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- Cute Fantasy VII - Physical Strength Is Im-Materia
- Syrian Man Cares for Abandoned Pet Cats
- The Star-Spangled Banner Across America
- Stacked: The Urban Architecture of Hong Kong by Peter Stewart
- 20 Men Dressed as Female Characters from Pop Culture
- Fish Eats Baseball Player
- Rowan Atkinson Inserted into Famous Paintings
- Exquisite Eighteenth Century Game Table
- College Ranking by Billionaire Alumni
- 24 Dangerous Toys from Past and Present
- Amazing 5-Year Old Can Do 20 90-Degree Push-Ups
- Steamboat Rocket - When It Comes To Comedy This Guy's An Animal!
- Thumb Extender for iPhone 6 Users
- Groomers Make a Dragon-Cat and a Bee-Dog
- Sparked: A Breathtaking Cirque de Soleil Performance
- The 21 Funniest Pregnancy Announcements
- Celebrity Encounters in the Days of Facebook
- The Best Piece of Street Art You Will See Today
- A Bad Lip Reading of <i>The Walking Dead</i> Season 4
- Hospital Design Looks Like a Ship
- Wonderful Foreign Words With No English Equivalent, Illustrated
- Leave Your Mark
- Line-X and the Unsmashable Watermelon
- Table Transcendence
- More Effective Than Wolfsbane! - Bloody Bela
- How to Make a Pancake Flute
- Norwegian Kids Know How to Party
- Top Ten Movie Makeup Transformations of All Time
- Hidden Images In Album Cover Artwork
- How to Win a Preschool Argument
| Cute Fantasy VII - Physical Strength Is Im-Materia Posted: 26 Sep 2014 04:00 AM PDT You've played through FFVII multiple times, seen everything there is to see on Gaia, and you may have even thought many of the characters in the game were cute, but when that cuteness gets turned up to eleven things are about to go squee. With the newfound power of cuteness Cloud, Tifa, Red XIII and the rest of the crew are set to stomp out Sephiroth and his crew of baddies one blank eyed stare at a time. Combat ability is fine, but when you've got the power of cuteness on your side there's no stopping the smiles! Increase the adorability levels in your geeky wardrobe with this Cute Fantasy VII t-shirt by jml2art, it's so downright pleasant to look at people will go squee every time they see you wearing this colorful shirt! Visit jml2art's Facebook fan page, Tumblr and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more delightful designs:
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| Syrian Man Cares for Abandoned Pet Cats Posted: 26 Sep 2014 04:00 AM PDT A Syrian ambulance driver named Alaa has been taking care of the cities' cats, abandoned by their owners in the midst of constant shelling over the city of Aleppo, the largest in the war-torn country. Alaa spends what amounts to $4.00 USD to purchase raw meat, after which he drives to Masaken Hanano, an area now uninhabited due to bombing. Hundreds of domestic cats, unaccustomed to procuring food for themselves, come running when Alaa appears. It's always uplifting to witness the selflessness, empathy and heroism that the human spirit is capable of, even in tragic and desperate circumstances. Via Lost in E Minor. Images: Hosam Katan/Reuters | ||||||||
| The Star-Spangled Banner Across America Posted: 26 Sep 2014 03:00 AM PDT The Crew is an a cappella group from, believe it or not, Canada. They describe themselves as a “certified organic all-Canadian hypoallergenic contemporary folky-pop acapolka comedy band-group/team.” To celebrate their 25th anniversary as a group, they visited 25 American landmarks to sing "The Star Spangled Banner." The banzai trip of 10,000 miles took only 12 days in a van. There are three different edits of this song (you can see them at their site), but they aren’t all that much different. How many of these places have you been to? I counted 13. I’ve got to start working on the other 12. -via Daily of the Day | ||||||||
| Stacked: The Urban Architecture of Hong Kong by Peter Stewart Posted: 26 Sep 2014 02:00 AM PDT
See more of Stewart's series at his website. Via Trendhunter. | ||||||||
| 20 Men Dressed as Female Characters from Pop Culture Posted: 26 Sep 2014 01:00 AM PDT On the right, you see the supervillain Mystique as played by Rebecca Romijn in the X-Men movies. On the left, you see a man cosplaying as her. And, I'll add, quite effectively. Both Romijn and the cosplayer have chosen to rely on minimal attire and body paint to convey their characters. This is one of 20 pictures of men cosplaying as female characters rounded up by Pleated Jeans. Others include a hunky Misty, a bearded Sailor Moon, and a Catwoman(man) in a skin tight rubber suit. (Images: unknown, Marvel Entertainment) | ||||||||
| Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:00 AM PDT The ZOOperstars is a group of characters in inflatable costumes that entertain at sports events. Their character Mackerel Jordan showed up at a Rochester Honkers baseball game in Rochester, Minnesota, where he ate a baseball player. Something tells me that guy wasn’t a Honker. Tonika Lloyd caught the silliness on video. -via Daily Picks and Flicks | ||||||||
| Rowan Atkinson Inserted into Famous Paintings Posted: 25 Sep 2014 11:00 PM PDT Rowan Atkinson is a British actor best known for his comedic characters of Mr. Bean and Blackadder. He has been present throughout all of history (especially as Edmund Blackadder). Rodney Pike, a caricature artist, used his photoshopping skills to demonstrate this. Pike's collection shows Atkinson appearing through the brushes of Gilbert Stuart, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Hans Holbein, and other artists. Continue reading to view more. | ||||||||
| Exquisite Eighteenth Century Game Table Posted: 25 Sep 2014 10:00 PM PDT This beautiful game table from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was designed and built by acclaimed German cabinetmaker David Roentgen. Once owned by a wealthy European family, the table features separate boards for chess and checkers, cards and backgammon, and also fits a desk with a leather writing surface and a book rest into its compact form. | ||||||||
| College Ranking by Billionaire Alumni Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:00 PM PDT
Do you have what it takes to acquire at least one billion dollars? Maybe you didn't go to Evil Medical School, but there are alternatives. Statistically speaking, your chances are better at these schools. Paul Caron, a law professor at Pepperdine University, compiled the following ranking of colleges by the number of billionaires that they have produced: Did you attend any of these schools? Are you a billionaire yet? Why not? Why have you failed in life? -via Marginal Revolution | ||||||||
| 24 Dangerous Toys from Past and Present Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:00 PM PDT Image Credit: Bill Kolb I have this weird fascination with deadly kid's toys. Meaning toys for children that generally were not well thought out or were not looked into ahead of time for safety precautions. In the 50's, you could pretty much hand cancer-causing mercury to kids and tell them to play with it. But thankfully, over time, things have changed. The cool thing, we don't forget. A great many of these deadly and dangerous toys may not exist anymore, but our minds wont let us erase them. There is a list of 24 Dangerous Toys from Past and Present over at URLesque, and I wont lie, a few of the items on the list shocked me. We are not just talking about small objects kids could choke on. We are talking about toys that could seriously kill your child. Like the above pictured "Atomic Energy Lab" which was just chock full of things no child should ever handle without a hazmat suit. Now you just need to sit a kid down in front of the TV with a video game controller in their hand and they are fine for hours. But in the olden days, fun often went hand-in-hand with the risk of injury or death. I mean, all I need to end this on is two words to make my point: Lawn darts. | ||||||||
| Amazing 5-Year Old Can Do 20 90-Degree Push-Ups Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:00 PM PDT Claudio Stroe and his older brother Giuliano are gymnasts and bodybuilders in Romania. They've been training since they were very young, so they've built up an amazing amount of strength. Claudio can perform 90° push-ups, which means that he remains balanced on his hands while pushing his entire body upright over his head. In fact, he can do it 20 times! In contrast, I can do 0 90° push-ups (I tried). -via 22 Words | ||||||||
| Steamboat Rocket - When It Comes To Comedy This Guy's An Animal! Posted: 25 Sep 2014 06:00 PM PDT Steamboat Rocket by MikeGoesGeek When Rocket hit the intergalactic vaudeville circuit everyone wondered what sort of act he would be doing in order to entertain an audience. Rocket wasn't a particularly funny guy, unless you find grumpy furballs funny, but when he revealed that his pal Groot would be coming along for the ride people started to get interested. Rocket presented a singing and dancing baby Groot during a comedy bit and the crowd went wild, earning the duo a place among the stars as one of the most original, and feral, comedy teams in showbiz history! Bring some classic animated style to your geeky wardrobe with this Steamboat Rocket t-shirt by MikeGoesGeek, it's one heck of a way to salute your favorite raccoon and tree comedy team. Visit MikeGoesGeek's Facebook fan page, official website, Twitter and Instagram, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more fabulously far out designs:
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| Thumb Extender for iPhone 6 Users Posted: 25 Sep 2014 06:00 PM PDT Did you get an iPhone 6 yet? I hear the Plus model is bigger than previous iPhones -in fact, too big to fit in a skinny jeans pocket. Which is a good thing, because they’re kind of fragile, too. At least that’s what I’ve heard. But the biggest complaint so far is that a phone that size makes the keyboard harder to reach than a smartphone user is used to. Well, create a need and someone, somewhere, will jump in to fill that need. The Japanese company Thanko offers thumb extenders that make your thumbs long enough to use the bigger touch screen keyboard on an iPhone 6 Plus or a Galaxy Note. Order yours here, if you can read Japanese. Who knows? These may be as fashionable as those winter gloves with touch-screen-sensitive pads on the fingertips. -via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Groomers Make a Dragon-Cat and a Bee-Dog Posted: 25 Sep 2014 05:00 PM PDT We all want a pet dragon, but we also don't want to die. This presents a conundrum, unless you can visit Dara Gotz's animal salon in Yekaterinburg, Russia. She dyes and trims cats and dogs to look like other animals. The dyes remain in place for several months, so you'll have plenty of time to embarrass your pets. The cat pictured is supposed to look like a dragon, but I see shades of Battle Cat from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. -via Geekologie | ||||||||
| Sparked: A Breathtaking Cirque de Soleil Performance Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT Art is one thing, but art in motion is on a whole different and divine level. The performers for Cirque de Soleil are some of the best in the world at what they do. It is like a Terry Gilliam film brought to life before your very eyes, with zero room for failure. To get an idea of just how utterly staggering their work is, check out Sparked. Humans and machines, moving in unison. It is like some beautiful fable that unfolds before your eyes in ways you could never have imagined. Keep in mind, were this a scene from a film, it would be all added by computers and MADE to look perfect, but this is live. This is real. This IS perfect. No CG. Just some remote controlled drones and some brilliant minds behind it all. It is so mesmerizing it is hard to wrap your mind around. It is actually quite reminiscent of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" but from Fantasia, where Mickey Mouse makes the brooms come to life, and then things get a little out of hand. This is like an adult version of that, only even more amazing to watch. Make sure to check out their YouTube page for more beautiful performances like Sparked. | ||||||||
| The 21 Funniest Pregnancy Announcements Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:00 PM PDT How would you let people in your life know that you're pregnant? You can be straightforward, but then you'll miss a great chance to crack jokes. Take full advantage of the opportunity because it doesn't happen often. Andy of How to Be a Dad rounded up 21 of the funniest ways that couples have announced that they're having a baby, including an eviction notice, a computer code script, and many groan-worthy puns. Image sources: unknown | ||||||||
| Celebrity Encounters in the Days of Facebook Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:00 PM PDT This Vimeo Staff Pick entitled Aspirational by Matthew Frost and featuring actress Kirsten Dunst shows how times have changed in the way of celebrity encounters. In years past, celebrities were besieged by autograph seekers. Today they are expected to stand still and smile while posing with fans intent on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram fodder. The encounter isn't so much about the thrill of meeting a person they admire as it is about promoting their own lives as being exciting and special. Via 22 Words | ||||||||
| The Best Piece of Street Art You Will See Today Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:00 PM PDT ArtistCredit: JPS Sometimes, a picture just speaks for itself. I feel like I could sit here and tell you all about a thousand reasons why the above example works so well, but the people who will love it will love it right away, and the people who don't get it, wont get it no matter what I say. So rather, I will just tell you this is a piece of street art from London street artist JPS, and his work is some of the best and funniest stuff out there right now. While many street artists like Banksy and Shepard Fairy make a lot of statements about society and politics through their art, often, JPS' work will muster a laugh first, which is nice. After all, it's not that serioius. It's just life. | ||||||||
| A Bad Lip Reading of <i>The Walking Dead</i> Season 4 Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:00 PM PDT The AMC TV show The Walking Dead returns for season five on October 12th. Fans of the show have been trying to forget how long the wait is, but as the new season nears, we get more and more reminders. The folks at Bad Lip Reading have trod these waters before, but the show about a zombie apocalypse gives them so much fodder for new material that they’ve graced us with another reinterpretation of the show, with dialogue that fits those lips, but not the script. There’s even a musical interlude from Coral. This video is labeled “part one,” so you can look forward to more bad lip reading from season four. -via Tastefully Offensive | ||||||||
| Hospital Design Looks Like a Ship Posted: 25 Sep 2014 11:00 AM PDT It's a sleek, elegant clipper pulling up to the shore. But this one is permanently docked, since it's a hospital building. Architect Vasily Klyukin designed this hospital and spa complex for an economic development zone on the coast of Tunisia. It's called White Sails. Klyukin conceives of it as a hospital that people would be glad to visit because it's beautiful and you go there when you're healthy. That's because it's also a spa. Klyukin thinks that integrating rest, relaxation, and wellness activities into White Sails will encourage people to use its facilities happily and willingly. You can see more pictures of the design at Design Boom. | ||||||||
| Wonderful Foreign Words With No English Equivalent, Illustrated Posted: 25 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT Komorebi (Japanese): n. The sunlight that filters through the leaves of the trees. Illustrator Ella Frances Sanders (previously featured at Neatorama) has lived in locations all over the world. Her experiences led her to reflect on how many words from different languages are beautifully descriptive, yet cannot easily be translated. In her new book Lost in Translation, just released on September 16, Sanders selected and illustrated over 50 foreign words that exemplify the beauty and nuance of human language. Visit Sanders' website for Lost in Translation to learn about ordering this winsome book. -Via Mental Floss. Kilig (Tagalog): n. The feeling of butterflies in your stomach, usually when something romantic or cute takes place. Akihi (Hawaiian): n. Listening to directions and then walking off and promptly forgetting them means that you've gone "akihi." | ||||||||
| Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:30 AM PDT Communication at work or home would be very different for us if we took the canine approach. I'm not sure that it would be better. But I'm certain that blog comments would be even more interesting to experience. | ||||||||
| Line-X and the Unsmashable Watermelon Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT So do you guys know about Line-X? Normally, I try to avoid shilling products here, but this is science at some of its most mind-blowing, and you sort of need to see it to believe it. The long and the short is, Line-X is a spray coating full of polymers that makes pretty much anything in the world indestructible (shoulda tried it on my last relationship, wokka wokka). What really makes the product so awesome is that they willingly test it on their YouTube channel. The stuff really blows the mind, but is taken to a whole new level when they try a watermelon smash. I think it is pretty clear how this will turn out, but you need to witness it yourself so that you can walk around all day buzzed off the madness of modern science. I am refraining from quoting Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad right now, but I think you know what I am thinking. This video could also be called: How To Turn A Watermelon Into the Most Dangerous Kickball of all Time. | ||||||||
| Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:30 AM PDT
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| More Effective Than Wolfsbane! - Bloody Bela Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT More Effective Than Wolfsbane! by ShasteenFrey Beware that clawing on your front door, especially when it is accompanied by the flapping of bat wings and the howling of wolves. These are the sounds of an unwelcomed visitor trying to invade your personal space, a gentleman caller who is just dying to sink his teeth into you! In case of vampiric invasion keep three things handy- garlic to deter, a crucifix to repel, and a stake when the other two simply aren't enough to get rid of this particularly batty pest. Bring a bloody good moment in classic horror history to your geeky wardrobe with this More Effective Than Wolfsbane! t-shirt by ShasteenFrey, and beware counts bearing bloody gifts... Visit ShasteenFrey's Facebook fan page, then head on over to their NeatoShop for more fang-tastic designs:
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| Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT Nathan Shields, our favorite pancake artist, has already mastered frying pancakes that look like creatures and using stencils to decorate pancakes. Now he's tackling a new challenge: making functional musical instruments with that great breakfast food. Shields made a pancake with holes in the middle, then wrapped that pancake around a cylindrical mold. He sealed it with additional pancake batter and then placed a recorder mouthpiece in one end. Now it's a playable flute that his kids clearly love. | ||||||||
| Norwegian Kids Know How to Party Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:30 AM PDT In America, high school seniors get to go to a prom, maybe a class trip, or participate in an informal “skip day,” which is often punished. In Norway, the passage from childhood to adulthood is a month-long spring break party! The Russ celebration, or Russefeiring, runs from April 11 to May 17. School continues, but otherwise, 18-year-olds are living in in chauffeured busses and vans, roaming the country attending concerts and parties, and drinking. They wear brightly colored overalls and perform stunts to win tokens for their caps. Read more about Russ, and see more pictures and videos, at Buzzfeed. | ||||||||
| Top Ten Movie Makeup Transformations of All Time Posted: 25 Sep 2014 07:00 AM PDT Makeup: as a woman, I'm fully aware of its power to transform. Even the lightest touch of makeup can be the difference between looking tired and pale to pretty and vibrant. Movie makeup takes things to the next level. It can change people into another gender. It can age someone decades backward or forward. It can turn them into monsters. | ||||||||
| Hidden Images In Album Cover Artwork Posted: 25 Sep 2014 06:30 AM PDT Cover art is a big part of a vinyl record's appeal, and some of the greatest artists of all time have created cool artwork to accompany killer cuts- Robert Crumb, Roger Dean, H.R. Giger, Edward Gorey and Andy Warhol, just to name a few. Over the years many of these cover artists have chosen to take the visual appeal even further by adding hidden images to their album artwork, like easter eggs for music lovers to discover while they listen to their new favorite album. Some are more obvious, like the skull on Def Lepard's album Retro Active, others require a bit of a search, like the faces of The Beatles hidden in the cover art for The Rolling Stones album Their Satanic Majesties Request. And what about the images found on the cover of Supertramp's Breakfast In America? They're best seen with hungry eyes. Mental Floss put together an interesting collection of 10 Hidden Images on Album Covers, complete with the stories behind these captivating images record lovers stared at while grooving to their favorite tunes. | ||||||||
| How to Win a Preschool Argument Posted: 25 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT Okay, is it sprinkling outside, or is it raining? A little boy tries to argue about the weather with a little girl. She’s got a sister for backup, and although the sister makes an attempt to moderate the disagreement, you know the poor little boy feels totally outnumbered. And she poked his heart! There will be a lot more of that in this young man’s life to come. -via Daily Picks and Flicks |
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