Let's Panic About Babies

This would be better if it was a book collecting media fear-of-the-day stories. Instead, it sounds like a collection of cliched jokes about how babies are a pain to raise. Via.

The Information Blanket

The Information Blanket - - designed for parents in Uganda. You can donate one here. They have versions in English, too:

Narwhals love donuts (link roundup)

Narwhal and donuts print by Jamie Fales on sale at Etsy. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Mute Button pacifier on sale at Amazon. Via.

2. Hellboy slot machine. Via these sites.

3. Photo of people enthusiastically clapping. (In case you ever have need for such a photo.)

*Previously: Meet Swoopoo, a cross between eBay and slot machines.

*Buy Hellboy toys at eBay.

Water delivery

Go here for photos from the Water On Lens exhibition. Via.

*Previously: Underwater churches.

*Buy waterproof cases and cameras at Amazon.

Water delivery

Go here for photos from the Water On Lens exhibition. Via.

*Previously: Underwater churches.

*Buy waterproof cases and cameras at Amazon.

Dharma Initiative advertising (link roundup)

An entire gallery of vintage Dharma Initiative advertising. The ads seem to be by Adam Campbell, and here's his official site. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Someone finds new meaning in Watchmen everyday (the comic book). Does Laurie Juspeczyk's last line indicate she's going to become the new Comedian?

2. Gallery of April Fool's Day food.

3. I have no opinion on the topic, but this is certainly an intriguing headline: Did Socialized Medicine Kill Natasha Richardson? Via.

4. Here's something they don't teach you in school - - breast feeding can be a nightmare. And maybe it's just not worth the stress. Via.

*Previously: Dharma Initiative party invitation.

*Buy Dharma Initiative merchandise at eBay.

Dharma Initiative advertising (link roundup)

An entire gallery of vintage Dharma Initiative advertising. The ads seem to be by Adam Campbell, and here's his official site. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Someone finds new meaning in Watchmen everyday (the comic book). Does Laurie Juspeczyk's last line indicate she's going to become the new Comedian?

2. Gallery of April Fool's Day food.

3. I have no opinion on the topic, but this is certainly an intriguing headline: Did Socialized Medicine Kill Natasha Richardson? Via.

4. Here's something they don't teach you in school - - breast feeding can be a nightmare. And maybe it's just not worth the stress. Via.

*Previously: Dharma Initiative party invitation.

*Buy Dharma Initiative merchandise at eBay.

Smuggle alcohol into an event using the "Beerbelly" and" Winerack"

In an article for The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, describes various ways he managed to defeat airport security in the US. At one point, he was subjected to "secondary inspection" while he was secretly wearing a neoprene "Beerbelly" filled with beer under his shirt. The "investigator" didn't notice it. In the photos above, you can see the Beerbelly and Winerack in action.

Here's a few other headlines:

1. Supposedly, studies indicate watching black and white television as a child causes people to dream in black and white. (I dream in color, but there's never sound in my dreams.) Via.


2. Yesterday was "anti-piracy day." Wouldn't that make it "ninja day?" Via.


3. Reusable diapers are worse for the environment than disposable diapers. Via.

*Previously: "The liver is evil. It must be punished."

*Buy "The Museum of Bad Art: Masterworks" at Amazon.

Get to the choppa!

Image found here.

*Previously: Arnold Schwarzenegger's One Liners From Predator Dubbed In Japanese.

*Buy Predator toys at eBay.

Monstrous Bassinette

By Tom Torrey.

Monstrous Bassinette

By Tom Torrey.

Desktop Wallpaper: Matt Groening's Hellboy

(Don't miss Bart Simpson as Lobster Johnson.)



The issue of Hellboy distributed on Free Comic Book Day 2008 included this Hellboy/Futurama mashup by Matt Groening. Click on it for a wallpaper-sized version.

Best comic I picked up was Tiny Titans. Cute, funny. I'll definitely buy it in the future.




One free comic I didn't enjoy was Cable #1. For a much more exciting take on the exact same concept, I highly recommend Grendel: War Child. I do like the thought of Cable wearing a Baby Bjorn, but what is he, seven feet tall?

Vintage ad promotes giving soda to babies

Text says:

How soon is to soon?
Not soon enough. Laboratory tests over the last few years have proven that babies who start drinking soda during that early formative period have a much higher chance of gaining acceptance and "fitting in" during those awkward pre-teen and teen years. So do yourself a favor. Do your child a favor. Start them on a strict regimen of sodas and other sugary carbonated beverages right now, for a lifetime of guaranteed happiness.

Go here to see a larger version of the ad. Via.