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- Harry Potter Theme Weddings
- The Periodic Table of Heavy Metal
- 40 Colors of Wales Back In Victorian Times
- 10 Hilarious Local Commercials
- Holy Smokes Batman! The Bat-Signal Shines Over Pittsburgh
- Attack Of The 20 Foot Tall Marionettes
- Darth Vader Carrot
- A House Fit For Skaters
- The Man Without A Facebook
- History, Celebrity, and Literary Dolls
- Wild Painted Wall Animation By BLU
- A Robot Programmed To Play Dance Dance Revolution
- Lucha Libre Wrestling Mask
- Harrison Ford Runs Into an Old Friend
- Buy an Entire Town for $799,000
- Dan Savage Threatens To Santorum The Name ‘Rick’, Too
- 6 Real Life Super Humans
- The Last Meals Project
- Apollo’s Most Controversial Mission
- Flintstone Car for Sale
- Alice in Musicland
- A Future Close Encounter
- Retro Future: Space Art
- The Great Teddy Bear Shipwreck Mystery
- Space Intruders Multi-Tool Keychain
- I Know You Art, But What Am I?
| Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:02 AM PDT Jay Koppelman submitted this shot he caught of a blue heeler in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
It was selected as the Photo of the Day at National Geographic, where you can see a larger version. Link -Thanks, Marilyn!  |
| Libraries Grant Fine Immunity To Promote Reading Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:31 AM PDT
Personally, I could have worked off over $100 worth of fines over one summer when I was a kiddo, but I know most youngsters aren’t as eager as I was. Link Via Consumerist Image Via Wonderfully Complex [Flickr] |
| Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:18 AM PDT Geeky-themed weddings are always fun and I have seen my share of superhero, Renaissance and Star Wars weddings around the blogosphere, I hadn’t seen many Harry Potter weddings until now. Fortunately, The Mary Sue has a great round up of these adorable occasions and the photos are simply adorable. |
| The Periodic Table of Heavy Metal Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:12 AM PDT I known a lot of you guys might not be big fans of heavy metal music, but even if you don’t appreciate the genre, you should at least enjoy the scientific organization of these bands. For those that do like heavy metal, rest assured that it does have some of the most classic bands in the genre including AC/DC, Girlschool, Judas Priest and Ministry. Link Via Laughing Squid |
| 40 Colors of Wales Back In Victorian Times Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:04 AM PDT I don’t know about you guys, but I’m a sucker for colorized antique photos and these 40 images of Wales from back in the Victorian Era are simply stunning. They really give you an idea of what life was like at that time and place. |
| 10 Hilarious Local Commercials Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:54 AM PDT A while ago I shared a great video from local commercial kings Rhett & Link, and now Oddee has even more hilarious local commercials, some made by the master duo (like this one) and some are more authentically terrible. |
| Holy Smokes Batman! The Bat-Signal Shines Over Pittsburgh Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:49 AM PDT
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| Attack Of The 20 Foot Tall Marionettes Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:00 AM PDT
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| Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:58 AM PDT
Japanese sushi chef Oki showed us his latest creation, Darth Vader made out of carrots! Never has the Sith Lord looked so yummily crunchy: Link - via Between the Pages |
| Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:57 AM PDT
What kind of a house would you build for a pro skateboarder? A skateable one, of course! Here's what Los Angeles-based architect Francois Perrin and designer Gil Lebon Delapointe did for Pierre Andre Senizergues, a former world skateboard champion:
Link - via The Awesomer |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT Remember Mel Gibson’s movie The Man Without A Face? This is what that tale of a isolated and introverted man would be about if it were made today, courtesy of Dan De Lorenzo & Ben Stumpf. -via The Daily What |
| History, Celebrity, and Literary Dolls Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:47 PM PDT Debbie Ritter at Uneek Doll Designs captures real people in doll form in a way in which anyone would recognize them. Each is hand-painted one at a time, and the selection is incredible! Where else could you get a doll that looks like Percy Shelley or Willie Nelson or Teddy Roosevelt? Pictured here are Thomas Edison, Madeline L’Engle, Jane Goodall, Edgar Allan Poe, Maya Angelou, John Adams, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all available at her Etsy shop. Link -via Everlasting Blort Previously: Ritter’s Susan Boyle Doll. |
| Wild Painted Wall Animation By BLU Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:27 PM PDT This video is an oldie but goodie I thought i’d share with you, featuring some amazing animation painted directly on walls around Buenos Aires and Baden. Graffiti artist and animator BLU is responsible for the mess, which somehow seems to clean up behind itself as the animation runs down the street, leaving a whitewash in its wake. The video even features a slick soundtrack that syncs perfectly with MUTO’s movements across the wall. Enjoy! via BLU |
| A Robot Programmed To Play Dance Dance Revolution Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:55 PM PDT In the future, dancing mini robots will initiate the robotic revolution against mankind! Well, maybe not, but this video demonstrates how they can be programmed to get down, Dance Dance Revolution style. Watch in amazement as those little mechanical feet step in an extremely robotic manner! Marvel at how cute he is, albeit in a sinister way! Just don’t expect to see this little guy crushing high scores until he can play without hanging on to the bar. |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT Lucha Libre Wrestling Mask – $5.95 Do you long to be a Luche Libre wrestler? We can’t make you coordinated enough to do high-flying maneuvers like a real Lucha Libre Wrestler, but we can help you look like one. With the Lucha Libre Wrestling Mask from the NeatoShop you can finally embrace your inner professional Mexican wrestler. Cape not included. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more crazy Gag Gifts & Pranks! |
| Harrison Ford Runs Into an Old Friend Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT
Link via Geeks Are Sexy |
| Buy an Entire Town for $799,000 Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:56 AM PDT
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| Dan Savage Threatens To Santorum The Name ‘Rick’, Too Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT Dan Savage has a plan to stop Rick Santorum from disparaging the gay community in his presidential campaign this year. Only it may be at th
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| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:50 AM PDT Photographer Jonathon Kambouris has put together "The Last Meals Project" which details death row inmates' last meals. Most of them aren't that exciting such as Gary Leon Brown (why do killers always have three names?) eating an ice cream sandwich. I suppose if you are about to face death you really aren't that hungry. What would you eat for your last meal? |
| Apollo’s Most Controversial Mission Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:50 AM PDT
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| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:34 AM PDT Yabba dabba do! You can get your very own Fred Flintstone replica automobile for the rock-bottom price of 2,200 Euros. Yes, it’s a automobile, with a motor, so you don’t have to power it with your two feet. It does have rollers instead of wheels, a cloth top, a wooden bench seat, and environmentally-friendly natural air conditioning. It’s not clear whether this vehicle has an odometer, but the Paris owner says it has traveled 80,000 kilometers. Link -via J-Walk Blog |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:07 AM PDT
Take a 150-year-old British story, soak it in the culture of cute Japanese anime, and run it through the technology of Vocaloid audio recording and animation software, and you end up with a cartoon production that resembles a Broadway musical! -Thanks, Daniel! |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:36 AM PDT
Find out more about the specific new information from the Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance, or CAMS. at Bad Astronomy Blog. Link |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:04 AM PDT At one time, the future was glorious. Golden Age space illustrations were colorful, exciting, and made us hope to live long enough to see such wondrous things come about! See some fantastic vintage artwork depicting the future at Dark Roasted Blend. Link |
| The Great Teddy Bear Shipwreck Mystery Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:02 AM PDT
Read the whole story at BBC News, then look in your attic to see if you might have a 55 PB. They are worth a ton of money! Link -via the Presurfer (Image credit: The Steiff Museum) |
| Space Intruders Multi-Tool Keychain Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:06 AM PDT Space Intruders Multi-Tool Keychain – $15.95 Are you a Geek in need of a new keychain? Why settle for ordinary when you can have an out of this world Space Intruders Multi-Tool Keychain from the NeatoShop. This fantastic keychain has phillips and flat head screwdrivers and also functions as a bottle opener. You know you want one! Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Keychains & Key Covers! |
| I Know You Art, But What Am I? Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:41 AM PDT
Link via Laughing Squid |
The New York Public Library system is declaring fine immunity to over 140,000 kids who owe more than $15 in fines as long as the kids agree to participate in their summer reading program. The amnesty, known as “Read Down Your Fines,” asks the kids to log in their reading time on the library’s website. For every 15 minutes they read, the library wipes out $1 of fines.
Citizens of Pittsburgh, do not be alarmed! The Bat-Signal didn’t go up because the Joker is up to no good in your town, but rather to show love for the crew of the new movie The Dark Knight Rises, who have been filming in the Pitt and may be staying in the city through the winter. The only question I have is this: why does the Bat-Signal look like it’s being projected from the Green Lantern’s ring?
Don’t worry, there isn’t going to be a giant puppet attack after all. It turns out this photo was taken at a performance by Royal de Luxe in the streets of Nantes, France. The troupe is known for their over the top, crane operated marionettes, which feature detailed clothing and horse hair wigs. The star of their most recent show is Little Giant, an 18 foot tall girl with a pretty dress on and the hair of 70 horses’ tails on her head. Follow the link to Laughing Squid where there are more photos and a short video showing these behemoths in action.
In most towns around the country $799,000 may get you a decent house. However in the town of Scenic, SD that amount will the entire town.
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The movie theaters are full of superhero films in recent years, but are there really any actual super humans out there? Here are six examples of real life people with "super" human qualities. Still no flying of X ray visions, but some of these are kind of cool.
Just as when you board an airplane and aren't allowed to bring certain items like liquids and guns on board, the Apollo astronauts flying to the moon were restricted on what items they could bring as well. Well just like that extra large tube of toothpaste, 40 years ago a few of the Apollo crew brought some contraband as well.
Astronomers have discovered a new source of meteor showers, very likely from a comet, that may be coming to an Earth near you. While explaining why we shouldn’t panic at the news, Dr. Phil Plait gives us a great analogy for understanding meteor showers.
In 1880, German seamstress Margarete Steiff began making stuffed animals for children. The first stuffed bear she made is called model 55 PB, and may be the earliest teddy bear in existence. Her nephew Richard Steiff registered the design in 1903. A New York toy vendor ordered 3,000 of the bears, and the Steiffs built a factory to fulfill the order, but the bears disappeared! Toy bear expert Leyla Maniera explains:
If you live in the Santa Monica vicinity, I’m pretty jealous. That means you can go to an all-Pee-wee Herman-inspired art show from July 29 to August 19 at Gallery 1988 | You are subscribed to email updates from Neatorama To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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