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- How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity
- Pizza in the Wild
- The World's Largest Bow Tie Consists of 250 Yards of Fabric
- Doh! Zombies!
- 15 Absolutely Horrible Child Rulers
- This 12-Year Old Girl Has the Smelliest Sneakers in America
- ASPCA Vans Cat Shoes
- Hilarious Anti-Rob Ford Campaign Posters
- The Walking House
- This Enormous Globe Is Made of Individually Painted Matchsticks
- Remembering TV Theme Songs
- The Hand Stitched Sculptures Of Cyril Le Van
- This Awesome Cafe Looks Like a Giant Camera
- This <i>Adventure Time</i> Neck Pillow Is the Best Friend of Any Surviving Human
- This Isn't A Painting, It's A CGI Masterpiece
- Baseball Scoreboard Proposals
- Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s?
- 27 Fun Facts About Fun
- The Colorful Crayon Works Of Diem Chau
- How To Cook Restaurant Quality Pasta
- 21 Cool Pieces of Quentin Tarantino Fan Art
- Nathan Shields’ Pancakes
- Is This What The Muppets Would Look Like As Humans?
- Whodunit: The Dying Clue
- Gundam Tombstone
- Sweded Coverage of the Florida-Dayton Game
- Papercraft Versions Of Classic NES Games
- Drop Bears Trailer
- Make Your Own Beautiful Fire Pit Swing Set
- Pranklopedia: The Funniest, Grossest, Craziest, Not-mean Pranks on the Planet
| How to Make Your Cat an Internet Celebrity Posted: 01 Apr 2014 05:00 AM PDT
What’s the easiest way to identify your cat’s special gifts? Just memorize this simple acronym: OBISTPHYBEHO. It stands for OBserve, Identify, STudy, PHYsical, BEhavioral, HOnesty. Here’s how the system works:
Excerpted from How to MakeYourCat an InternetCelebrity: A Guide to Financial Freedom, by Patricia Carlin with Photography by Dustin Fenstermacher. Reprinted with permission from Quirk Books.  | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Apr 2014 04:00 AM PDT We're all used to seeing pizzas, but generally only in restaurants and our homes. We may even occasionally see them at pizza farms. But it's not often that we get to view elusive wild pizzas before they are harvested by hunters. Thankfully, Jonpaul Douglass, a photographer in Los Angeles, gives us a glimpse into this mysterious world through his series Pizza in the Wild. These aren't photoshopped images. Douglass keeps a couple cheap Little Caesar's pizzas in his car so that he can photograph them when he encounters good settings. His inspiration was a graffiti image of a pizza which prompted him to write that "pizza is the universal symbol of happiness." I couldn't agree more. -via Foodiggity | ||||||||
| The World's Largest Bow Tie Consists of 250 Yards of Fabric Posted: 01 Apr 2014 03:00 AM PDT
Anyone can look dapper in a bow tie--provided that you're not otherwise naked. But if you want to look extra fancy, then you should wear a big bow tie. The bigger the bow tie, the more elegant the man. Ergo, Zach Barnhorst is the most dapper man on earth. At a recent public event in San Diego, he wore a tie that measured 7 feet tall and 15 feet wide. Looking sharp is a key part of Barnhorst's lifestyle. He runs a menswear company with a selection of bow ties. He takes bow ties seriously, which is why he didn't cheat by assembling a clip-on tie. His enormous, record-breaking tie is a real tie scaled up. Folding and tying it required several assistants. You can watch a video of them assembling it here. -via Megan Gotch | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:00 AM PDT
Don't have this awesome D'oh! Zombies! T-shirt? Don't have a cow, man - just head on over to the NeatoShop to get one! Warbucks Design have just added the awesome shirt above to his popular Zombie Silhouette series. Visit his Facebook page (give 'im a like, wontcha), then head on over to his NeatoShop:
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! | ||||||||
| 15 Absolutely Horrible Child Rulers Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:00 AM PDT Let’s all be glad that the young despots in this list are all fictional. Inspired by Joffrey Baratheon of the TV series Game of Thrones, the A.V. Club looks at other conflicts caused when those who are too young to care about the consequences of their actions are put into positions of power. Many of these will be familiar to you: Joffrey Baratheon, of course, and Zalim Singh from The Temple of Doom, and Jack Merridew from Lord of the Flies. Some may be new to you, and could merit a trip to Netflix. Read about all of them, and shudder at the thought. There’s a reason we don’t normally let children boss us around. | ||||||||
| This 12-Year Old Girl Has the Smelliest Sneakers in America Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:00 AM PDT
You may have stinky shoes, but this young lady from Las Cruces, New Mexico has the smelliest in the entire United States. Jordan Armstrong, who is pictured above, entered and won a stinky shoes contest conducted by Odor-Eaters, a brand of shoe care products that combat swamp feet. For her prize-winning shoes, Jordan walked away with a Golden Sneaker Award trophy, $2,500 in cash and 2 days of fun in New York City. But those rewards didn't come without hard work. To make her shoes the stinkiest in the land, Jordan wore them every day for 2 years, sometimes even while sleeping. Her perseverance paid off when Odor-Eaters' official sniffers evaluated her sneakers. -via I Own the World | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 11:00 PM PDT Vans is collaborating with the ASPCA to bring you these shoes in the classic Vans shape printed with cats all over! There’s also a high-top style with cats. and other items in the fashion line, such as hats, backpacks, and t-shirts (but no links to them). Nowhere does the Vans page say anything about whether any money from sales goes to the ASPCA, or how much, but I cannot imagine the Society lending its name to the company for nothing. But you might want to ask before you purchase. See what’s available so far. -via Boing Boing | ||||||||
| Hilarious Anti-Rob Ford Campaign Posters Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:00 PM PDT Things are getting mighty strange in the election to choose Toronto's next mayor, and a group calling themselves No Ford Nation have created a delightfully comical smear campaign with ads that feature fake candidates claiming they "Won't smoke crack, only pot" and "will only get publicly drunk and won't kill people". It's campaign related comedy at its finest, but with a real message behind it- "Anyone's better than Rob Ford." Since the election isn't until this fall there are bound to be many more bold statements made against the crack smoking Mayor of Toronto, but will the citizens of Toronto agree with this radical tactic, or will they find the whole thing tasteless and ineffective? -Via Reddit | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:00 PM PDT A walking house? Seriously, that’s what it looks like with all those legs underneath! About 80 guys in Spartanburg, Pennsylvania, just pick up a house and move it to its new foundation. I’d like to see what they were holding onto inside, but the video doesn’t show us how it’s done. The fact that they did it is pretty amazing. There’s a little NSFW language from the videographer near the beginning. -via Digg | ||||||||
| This Enormous Globe Is Made of Individually Painted Matchsticks Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:00 PM PDT Sculptor Andy Yoder spent 2 years painting and assembling this enormous sculpture. His son recently posted photos of it on reddit. You can view them all here. It has a foam, plywood, and cardboard frame. Yoder painted each match by hand, then glued them onto the frame. Avoid the temptation forming in your mind. Alfred Pennyworth warned us that some men just want to watch the world burn. Don't be one of them. Keep fire away from this beauty. -via Junkculture | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:00 PM PDT He knows the theme songs to all the classic sitcoms, but not exactly the way you recall them. If he wrong, or does he just have a better idea? If you had asked me, I wouldn’t be able to tell you what the theme song of The Golden Girls was, but I well remember the Andrew Gold song from college,and later from playing it on the radio as an oldie -before TV ever got hold of it. It eventually figures prominently in this sketch from Awkward Spaceship. -Thanks, Eric Philmore! | ||||||||
| The Hand Stitched Sculptures Of Cyril Le Van Posted: 31 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PDT Art often attempts to initiate a conversation between the viewer and the viewed work, gently toying with their sense of what is real and what is merely artistic representation. Cyril Le Van initiates this sense of wonder by printing photo quality designs onto plastic sheets which he then uses to create soft sculptures. This juxtaposition of the hard object and soft fabric, the visual realism of the print and the obviously not very real looking nature of the sewn together object, this is Cyril's visual exploration of consumerism and why people place so much importance on material possessions, as he strips away the status symbol nature of the object and makes it merely something nice to look at. -Via Beautiful/Decay | ||||||||
| This Awesome Cafe Looks Like a Giant Camera Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PDT
From the outside, it looks like a huge Rolleiflex camera. Inside, it's filled with vintage cameras. If you're a shutterbug, this is the cafe for you. A camera enthusiast built it 6 miles east of Seoul, South Korea. It's appropriately called the Cafe Dreamy. The interior is filled with high-quality framed photos and antique cameras in displays. The paper towel dispensers are even shaped like rolls of film! You can see more photos at their blog. -via Colossal | ||||||||
| This <i>Adventure Time</i> Neck Pillow Is the Best Friend of Any Surviving Human Posted: 31 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT The super stretchy Jake the Dog can morph into any form, including a soft neck pillow. That's how Etsy seller Felicia Rose imagines him. Jake is a great warrior and evidently a good boyfriend to Lady Rainicorn. But he's a master of chillaxing and so excels in this form. -via Technabob | ||||||||
| This Isn't A Painting, It's A CGI Masterpiece Posted: 31 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PDT The computer has become a powerful tool for the artist over the last twenty years, and CGI has reached a level of realism that makes it possible to bring anything you can imagine to life, but digital artists who choose classical works of art as their inspiration really have their work cut out for them! Farkas Zsolt has created a 3D masterpiece that brings Benczur Gyula’s classical painting Budavar visszavetele to life with hi-res models, and unless you can see the three dimensional contours of each subject it looks exactly like the original painting. The entire scene weighs in at a whopping 8.5 million polygons, which means it's more poly rich than your average still shot from a Pixar movie, and Farkas was kind enough to include a breakdown of his entire process so both the curious and those brave enough to attempt such a feat for themselves can give it a shot. -Via Kotaku | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT Today is Opening Day for the 2014 MLB season, and that means that tickets will be sold across the country, and all eyes will be on the scoreboard, at least off and on, throughout the day. Some of those scoreboards will be occasionally lit up for a proposal to a ticket holder who we hope is not in the restroom at the time. Most stadiums offer that service for a price.
Swimmingly has a list of what’s included for the price at each Major League stadium for the 2014 season. However, if proposing by scoreboard is so common that there’s a price list, maybe it’s not as special as you may think. But hey, it’s much easier than editing a film or coming up with your own choreography. -via Digg | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT A new Trader Joe’s store has opened in Washington, D.C. in the same neighborhood as an existing Whole Foods. This is causing some confusion in the area, so Dan Zak designed a helpful flow chart for readers of the Washington Post to figure out which store best suits them. They are both foreign to me, as my small town has three groceries (four if you count Walmart), and Kroger is the fanciest of them. But at least they will accept a check. What this chart tells me is that both stores carry foods not normally found at a mom-and-pop grocery, but how they differ from each other is still confusing. The real question for me is: which one is more affordable? -via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT John Green brings us an early mental_floss video this week, all about fun. Learn new fun facts about games, sports, toys, vacations, theme parks, and other recreational activities. Whether or not you consider these thing “fun” depends on your tastes and whether you’re a adventurer or a fuddy-duddy. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| The Colorful Crayon Works Of Diem Chau Posted: 31 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT Artist Diem Chau was one of those kids who didn’t particularly enjoy coloring during arts and crafts time in school, because he clearly preferred to use crayons as a sculptural medium. Diem sculpts miniature scenes into the top half of Crayola crayons, carving fine details into the colorful wax that seem almost impossible to achieve considering the scale of his works. Diem's miniature masterpieces have an appropriately childlike style, with plant and animal motifs incorporated into each tiered wax sculpture that make them look like tiny schoolyard totem poles. -Via Juxtapoz | ||||||||
| How To Cook Restaurant Quality Pasta Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT Want a noodle with your olive oil? Doghouse Dairies advises that if your pasta gets too cool, you can always warm it up with some boiled olive oil. This may remind you of a particular chain restaurant or two. Better to set some time aside to cook at home. Comic by the food critics at Doghouse Diaries. | ||||||||
| 21 Cool Pieces of Quentin Tarantino Fan Art Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:30 AM PDT Did you know Quentin Tarantino’s birthday was last week? While we’re a little late to the party, we couldn’t miss the chance to honor one of the most celebrated directors of our time, so here’s a roundup of some absolutely delightful fan art based on Mr. Tarantino’s fantastic films. Grand TarantinoQuentin has brought a number of memorable characters to life and everyone has their favorites. Here is a small selection of artist Paul Mason’s favorites from different films. The Briefcases of QuentinIf you ever find yourself in a Quentin Tarantino film and happen to see a briefcase, you might want to just turn away as soon as you see it. Yes, it will probably provide you with the most valuable thing you’ve ever come across in your life, but simply touching the case could probably get you killed before you even have a chance to open it. This minimalist poster by GGGDesign reminds us that sometimes it’s better to look and not touch. The SquareThis great piece showing some of Tarantino’s best characters playing as young children is in our own NeatoShop, which means you can even get it in tee shirt form to show your support for Theduc’s tribute to Tarantino. The ShepherdOne of the most famous and most beloved characters of all Tarantino’s films is Jules Winnfield, the bible-quoting, God-fearing thug from Marsellus Wallace’s crew. This painting by Alice X. Zhang shows that Jules is cool like Fonzie even while wearing a baby blue shirt with cartoon characters on it. This Is A Tasty BurgerFor a movie with such an incredible amount of violence, Pulp Fiction has a whole lot of food references. This cool poster set by Pierre-Alain Dubois emphasizes what great American foods are featured in the film. From Dusk Till DawnIf you’ve ever wondered what Tarantino’s take on vampires would look like as an animation you might see on Adult Swim, this illustration by Jordi Peters can answer your question. Personally though, seeing this image makes me long to see the whole story in cartoon form. Jackie BrownThis poster truly captures the quintessential seventies feel of Jackie Brown –more so, in fact, than the official movie poster for the film. If I was Quentin, I would hire Carlos Lerma next time I planned to set a movie in that era. GogoWhen it comes to Kill Bill Volume One, The Bride may have been the movie’s protagonist, but its most memorable character was arguably Gogo Yubari, a 17 year-old girl with a thirst for blood. Artist Geovanna Ramirez did an excellent job capturing the maniacal charm of the sadistic school girl. Death ProofDeath Proof is a dark movie with a seriously cool-looking car that happens to be used to run down hot women –which means this great poster design by Mikke Suarez pretty much nailed it. Inglorious CatsIf you think the Inglourious Basterds were tough, just wait until you see them in feline form. DeviantArtist Iago Rotten knows that anything we can do cats can do better. Django UnchainedWe all know Tarantino loves grindhouse films, so it’s highly likely that he’d dig this poster for Django Unchained that DeviantArtist StuntmanKamil made in a decidedly seventies style. Unchained AgainOn the other hand, this Django Unchained poster might not be quite Quentin’s style, but it certainly captures the style of classic western posters. Artist Jimmy John based the piece on what he thought the movie would be like if it was actually made by Sergio Corbucci as a traditional spaghetti western. Calvin CandieOf all the dastardly villains of all the Tarantino films, Calvin Candie might just be the most detestable as he’s not only racist, but also purely sadistic, a touch psychopathic, yet still charming and smiley. This tribute to the wonderful monster by Yannick Bouchard perfectly captures his evil personality. Two Little KingsDeviantArt user Straahl needed some new bookmarks, so she decided to draw up two versions of Dr. King Schultz to keep her smiling whenever she found the right page. The pair turned out pretty darn cute and the artist might even sell them at some point in the future. Reservoir DonutsThis Reservoir Dogs/Simpsonsmash up by Claudia Riviera hits the mark perfectly for both of its influences –especially the tag line. Pulp SimpsonIf you prefer your drunks in Pulp Fiction form, then don’t miss this cool tee in the NeatoShop by Stationjack. Fionna and Cake Kill BillWhat’s better than Kill Bill? How about a Kill Bill/Adventure Time mash up? And there are no better characters to put in the middle of the fight than Fionna and Cake as Nikki Ward demonstrates here. I just feel bad for all the penguin minions. Inglourious StripesHere’s a movie mash up you probably never considered before –Stripes and Inglourious Basterds. After looking at this poster made by DeviantArtist Rabittooth though, I really wish this was a reality. Tarantino’s Snow WhiteThe darkest Tarantino mash up I could find was certainly this one, which shows what happens when Snow White and the Seven Dwarves enter the realm of Pulp Fiction. DeviantArtist Bergie81 did an excellent job of combining the happiness of the Wonderful World of Disney with the dark world of Tarantino. Red Apple CigarettesIf you want to smoke Quentin’s famous Red Apple Cigarettes, you won’t be able to because they don’t exist, but you can pretend by printing out DeviantArtist apfeistrudel’s design, cutting it and folding it into the right shape and then wrapping it around any other box of cigarettes –including delicious candy cigs. Tiny TarantinoCaio Morel is quite a gifted sculpture, which is quite evident in this delightful Tarantino caricature minibust. Personally, I’d love to see this mass produced and made available as an antenna topper. I know inevitably some of you aren’t Tarantino fans (he's certainly not for everyone), but for those who are, what do you think of these tributes to the director? Do any of them make you want to rewatch a movie? | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT We’ve shown you many of the fantastically artful pancakes created by Nathan Shields. Now we get to see him at work! Watch how Shields make pancakes with his kids Gryphon and Alice, explaining how to get the shades right as they go. The dragon creation clues us in on a crucial step- getting rid of any attempt that’s not up to his standards. That’s my gardening philosophy, but I personally don’t do that with cooking as much as I should. This is part three of Shields’ video series on pancakes. Continue reading for parts one and two. Part One Part Two See more of Shields' creations at his website. -via Boing Boing | ||||||||
| Is This What The Muppets Would Look Like As Humans? Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:30 AM PDT The Muppets are (arguably) the most famous puppet troupe in the world, and their fans like them fleece and foamy with their original, iconic look and style. But since many of the characters are humanoids, and their distinct personalities really bring them to life, it makes sense that illustrators like Nick Hoffman would begin to wonder what the Muppets would look like as human beings. All of the humanoid characters, like Bunsen Honeydew, Statler and Waldorf and Dr. Teeth, look pretty much the same, but Kermit is unrecognizable as a man in a dorky green suit, and Gonzo now looks like more of a creep than a weirdo. (If you're having trouble figuring out who's who here's the original poster that inspired this piece) -Via io9 | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT The following is a Whodunit by Hy Conrad featuring Jonah Bixby, a twelve-year-old crime solver and son of a police detective. Can you solve the crime?
Detective Carol Bixby gazed at the corpse and couldn't shake the feeling that she was taking part in a cheesy mystery novel. She had heard stories about murder victims writing a last dying message in their own blood. Such things actually did occur. But why would someone use his last ounce of strength to crawl over to a wall and write in blood ... his own name? It made no sense. The murder scene was in the offices of Martinez and Kramer, certified public accountants. It was an oddly shaped space. In the front was a reception area guarded by Mona Lapinski, a middle-aged assistant. Behind her station, the office split like a "Y," with two long corridors angling off. At the end of one corridor was a frosted glass door, with painted letters proclaiming "Douglas Kramer." At the end of the other corridor was a similar frosted door, this one with the name of his partner, "Gil Martinez." On the day of the murder, Mona left the office around noon to walk in the park and eat the sandwich and apple she brought every day from home. Gil Martinez left a few minutes later to have lunch with a client at his private club. That left Douglas Kramer alone in his office. Mona was the one to find his body. "I was coming back from the park," she said in her statement. "I saw Larry, the guy from Worldwide Parcel, on the sidewalk, ringing our buzzer. He said no one was answering, which isn't unusual at lunchtime. I signed for the parcel, said good-bye to Larry, and unlocked the door. People in this building are very good about security. Strangers don't get in." "Anyway," Mona continued, stopping to take in a deep breath. "The parcel was for Mr. Martinez, so when I got inside, I took it straight back to his office. A soon as I walked in..." She shivered. "Chairs turned over, lamps broken. And the blood." When Gil Martinez walked in a minute later, he found Mona standing in his private office, screaming at the top of her lungs. His business partner, Douglas Kramer, lay next to the wall, a pair of scissors embedded in his stomach. On the wall, by his outstretched hand, were four letters printed in blood. "D-O-U-G." "Doug and I weren't really friends," Martinez told the detective. "The last time I saw him was this morning. He came into my office to borrow a pair of scissors." He identified the scissors, which were currently sticking out of his partner's stomach. Detective Bixby pointed to a brown leather wallet, untainted by the blood, sitting prominently on his bloody desktop. "Mr. Martinez, this is a crime scene. Did you just put that here?" "No, no," he replied. "I forgot it when I left. I charged my lunch on my account at the club. That wallet's been here all day." Carol put on plastic gloves, then checked the contents— three credit cards and two hundred twenty dollars in cash. Nothing was missing. The last interview was with Larry Baker, the delivery guy. He'd been called back by his dispatcher and didn't seem too pleased to have his route interrupted. "I don't know what I can tell you," he said. "I had several deliveries in that building today, but I didn't see anything unusual. I made two trips from my truck. On the second, I ran into their assistant and she signed for the package. I didn't even go inside again." "Do you make a lot of deliveries to Martinez and Kramer?" Carol asked. Larry thought for a moment. "Couple times a week. But I never met either one of those guys. I just dealt with the assistant. From the way she talked, I got the sense that they didn't get along." Carol drove back to the station house. Her shift was almost over, and Jonah was probably there waiting for her. She hated thinking that her twelve-year-old son might be able to solve this puzzle when she couldn't, so she reviewed the case in her mind. Robbery couldn't be the motive, since Gil Martinez's wallet was still on his desk, untouched. The security camera showed no strangers entering, and everyone else in the building at the time had an alibi. But the big question was why. Why were those four letters scrawled on the wall? WHY WASS "D-O-U-G" WRITTEN ON THE WALL?
In addition to his work in mystery and crime puzzles, Hy was also one of the original writers for the groundbreaking TV series Monk. Currently, Hy is working on mystery novel series "Abel Adventures" as well as the Monk series of novels, starting with Mr. Monk Helps Himself (published by Penguin, order from Amazon here Check out Hy's official website and Facebook page - and stay tuned for more whodunits puzzlers on Neatorama from the master of whodunit mysteries himself! | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:30 AM PDT Images of this mysterious statue are circulating the internet. It appears to be a huge stone sculpture of a Gundam from the anime franchise of the same name. It lies next to traditional gave markers at a tomb-making business in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. If you can afford it, why not have your own huge anime-themed tombstone? Rocket News 24 writes:
The future is going to be awesome/weird. | ||||||||
| Sweded Coverage of the Florida-Dayton Game Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT You are in charge of reporting sports at the TV station, and your local team has just won a game that puts them in the Final Four of the March Madness basketball tournament. It's big news, but the NCAA has restrictions on airing clips from the game! What to do? WCJB TV-20, the ABC affiliate in Gainesville, Florida, grabbed the available staff at the TV station and recreated those winning moves to show their viewers! Hey, you do what you gotta do. Putting the “basket” at about seven feet was a smart move. -via Daily Picks and Flicks | ||||||||
| Papercraft Versions Of Classic NES Games Posted: 31 Mar 2014 06:30 AM PDT Paper art comes in all shapes, sizes, and degrees of complexity, but for my money the most fun papercraft creations are based on video games. Artist and avid gamer Steph Caskenette has created a series of papercraft artworks called NEStalgia, featuring “screenshots” from classic Nintendo Entertainment System games like Contra, Kirby's Adventure and Castlevania. Steph combines papercraft and digital art techniques to create her 8-bit inspired works, but instead of perfectly replicating the look of each game she gives them a wrinkly makeover and uses layered effects to give each piece a three dimensional look that most 2D side scrolling games were missing in the early days of console gaming. -Via Nerd Approved | ||||||||
| Posted: 31 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PDT This is just what we need- a movie about the horror of drop bears! Or maybe, it’s just what SyFy needs for their next legendary over-the-top monster flick. And since they’ve left all the awkward B-movie pauses in, it will be instant fodder for MST3K. Every country has an animal that only bites tourists (the U.S. has quite a few: the Hodag, jackalope, snipe, etc.), but Australia went one better than the rest of us because the koala is just about the only native Australian species that won’t kill you, so the Aussies had to invent its evil cousin that will. -via Buzzfeed | ||||||||
| Make Your Own Beautiful Fire Pit Swing Set Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:30 AM PDT What's the coolest thing about this swing set? It's not that it's by a slow-moving creek, it's not even that it has a great fire pit in the middle. The best thing about this design is that you can build it yourself. Goods Home Design has photos and a materials list to give you the basics and the comments section on their post provides even more tricks and tips to complete this simple project in no time. There are even a few mod ideas to make it even prettier. Read more about the set up over at Homes and Hues: Build It And They Will Rock: The Swings of Your Dreams | ||||||||
| Pranklopedia: The Funniest, Grossest, Craziest, Not-mean Pranks on the Planet Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PDT
Author Julie Winterbottom is a former editor of Nickelodeon Magazine, and has written quite a few other books for children. A lifelong prankster, she persionally tested all the pranks contained in the book and tweaked them for maximum effect. Credit goes to Winterbottom's long-suffering boyfriend for cooperating with her research. You can find out more and order Pranklopedia from Workman Publishing, as well as from Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Available in both paperback and ebook form. |
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