Illustration roundup

Poster by Michael Dialynas for a storytelling event. He has art on sale here.





Robots by Raymond Lemstra. Via.




The Creature from the Black Lagoon by James Gilleard.




Chris Ware Thanksgiving cover for The New Yorker, circa 2000. Via this collection of Thanksgiving magazine covers.




Fortune India magazine cover by Nilanjan Das. Via.

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon toys at eBay.

Thanksgiving monster

Thanksgiving monster by Guy Davis.

Thanksgiving thought from Christopher Niemann and The New Yorker

"Promised Land" cover by Christopher Niemann for the Thanksgiving issue of The New Yorker. He sells prints here.

Thanksgiving by Chris Ware

Thanksgiving-themed covers and comic strip for The New Yorker by Chris Ware. Via these sites.

*Buy comics by Chris Ware at Amazon.

Cool trophy (link roundup)

The Visual Effects Society trophy is an image of the spaceship hitting the moon from Georges Melies's Le Voyage dans La Lune.

And a few more links:

1. Cupcakes that look like little turkeys.

2. Some excellent tips for displaying blindbox toys and small works of art/sketch cards.

3. Captain America paper toy.

*Previously: Lego Trophy.

*Buy trophys at eBay.

Robot in Love (link roundup)

Robot in love by Jan Faber.

And a few more links:

1. Craig Ferguson used to wet his bed regularly.

2. Better late than never: Thanksgiving turkey cookies.

3. MST3K/Creature from the Black Lagoon Twitter icon.

*Previously: The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a little army man?

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon collectibles at eBay.

The Aliens bow to their master (link roundup)

Snoop Dogg and Aliens by Yellow Duck.

And a few more links:

1. Papercraft turkey.

2. USC students draw first blood, splash UCLA's Bruin mascot statue with cardinal and gold paint.

3. A parent unhappy with his son's lack of playing time on the high school basketball team hired a private investigator to follow the coach. The PI watched the coach drink at a bar, and then reported him to the police when he proceeded to drive away. Via.

*Previously: Xenomporph stapler.

*Buy Alien toys at eBay.

Post-Thanksgiving link roundup

Lego Turkey Mech by Adrian Drake. It's extremely well-armed. Via.



Thanksgiving desktop wallpaper by David Lanham.




Foster's Home For Imaginary Monsters gets rickrolled by the man himself on Thanksgiving. Via.


And:
-A Bizarro Thanksgiving.
-Gruesome Sesame Street Thanksgiving.
-And a well-hidden turkey.

*Find more desktop wallpapers here.

*Buy Foster's toys at eBay.

Thanksgiving link roundup part 3 and Threadless gift certificate giveaway

See previous Thanksgiving links here, and scroll down for the contest details.



Heidi Kenney shows how to make handprint turkey cookies.



Map of the "Tribes of the Indian Nation." Via.



Food writer describes how lousy it is to try to come up with a creative Thanksgiving meal idea every year. Via.



The number of Americans on food stamps this month will exceed 30 million. Via.



Finally, on that note, let me show my thanks to you my readers by giving away a $25 Threadless gift certificate. To enter, just comment on this post and include in your comment a link to a gift suggestion that does not exceed $20. Here's a currency converter. Also, make sure you either include your email or that you're signed into a profile that's linked to an email so I can contact you. I'll pick a winner at random sometime on Friday.

Thanksgiving desktop icons

You can download ten Thanksgiving-themed desktop icons here.

*Previously: Thanksgiving link roundup.

*Buy "How to Design Logos, Symbols and Icons: 24 Internationally Renowned Studios Reveal How They Develop Trademarks" at Amazon.

Thanksgiving Link Roundup Part 2

Here's a second batch of Thanksgiving recipes, projects, and videos. I've also included the Thanksgiving links I posted previously.


Instructions for making plush handprint turkeys. Via.



Recipe for Deep Fried Pumpkin Pie. Via.



Recipe for Turbaconducken (Turducken Wrapped in Bacon). Via.


In what's sure to be a Thanksgiving classic, Governor Sarah Palin being interviewed while a turkey is slaughtered in the background:





Pilgrim, Native American, and turkey paper toys. (Templates at the top of the page.)




Trailer for Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving" (over the top violence, nudity). You can buy a Thanksgiving t-shirt here, and here's a Thanksgiving poster.




Lightsaber turkey carver.



Papercraft turkey.



Instructions for making a tin can turkey.



Plush Thanksgiving Dinner Monster on sale at Etsy.




Cooked turkey paper toy.



Ideal Thanksgiving leftover sandwich recipes at Serious Eats.



Turkey with tan lines.



Thanksgiving pets.



Gallery of vintage Thanksgiving postcards.




Giant Turkey Mobile.



Thanksgiving on Friends: Rachel explains her recipe for making Trifle





Notice anything about the seating arrangements at Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving?


*Buy Thanksgiving recipe books at Amazon.

Thanksgiving projects, recipes, and fun links

The stores in Los Angeles seem to be skipping right past Thanksgiving to promote Christmas. So, before it's too late, here's a collection of Thanksgiving projects, recipes, and fun links:


Pilgrim, Native American, and turkey paper toys. (Templates at the top of the page.)




Trailer for Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving" (over the top violence, nudity). You can buy a Thanksgiving t-shirt here, and here's a Thanksgiving poster.




Lightsaber turkey carver.



Papercraft turkey.



Instructions for making a tin can turkey.



Plush Thanksgiving Dinner Monster on sale at Etsy.




Cooked turkey paper toy.



Ideal Thanksgiving leftover sandwich recipes at Serious Eats.



Turkey with tan lines.



Thanksgiving pets.



Gallery of vintage Thanksgiving postcards.




Giant Turkey Mobile.



Thanksgiving on Friends: Rachel explains her recipe for making Trifle





Notice anything about the seating arrangements at Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving?


*Buy Thanksgiving recipe books at Amazon.