Link roundup

1. "The Los Angeles Police Department is warning real estate agents not to use images of properties taken from unmanned aircraft, saying the flying drones pose a potential safety hazard and could violate federal aviation policy."

2. Hilarious (and horrifying) anecdotes about bats. (Probably NSFW.)

3. Animated turnaround of Ron English's Fat Tony vinyl toy.

4. The photo of a giant jellyfish you've probably seen floating around is a lie.

5. The BBTS now has available for preorder the upcoming Arkham City and Dark Knight Rises figures (the prices are just a rough estimate). Mr. Freeze is particularly cool.

Link roundup

1. Incredible video - - watch a stoat (looks a little like a squirrel) chase down and kill a rabbit ten times its size. Via.

2. "Watch Tennis Player Stanislas Wawrinka Cop A Feel On An Unsuspecting Lineswoman." Awkward.

3. "Alaska's First Olive Garden to Open, Alaskans Rejoice."

4. Too bad about the new super generic Grantland redesign. I guess the original design was too classy and user friendly.

5. If you missed it, here's this week's ebook giveaway.

Little girl versus lion

"Wellington Zoo is a magical place of learning and fun, leaving visitors with a sense of wonder and respect for nature and a belief in the need for a sustainable co-existence between wildlife and people." (That lion looks so angry.) Via.

Link roundup

(I don't know if my starred items are going to survive the upcoming changes to Google Reader, so I'm slowly clearing them out and posting the best ones.)


The winner of Gizmodo's holiday card contest 2010.




Hamster-powered walker. Via.




Mirror monster comes to life practical joke. Via these sites.




Beyonce surprises a middle school class and dances with the kids. Via these sites.




Lioness stalks baby at zoo. Via these fine sites.

Link roundup

1. Stephen King's working on a sequel to The Shining, featuring a grown up Danny Torrance. I wonder how closely they'll be linked to the vampires from Salem's Lot/Wolves of the Calla.

2. Fun fundraiser for the CBLDF - - there's an auction at eBay for a Get Out Of Bleeding Cool Free card which will allow the winner the chance to remove a story that Bleeding Cool has published, or prevent one specifically from being published.

3. "Last weekend at least 100 people were treated for piranha bites from beaches in Brazil's northeast."

4. Most high profile bloggers are blatantly collegial in reviewing other "celebrity works" so it was shocking to see Roger Ebert's latest book described as "rambling and insufferable."

Watch a monkey punch a capybara in the face

Watch a monkey punch a capybara in the nose, and stick around for the surprise ending.

Bear cub attacks

Adorable bear cub just wants to play. Via.

Leopard attack in India

"In this photo taken Tuesday, July 19, 2011, a leopard attacks a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, on the outskirts of Siliguri, India." More incredible photos at the link.

These videos show a bit of the leopard running through the village:

Onslaught of penguins

A little girl flees penguins via.

*Buy Batman Returns posters at eBay.

Camel eats child

Child-devouring camel via these sites.

Watch a manta ray steal a $5,000 camera rig

23 seconds in, a manta ray uses it's mouth to snatch away a $5,000 camera rig. Via.

*Buy underwater cameras at Amazon.

Visible sonic boom (video roundup)

Rocket passes through ice crystals, creates visible sonic boom (two minutes in). Via.



Soccer commentator faints during broadcast (30 seconds in).



Pro Kayak Angler Drew Gregory gets attacked by a goose. Via.



Shaun White watches his X-Games wipeout with Letterman. (Crash at 2:26.)



Caleb Moore shows off some incredible tricks on a snowmobile.

*Previously: Crate Men Attack Australia.

*Buy Olympics posters at eBay.

Tenant's rights flash cards (link roundup)

Tenant's rights flash cards by Candy Chang on sale here ($10 for 30 cards).

And a few more links:

1. Stephen King lays out his plan for a sequel to The Shining. Via.

2. Great Lifetime movie titles, including "Mother, May I Sleep With Danger." Via.

3. Roundup of bloggers who tried to score political points by blaming that census worker's bizarre suicide on Fox News personalities.

4. A kangaroo tried to drown a dog and then slashed the dog's owner with its hind legs when he tried to intervene. Via.

*Previously: Scrap metal kangaroo.

*Buy vintage flash cards at eBay.

Christopher Walken performs a dramatic reading of Poker Face (link roundup)

Video of Christopher Walken making a dramatic reading of Lady Gaga's Poker Face on Jonathan Ross. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Hero bear kills terrorists. Via.

2. The Catholic Church's child sexual abuse awareness program is called VIRTUS. Via.

3. Yemen is running out of water and spending the water it does have on the drug qat. Via.

*Previously: Christopher Walken robot.

*Buy Christopher Walken toys at eBay.

Christopher Walken performs a dramatic reading of Poker Face (link roundup)

Video of Christopher Walken making a dramatic reading of Lady Gaga's Poker Face on Jonathan Ross. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Hero bear kills terrorists. Via.

2. The Catholic Church's child sexual abuse awareness program is called VIRTUS. Via.

3. Yemen is running out of water and spending the water it does have on the drug qat. Via.

*Previously: Christopher Walken robot.

*Buy Christopher Walken toys at eBay.

Ambient Ad Roundup

Backpack with warning - - part of a campaign by Wasserman + Partners to encourage people to visit Preventable.ca (and be safe). At the site, I found this irresistible headline: Life Jacket Saves Five Year Old From Seal Attack.





To advertise the Minigolf World Championships, Bach+Andersen set up a course using drainpipes and gutters.





Stains left in conspicuous places - - ads by BBDO for the Israel Cancer Association.





A cleverly-placed broken heel starts in this ad by Immersion Creative for Nika Shoe Repair.





Sticker beer mugs placed to promote Tyskie.

*Previously: The Platonic ideal of mini golf courses.

*Buy vintage advertising at eBay.

Ambient Ad Roundup

Backpack with warning - - part of a campaign by Wasserman + Partners to encourage people to visit Preventable.ca (and be safe). At the site, I found this irresistible headline: Life Jacket Saves Five Year Old From Seal Attack.





To advertise the Minigolf World Championships, Bach+Andersen set up a course using drainpipes and gutters.





Stains left in conspicuous places - - ads by BBDO for the Israel Cancer Association.





A cleverly-placed broken heel starts in this ad by Immersion Creative for Nika Shoe Repair.





Sticker beer mugs placed to promote Tyskie.

*Previously: The Platonic ideal of mini golf courses.

*Buy vintage advertising at eBay.

Doktor A speaks (link roundup)

Not much content, but it's the first time I've seen Steampunk artist extraordinaire Doktor A speak. Via.

And a few more links:

1. A tiger leaped over a 16-foot electrified wall and killed a zoo worker in Vietnam. Via.

2. This is the second time I've seen someone criticizing the quality of super expensive 3A toys.

3. Emerging zombies cake.

*At Toycutter: Custom Doktor A. toys.

*Buy Doktor A. toys at eBay.