Link roundup

1. Not for the squeamish, but, fascinating photos of a little dog after post-pitbull attack surgery: One, two.

2. Also not for the squeamish, this is not an animated gif. Via.

3. I think I posted this costume last month, and now there's instructions for making a Lady Shredder costume (and other TMNT villains).

*Buy Shredder toys at eBay.

Cow with an optical illusion on its face

Cow with an optical illusion on its face. Via these sites.

Clever optical illusion

Your eyes will fool your ears.

The Fat Duck Cookbook is all about such tricks used by Heston Blumenthal at his restaurant. Via.

Link roundup

1. Mike Maihack posted some cute convention sketches.

2. Really impressive trompe l'oeil chasm. And also at Laughing Squid, check out what happened when artists bought out a corner store's inventory and repackaged the mundane goods for sale as art pieces.

3. FYI, Super Punch and Toycutter are now optimized for mobile devices. (And speaking of my blog design, those Google +1 buttons on posts seem to be awfully unpopular.)

UPDATE: Ah, I see the buttons work.

Spartan Golf Club logo

Clever logo for Spartan Golf Club. Via.

*Buy logo collections at Amazon.

Ducks wear dog masks

Ducks wear dog masks. Via.

New trompe-l'œil in Moscow by Edgar Mueller

A river in Moscow by Edgar Mueller.

*Buy Masters of Deception at Amazon.

X-Tape

X-Tape by Jeong-Min Lee & Hyoung-Min Park looks like hinges. Via.

*Buy optical illusion collections at Amazon.

Epic Mickey desktop wallpaper (link roundup)

Destructoid posted lots of concept art from the new Epic Mickey game. I took the liberty of creating a widescreen desktop wallpaper using Oswald and the creepy zombie/robo Donald. Also, Kotaku posted an interview with Warren Spector about the game.

And a few more links:

1. Longtime Los Angeles Times columnists Steve Lopez describes visiting a doctor to get a medical marijuana prescription. The doctor was a gynecologist. He prescribed the marijuana for Lopez's reported back pain. (He's also at least the third LA Times columnist to write about obtaining medical marijuana.)

2. Vercorin, Switzerland features an optical illusion created by Felice Varini, called "Cercle et suite d'éclats." When you view the town from the right spot, a bunch of circles appear. Via these sites.

3. The U.S. Military has a technology for catching bombplanters called Vader ("Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar").

*Previously: Vintage Oswald the Lucky Rabbit toy.

*Buy Oswald the Lucky Rabbit toys at eBay.

Epic Mickey desktop wallpaper (link roundup)

Destructoid posted lots of concept art from the new Epic Mickey game. I took the liberty of creating a widescreen desktop wallpaper using Oswald and the creepy zombie/robo Donald. Also, Kotaku posted an interview with Warren Spector about the game.

And a few more links:

1. Longtime Los Angeles Times columnists Steve Lopez describes visiting a doctor to get a medical marijuana prescription. The doctor was a gynecologist. He prescribed the marijuana for Lopez's reported back pain. (He's also at least the third LA Times columnist to write about obtaining medical marijuana.)

2. Vercorin, Switzerland features an optical illusion created by Felice Varini, called "Cercle et suite d'éclats." When you view the town from the right spot, a bunch of circles appear. Via these sites.

3. The U.S. Military has a technology for catching bombplanters called Vader ("Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar").

*Previously: Vintage Oswald the Lucky Rabbit toy.

*Buy Oswald the Lucky Rabbit toys at eBay.

Lego Pikmin (link roundup)

Filip Johannes Felberg has posted a series of Lego Pikmin creations. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Astonishing optical illusion, and you can see many more here. Via.

2. Fun gossip about Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's desperate attempts to cash in on Kobe's popularity, and Kobe's repeated, public snubbing of Villaraigosa. Via.

3. Papercraft taco trucks. Via.

4. Seems overblown, but here's how a reporter discovered Chris Anderson's plagiarism (hint, it involved a strange use of parentheses).

*Previously: Pikmin 2D.

*Buy Pikmin toys at eBay.

Watch stains disappear in these clever print ads

Clever prints ads for the Ariel Pocket stain remover. Stare at the white crosses for 10 seconds and the stains will disappear. Via.

*Previously: Giant robot runs amok in ad for travel iron.

*Buy "The Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions" at Amazon.