan Viner on sale here. Via.
*Buy The Land that Time Forgot posters at eBay.
Link roundup
1. Salt water shrimp farm in the middle of the desert in Las Vegas. Via.
2. Two conflicting posts I read yesterday - - A. All able adults work, so there's a growing job market for sophisticated assistants like yoga instructors, artisanal cheese makers, travel agents, etc (because people don't have time to do that stuff themselves anymore). B. Two income families will increasingly realize that it's foolish to work two jobs and give away the second salary in taxes, so they'll turn into one-income families. (My family came to that conclusion.)
3. A look at summer camps for rich kids - - well, specifically, a look at how rich kids increasingly arrive at summer camps by private plane. Via.
2. Two conflicting posts I read yesterday - - A. All able adults work, so there's a growing job market for sophisticated assistants like yoga instructors, artisanal cheese makers, travel agents, etc (because people don't have time to do that stuff themselves anymore). B. Two income families will increasingly realize that it's foolish to work two jobs and give away the second salary in taxes, so they'll turn into one-income families. (My family came to that conclusion.)
3. A look at summer camps for rich kids - - well, specifically, a look at how rich kids increasingly arrive at summer camps by private plane. Via.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Link roundup
1. Trying to take a Yo Gabba Gabba character surfing.
2. Grant Theft Auto IV modded to allow Superman to fly through the city. Via.
3. Flying drone cracks Wi-Fi networks and impersonates cell phone towers (so your cell phone is tricked into connecting to it (and being recorded) instead of a legit tower). Via.
*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.
2. Grant Theft Auto IV modded to allow Superman to fly through the city. Via.
3. Flying drone cracks Wi-Fi networks and impersonates cell phone towers (so your cell phone is tricked into connecting to it (and being recorded) instead of a legit tower). Via.
*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.
Death Star dress print
Death Star and Millennium Falcon dresses print by Robin Kaplan, who has various prints on sale at Etsy. The print inspired the Death Star dress.
New Star Wars: The Old Republic footage
13 minutes of gameplay from Star Wars: The Old Republic, featuring a mission called The Esseles. This is the best gameplay video yet - - there's a delightfully chubby NPC at the beginning, and a truly despicable moral choice halfway through. (And lots of Mandalorians.) Via.
*Buy KOTOR toys at eBay.
Death Star dress, Speeder Bike overalls
Here's a better photograph of Jennifer Landa’s Death Star dress (which I posted a few days ago).
And via Jennifer, here's speeder bike cosplay.
Link roundup
1. The five finalists in the Bioshock Infinite t-shirt design contest.
2. "Use seawater or vinegar to treat jellyfish stings, not urine."
3. "Artist EVOL Installs Miniature City Underneath Grassy Field."
4. Jess Nevins's Annotations to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III Chapter Two, a.k.a. Century: 1969 (10% off at TFAW).
2. "Use seawater or vinegar to treat jellyfish stings, not urine."
3. "Artist EVOL Installs Miniature City Underneath Grassy Field."
4. Jess Nevins's Annotations to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III Chapter Two, a.k.a. Century: 1969 (10% off at TFAW).
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Link roundup
1. A look at the WIP sculpture that will be Neca's Gordon Freeman action figure.
2. Driving in Nigeria:
3. "No Budget Indie Film Has Grossed $200K in iTunes Sales."
2. Driving in Nigeria:
Seeking to stem an epidemic of wrong-way driving, Lagos authorities have ratcheted up the standard $160 fine. Scofflaws now also face psychiatric evaluations. Contesting the charge can jack up the fine to $1,600—and you still get sent to a shrink.And there's much more lunacy. Via.
3. "No Budget Indie Film Has Grossed $200K in iTunes Sales."
Kid's book with color-changing ink
Video showing off Keep Our Secrets, by Jordan Crane and McSweeney's, featuring color-changing ink. Available for preorder for $8 at B&N. Via.
Image roundup (and one video)
Valve mascot cosplay.
Man-eating bus.
Emma Stone (and Jimmy Fallon and the entire studio audience) vs. the shake weight.
Chimp feeding a tiger cub.
Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands. Via.
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