Archive for October, 2009

Marketing on the fly

October 31, 2009

No, really… German publisher Eichborn affixed tiny banners to houseflies with a little wax and lots of whimsy.

[Via Neatorama]

Today’s cuteness

October 31, 2009

Rescued from the recent Santa Barbara fire, this 3-week old bobcat kitten (bobkitten?) and 3-day old fawn warm up to each other and shrug off their predator/prey relationship for now.

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[Via Cellar IotD]

Hummingbird feeder mask

October 29, 2009

Douchebag Solidarity

October 29, 2009

Ansel Adams in Color

October 29, 2009

Time has a slideshow of Adams’ lesser known color photos.

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Yip Yip costumes

October 27, 2009

The Yip Yip aliens from Sesame Street.

[Via Joanne Casey]

Halloween, 2009

October 27, 2009

Chris Ware aptly portrays another modern holiday zeitgeist in his latest cover for the New Yorker.  See more here and here.

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[Via Gizmodo]

Disney heroes beefcake

October 24, 2009

Artist David Kawena depicts various Disney princes and heroes in jarringly homoerotic poses.  Below is Eric from The Little Mermaid.  More here.

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[Via Everlasting Blort]

I Love xkcd

October 24, 2009

Animator Noam Raby makes a wonderful new video based on this xkcd webcomic post.

[Via Ezra Klein]

Bowie at 17

October 24, 2009

David Bowie, at 17 years old, spearheads the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men in 1964.