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- The King Cake Burger
- Pillow Fighting Becomes a Real Sport
- Pelican Learns To Fly
- A Map of the United States as Seen by Invading Aliens
- Godzilla vs. Heisenberg
- Leprechaun Headband
- Miniature Food Rings
- Classic Paintings Of London Superimposed Over Modern Photos
- Spinning TARDIS Ring
- America's Best-Rated Restaurant Is a Tiny Shack
- An Honest University Commercial
- Talented 4 Year Old Creates Dresses Made Out Of Paper
- Michael McLane's Geeky Stained Glass Lamps
- Animated Music Video Inspired By Memes- All Your Base
- The E.T.-Yoda Theory
- The Muppets Take Selfies
- Ginger Surfer
- Corralling the Reindeer
- A Real Theodore Tugboat
- Back to the Future Day!
- Mashup Of Hitchcock's Original Psycho And Van Sant's Remake
- The Lost Cow Tunnels of New York City
- Seth Rogen Testifies Before Senate About Alzheimer's Research
- Winning Oscar Dresses
- Funny Children’s Book Satirizes Modern Art
- Timeholes
- Photos That Will Make You Want To Visit Yosemite National Park
- Quinn of Hearts
- What Is It? game 316
- The Winged House is Seriously Sharp
| Posted: 28 Feb 2014 04:00 AM PST Next Tuesday is Mardi Gras. One traditional way to celebrate on the Gulf Coast of the United States is by eating a king cake with friends. The king cake is a traditional brioche cake shaped like a ring. It’s colored inside and frosted with the traditional colors of Mardis Gras: green, purple and gold. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America describes its origins:
In the United States, the trinket is usually a plastic figurine of a baby. The person who finds the baby in his or her slice must provide the king cake next year. Food Drunk, a catering service in New Orleans that offers “alcohol influenced cuisine,” made a burger fit for the occasion. -via Foodbeast  | ||||||||
| Pillow Fighting Becomes a Real Sport Posted: 28 Feb 2014 03:00 AM PST
Rocket News 24 reports that there is now an organization in Japan promoting the combative sport of pillow fighting. The All Japan Pillow Fighting Association recently held a tournament in Ito City. (Photo: Itmedia) The organization has an official pillow designed specifically pillow fighting. What’s formal pillow fighting like? It’s similar to dodgeball, except that there are starting positions--lying down in bed. It takes place on a basketball half court with a dividing line in the center. Players throw pillows at each other and returned missed shots with fury. Referees stand by to enforce the rules and call time. | ||||||||
| Posted: 28 Feb 2014 02:00 AM PST An orphaned pelican was taken in by the staff at Greystoke Mahale safari camp in Tanzania, and they named him Bigbird. Well, he is pretty big. Bigbird had to learn to fly from humans, so it’s a wonder he ever managed to do it. They made it even harder by strapping a GoPro on his beak. I don’t know if that’s the greatest idea for the pelican (it doesn't seem to hold him back at all), but it sure gives us a unique POV video. -via Buzzfeed | ||||||||
| A Map of the United States as Seen by Invading Aliens Posted: 28 Feb 2014 01:00 AM PST New York and Los Angeles? They have to go. Take out a few monuments in Washington. Flatten Chicago if you have time. Then you're done, as far as our new overlords are concerned. Alaska and Hawaii? Good news: to the aliens, you don't even exist. You can probably even avoid occupation. Of course, the rest of us in Flyoverlandia won't necessarily be spared. We nuked Houston ourselves in Independence Day. | ||||||||
| Posted: 28 Feb 2014 12:00 AM PST If you’ve not seen the new trailer for the upcoming Godzilla movie, you should take a look now. Sure, Bryan Cranston stars in it, but it’s not Heisenberg. However, everyone’e favorite meth maker is in this Godzilla/Breaking Bad trailer mashup. When Godzilla and Walter White are in the same frame, who’s the danger now? -via Uproxx | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:00 PM PST St. Patrick's Day is coming. Get in touch with your inner mischievous fairy creature with the Leprechaun Headband from the NeatoShop. This stylish accessory features a green hat and little pointy ears. It makes a magical addition to any ensemble. Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Headgear. | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:00 PM PST It’s time to pop the question. But which engagement ring is the right one? Is she a macaroni and cheese girl? What about pancakes? A full breakfast? Toast? Grilled salmon with asparagus? Well, if she’s the latter, then keep looking. That just screams "high maintenance." We can’t afford to set expectations that high. But whichever approach you take, Etsy seller Casey the Crafter has the perfect ring for you. She also makes food miniatures as standalone pieces and charms. -via That’s Nerdalicious! | ||||||||
| Classic Paintings Of London Superimposed Over Modern Photos Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:00 PM PST It’s easy to forget that most classical landscape (and cityscape) paintings were based on real life locations, and it can be hard to place the exact location in question when you’re viewing a work of art from inside the sterile walls of an art gallery. But when the painting is superimposed over a modern day photo of the scene it all falls into place, and both art and history come to life in a way that's hard to imagine otherwise. London based redditor shystone has been hard at work revealing the modern day locations featured in classical paintings from the 18th and 19th century, showing us around old London town through the eyes of Canaletto, Logsdail and Nebot. -Via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:00 PM PST Do you take this Time Lord to be your lawfully wedded husband? Yes, yes, yes! I mean, who wouldn’t accept a proposal that comes with a TARDIS ring? This ring by Paul Michael will be perfect when the man in the blue box offers to take you away. It’s made of gold, white gold, diamonds and sapphires. You may remember some of Michael’s other geeky ring designs, including those inspired by the Enterprise, Wonder Woman, the Death Star and Han Solo. -via Technabob | ||||||||
| America's Best-Rated Restaurant Is a Tiny Shack Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:00 PM PST
That’s not the only surprising result: New York City’s highest-rated eatery is a food truck. Read more about the list at Slate. -via Digg | ||||||||
| An Honest University Commercial Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:00 PM PST Would you like to spend 5 years going into debt to learn things that have nothing to do with current or future job markets? Then I've got a product for you! Comedian Ryan Higa tells us all the wonderful world of advanced, top-shelf education. Buy now and receive a crushing sense of failure absolutely free! -via American Digest P.S. You may remember two previous gems by Ryan Higa: a fake Aquaman movie trailer and a fake Wolverine movie trailer. | ||||||||
| Talented 4 Year Old Creates Dresses Made Out Of Paper Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST Most 4 year olds love to play, do arts and crafts and spend their days letting their imaginations run wild, but it’s safe to say that the girl they call Mayhem is unlike other 4 year olds, mainly because she already has a career in fashion design picked out for herself. But Mayhem can’t use a sewing machine or needle just yet, so she creates her fabulous dresses out of paper. Some are original designs, others are based on dresses she saw in photos and on TV, all are incredibly detailed and quite wearable considering the inflexible medium. Mommy Shorts interviewed Mayhem's mother Angie about the fun fashion crafting they've been doing together, creating very wearable outfits out of construction paper, tissue paper, gift wrap and any other kind of paper product they can find around the house. You can see more of Mayhem's fabulous designs at her Instagram account and website Fashion By Mayhem, and I hope the fashion houses are paying attention because this girl is really going places in the world of fashion design! -Via DesignTAXI | ||||||||
| Michael McLane's Geeky Stained Glass Lamps Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:00 PM PST
Michael McLane of Florence, Kentucky is a stained glass artist of both talent and excellent taste in subject matter. Among other projects, he makes lamps inspired by science fiction and comic books. You can see more work at his DeviantART gallery, including stained glass pieces inspired by Princess Mononoke, Iron Man and the band One Direction. -via Technabob | ||||||||
| Animated Music Video Inspired By Memes- All Your Base Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST All your base are belong to us is a legend among memes, although milennials may not get the reference unless they’re a meme historian, and many remember this video game themed meme fondly as one of the ones that started it all. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. are a pair of musically minded fellows that have a healthy love of nostalgia and mad love for teh interwebs, so when the supergeek powers of the Nerdist Channel combine with the animation skills of Ron Yavnieli and the Jr. Jr. of bands, our beloved memes turn toony and battle it out for online supremacy! -Via Nerdist | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:00 PM PST Star Wars fans are familiar with this, but it may be new to younger folks. We don’t know who put these pictures together, but they surfaced recently at reddit. Adding to the confusion, there is the idea that, although the events happened long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away, the Star Wars saga was a documentary. The images just took a long time to travel to Earth. E.T. was stranded on Earth 32 years ago, which means the enterprising young alien is probably a senator somewhere himself now. | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:00 PM PST Everybody loves to take selfies these days, so they keep their smartphone in hand wherever they go so they don’t miss an opportunity. The Muppets are no different, they love a good selfie and since their new movie Muppets Most Wanted is coming out soon it's the perfect time to get their fleece covered faces out there again via Instagram. Rizzo's smartphone must be as big, or bigger, than his whole body- how does he carry that thing around with him? -Via Nerd Approved | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST What's better than devouring planets? Devouring those planets after dipping them in the Milky Way galaxy, of course! NeatoShop artist Samiel explains how to satisfy the eternal hunger of the devourer of planets with a little bit of delicious milk. Got shirt? Check out Samiel's Facebook page then visit his NeatoShop page for more geeky and funny designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST Behold the swirling dance of the reindeer herd! Photographer Jan Helmer Olsen used a hexacopter drone to get an aerial view of the process of corralling herds of reindeer near Kautokeino, Norway. It all looks very orderly, with help from well-trained dogs, a movable fence, and plenty of herdsmen. Is this a livestock market? That would explain the spectators. -via Viral Viral Videos | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST
Theodore Tugboat is a Canadian children’s television show. It’s similar to Thomas and Friends, a children’s show about living locomotives. In fact, many episodes of those two shows were directed by the same person. In the show, there’s a human harbormaster who serves as the narrator and several tugboat puppets that constitute the main characters. Among them is Theodore Tugboat, for whom the show is named.
In 2000, the production company for Theodore the Tugboat built the Theodore Too, a full-scale replica of the character. It travelled through the waters of the Maritime provinces as well as the Great Lakes, participating in public shows. Now it works as a tour craft in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST It’s here! We’ve finally reached the day that Marty McFly traveled forward in time to in the movie Back to the Future Part II. Now where's my hoverboard? | ||||||||
| Mashup Of Hitchcock's Original Psycho And Van Sant's Remake Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST Psycho changed the way audiences saw movies back in 1960, which is exactly what Hitchcock was going for according to the recent biopic, but that same kind of revolutionary response proved to be too much for Gus Van Sant to hope for with his 1998 remake. But what happens when the two films are combined, classic and panned remake coming together in a surreal feature-length mashup? Steven Soderbergh decided to address that question with his hybrid horrorfest called Psychos, which you can watch here. Soderbergh's version bounces between the two films, with the occasional superimposed stacking of the two for artistic appeal, and he posted it to his site Extension 765 with the explanation “This post comes from a place of ‘total affection, openness, and honey bought directly from a beekeeper.’” -Via /Film | ||||||||
| The Lost Cow Tunnels of New York City Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:30 AM PST Have you heard the one about the cow tunnels underneath New York City? The story goes that railroads enabled a lot more beef to make its way to the city in the late 19th century, but the distance between the railroad stockyards in New Jersey and the slaughterhouses in New York caused problems. Herding cattle through a metropolitan area was difficult, blocked traffic, and left a mess. So they built a tunnel under the streets to move cattle. Or did they? The story now seems almost like an urban legend, as plenty of people had heard about them, but no one has seen the tunnels. | ||||||||
| Seth Rogen Testifies Before Senate About Alzheimer's Research Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST When you think of who you want speaking at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services hearing on Alzheimer's Research comedian Seth Rogen may not be the first name that comes to mind, but as this C-SPAN video shows Seth is the right guy for the job. Seth breaks the ice with a signature stoner joke that has the normally stoic crowd cracking up, but when he gets into the specifics of why he's fighting for Alzheimer's funding (because his mother-in-law has early onset Alzheimer's), and how his charity organization Hilarity for Charity is working hard to fund research into the uncurable and unstoppable disease, Seth seems like the natural choice for leader of this noble cause. -Via Gamma Squad | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:30 AM PST Mediarun produced a chart illustrating all the dresses worn by actresses accepting the Oscar for Best Actress for every year since the Academy Awards began in 1929. Some you may be able to identify by the look alone.
Click to enlarge the graphic at Mediarun to see it full-size. -via Nag on the Lake | ||||||||
| Funny Children’s Book Satirizes Modern Art Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST The Ladybird Book line still exists, but in the traditional sense, the name refers to a line of British children’s books that were published from the 1940s through 1970s. The had a standardized format including a listing of key vocabulary words on each page. Miriam Elia, a writer and artist, has released the book We Go to the Gallery. It's a satire on modern art that in the form of a fake Ladybird book:
You can see more a few more pages at The Independent. -via American Digest | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:30 AM PST Filmmaker Ben Mallaby takes us to the year 2015 in a video that looks at the breakthrough of time travel in a more realistic manner than most science fiction tales. The lofty promise of a new technology is often supplanted by less noble uses when such technology becomes available to the general public. Remember when these newfangled computers, and later the internet, were going to be used to facilitate scientific research, global communication, and education? And now it’s full of selfies and cat videos. Do you think the development of time travel will be any different? -via Boing Boing | ||||||||
| Photos That Will Make You Want To Visit Yosemite National Park Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST (Image via Wakim Muklashy) (Image via Yosemite National Park) It’s safe to say that Yosemite National Park is one of the most beautiful places to visit in the world, and it draws over 4 million visitors a year with its idyllic valleys, softly roaring waterfalls and gorgeous greenery. Yosemite is one of those places where every picture you take is a classic, and when you show those pics off you get lots of oohs and aahs, and more than a few “I really want to go there” responses. Take a look at these 45 incredible photos of Yosemite National Park and see if you can resist the call of El Capitan and the Yosemite Valley. | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST Puddin', you need a new shirt. How about this one by NeatoShop artist Tom Trager? Visit Tom's Facebook page then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geeky designs:
Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama! | ||||||||
| Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST It's Thursday, so you know what it means, Neatoramanauts: it's time for the What Is It? Game, brought to you by the wonderful What Is It? Blog. What is this thing in the picture? Your guess can win you a free T-shirt of your choice from the NeatoShop! Here's how to play: Place your guess in the comment section below. One guess per comment, but you can enter as many guesses as you'd like in separate comments. Post no URLs or weblinks. You might know what they are, but if you want to win a t-shirt, you'll have to use your imagination, because we are going to select two winners who give us the funniest incorrect guesses. If you guess right, then good for ya - but you don't win anything, mmkay? So, it's up to you, funny people: you have twice the chance of winning that T-shirt. Please write your T-shirt selection alongside your guess. If you don't include a selection, you forfeit the prize. We highly suggest you take a look at the NeatoShop's new selection of Funny T-shirts and Science T-Shirts. Ready? Go for it! (Don't forget to visit the What Is It? Blog for more clues!) | ||||||||
| The Winged House is Seriously Sharp Posted: 27 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST With sweeping and unexpected lines throughout the home, the Winged House is a perfect design for modern Singapore. Built on a triangle-shaped plot of land around tall palm trees already on the property, the oddly-shaped home features a jutting roof inspired by the traditional Minangkabau roof style that is popular in Malay architecture. The end result of the design by K2LD Architects is a home that's totally modern while still honoring its Singaporean roots. Enjoy more pictures of the simply stunning home over on Homes and Hues: The Winged House Flies Above the Rest |
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