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• Helen Holmes: The Girl at the Switch
• Seventeen Cool Signatures of Famous People
• Gorn Fishin' - Alien Adventures In Angling
• Up Close and Personal with Cheetahs
• Dedicated Fan Recreates All Of Final Fantasy VII In LittleBigPlanet
• The Adventures of Kibo the Shiba Inu Puppy
• 10 Supernatural Relics And Their Turbulent Histories
• Twisted Sifter's Top 100 Photos of the Day from 2014
• Spock the Centaur
• Meet Meatball
• Tomato and Potato Plants Go Together Like Ketchup and Fries!
• This Is How Big a Bear's Paw Is
• Hybrid Holiday Photos by Peter Macdiarmid
• Cuteness Overload - Too Much Good Can Be A Bad Thing
• St. Optimus Prime in Stained Glass
• A Brief History of the Movie Rating System
• Babies Terrified Of Their Own Toots
• Giant Knitted Blanket Made with PVC Knitting Needles and Rope-Thick Yarn
• One Hundred Things We Didn't Know Last Year
• Surgery Cures Constipated Goldfish
• Two Thousand And Fifteen
• Little Girl Attempts to Teach Newfoundland How to Hula Hoop
• The 20 Most Popular Websites from 1996 to 2013
• People Use A Bidet For The First Time
• The Study Group - Seven Friends With Comedic Character Flaws
• Ring In The New Year With Some New T-Shirts From The NeatoShop!
• Photographer Does a Fashion Shoot with a Cheap Toy Camera
• 10 Facts You May Not Know About Elvis Presley

Helen Holmes: The Girl at the Switch Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST A century before Jennifer Lawrence was slinging arrows as Katniss Everdeen, Helen Holmes invented the female action hero. So why have you never heard of her? On the roof of a speeding freight train, a slender woman in a white feather cap and a long narrow skirt sits crumpled, cradling her head. Her day’s work is done. A minute ago, she leaped onto this train from a towering overpass, pointing out two stowaway thieves to the engineers on duty. As they race to nab the bandits, she doubles over to catch her breath. The men, she knows, can take it from here. Suddenly, one of the thieves appears on the roof. Fresh from a fistfight with the conductors, the thug tries to rush past her. She scrambles to her feet and lunges at his waist. They wrestle. He tries to shake her. She tackles him, and in an instant the two are pitched over the side into the river below. As they wade from the water, the wet hat still clinging to her head, she sacks him again, delivering a taste of justice. It’s a quintessential climax to an episode of the wildly popular 1915 silent film series The Hazards of Helen. In a few year’s time, short action flicks like this had become standard weekend diversions for moviegoing Americans, giving rise to the first generation of screen stars: Mary Fuller in What Happened to Mary, Kathlyn Williams in The Adventures of Kathlyn, and Pearl White in The Perils of Pauline. These weren’t coy coquettes or damsels in distress; they were action stars racing cars, riding horses, and jumping trains. Helen Holmes, the scrappy 20-year-old featured in The Hazards of Helen, wasn’t the most famous or the most glamorous. But with the women’s suffrage movement reaching a fever pitch, her no-nonsense handling of everyday affairs in a man’s world turned her into a fan favorite. What made her truly revolutionary -even as she faded into obscurity with the rest of the silent film stars- was what she did behind the scenes. A Chicago-raised tomboy-turned-model, Holmes was more than just the star of The Hazards of Helen- she was, in large part, its creator. Holmes landed her first film roles in silent comedies in 1912. Shortly after, she joined forces, personally and professionally, with J.P. “Jack” McGowan, an Australian director who specialized in short action flicks, most of them one- or two-reel railroad dramas. From the start, McGowan and Holmes wanted to do something different. They envisioned a rough-hewn adventure series centered on Helen, a railroad operator, who threw herself into peril in every episode. Production for Hazards began in Glendale, California, in 1914, but by early 1915, McGowan had fallen from a telegraph pole performing a stunt. For six weeks he was in a plaster cast at the Sisters’ Hospital in Hollywood. That’s when Holmes took over the production, and she fully embraced the task. “If a photoplay actress wants to achieve real thrills, she must write them into the scenario herself,” she once said. “[N]early all scenario writers and authors for the films are men, and men usually won’t provide for a girl things they wouldn’t do themselves. So if I want really thrilly action, I ask permission to write it for myself.” Each weekly installment found Helen facing fresh danger, from thieves to runaway trains. In The Wild Engine (1915), Helen got a job at a railroad, only to have the superintendent of the company berate the underling who hired her. “Women cannot use their heads in case of emergency, and if you employ her, I shall hold you entirely responsible!” Suffice to say, an emergency soon tests the theory. When an engine goes haywire and sets on a collision course with a passenger train, Helen jumps on a motorcycle and zooms off to stop it. She keeps the trains from colliding, of course, but she also rides the motorcycle off a bridge and into the river to enhance the action. The film ends with the superintendent changing his stance on Helen’s hiring -a simplistic story, simplistically told, but one that presents a radical message by 1915 standards. In the pre-Hollywood days of early cinema, moviemaking was defined by a rough-and-tumble DIY aesthetic. Unlike many of her colleagues, Holmes performed many death-defying stunts herself, from swinging onto moving locomotives to crawling across the hoods of speeding cars. She moved with the grace of an athlete. Asked about her stunt work, she remarked that she sought to performs stunts without losing “that air of femininity of which we are all so proud. But by that I do not mean the frail side of a woman. I mean the heroic side.” The pace of producing a weekly was grueling, and it took a toll. “I have a pair of educated knees,” she said. “I have learned to drop like a kitten. My body is all bruised and bumped and scarred from the falls I have had.” Reputedly, she nearly suffered a career-ending injury when she fell off a train face first into a cactus thicket, puncturing her eye. (After a poisonous thorn was removed, she fully recovered.) Holmes took risks with her body, but she was equally bold with her writing. Whereas her contemporaries often saw their characters thrust into jeopardy by chance, Helen’s character plunged into danger intentionally- after all, it was her job. And while the plots of other series revolved around romance, the through line of the Hazards was always Helen’s career and her attempts to prove herself in a treacherous workplace inhabited exclusively by men. The themes played nicely to the audience.At the time, moviegoers were mostly working-class women who went to see serial pictures; they were the ones Helen was speaking to. There was a growing appetite for depictions of strong women, and on screen, no female better exemplified the New Woman ideal than one who could jump trains without breaking the ostrich brim on her hat. Before long, Holmes had starred in 46 episodes of Hazards, directing at least two. Sadly, her writing and producing credits are incomplete. For a woman who made her name proving that women could contribute in the workplace, she never received credit for all the work she did. In 1915, Holmes and McGowan left Hazards to capitalize on Holmes’ tremendous box-office pull. The series had rocketed her to national celebrity, and the pair continued to make adventure films together, and then, after they split in 1918, apart. Holmes went on to start her own production company, but in a market now flooded with female action stars, her draw slipped. A payment disagreement with her distributor added to her woes, contributing to her first box-office bomb, and she soon gave up screen acting. By the 1920s, a backlash against motion pictures had begun to form. As filmmakers tested the boundaries of on-screen romance and action, religious groups began to protest the societal impact. Reformers singled out weekly serials for corrupting youth and glorifying crime. Some censorship boards refused to allow films that showed women scrapping with men and holding their own. Action films soon became the exclusive domain of male protagonists, and over the years, “women’s pictures” came to mean melodramas. And while American cinema had its share of strong women like Bette Davis and Ida Lupino, by the ’30s the female action star had essentially ceased to exist. Holmes married a stuntman and moved to a cattle ranch in Sonora, where she began training animals for film. She continued to take the occasional bit part, and for a time, she served as president of Riding and Stunt Girls of the Screen, the first  organization established to bargain collectively for stuntwomen. Holmes died in 1950 of pulmonary tuberculosis. Like the majority of silent cinema, much of Holmes work is lost, but a handful of the Hazards remain, saved by organizations such as the National Film Preservation Foundation. Rewatching the films today, Helen Holmes still feels revolutionary. The most daring aspect of Hazards wasn’t that her character could tackle a man or leap onto a moving freight train. It was that Holmes’ heroism came from her being good at her job. The series dramatized a world where a brave and quick-thinking woman could prove herself in ways conventionally reserved for men. “Helen didn’t win an inheritance or a promotion. Her labor and adventures simply won her respect, camaraderie, and admiration,” feminist scholar Nan Estad has noted. By embodying Helen with such poised nonchalance, Holmes helped pave the way for a new kind of character: the female professional. And while the impact didn’t last long on screen, it was etched into the minds of those cheering from the seats. (YouTube link) __________________________ The above article was written by Jake Hinkson. It is reprinted with permission from the Winter 2013 issue of mental_floss magazine. Get a subscription to mental floss magazine and never miss an issue! Be sure to visit mental_floss' entertaining website and blog for more fun stuff!

Seventeen Cool Signatures of Famous People Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:00 AM PST Business Insider collected seventeen signatures of famous people that are unique and thus easily recognizable. They call these the "coolest" throughout history; while I think that's an overstatement and there are plenty more celebrities with cool autographs, their grouping is interesting nevertheless. And a collection of famous signatures wouldn't be complete without the man whose name has become synonymous with the concept.  See all seventeen signatures in this collectionhere.

Gorn Fishin' - Alien Adventures In Angling Posted: 02 Jan 2015 03:00 AM PST Gorn Fishin' by Captain RibMan Those fancy Federation folks were so focused on fighting each other that they didn't even notice the crafty Gorn had wandered off to his favorite fishing hole. He loved hanging out, drinking a few Tribblian ales and trying to snag some Vulcan bass for dinner, but he wasn't about to trek across the galaxy just for a few lousy fish, because no fishin' trip is worth dyin' fer! Keep on truckin' with your geeky self, bring home this Gorn Fishin' t-shirt by Captain RibMan and share some sci-fi love! Visit Captain RibMan's Facebook fan page, official website and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more ridiculously cool designs: GreeD'OH! Green Skull MST3K Dexter's Bait & Tackle View more designs by Captain RibMan | More Funny T-shirts | New T-Shirts 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!

Up Close and Personal with Cheetahs Posted: 02 Jan 2015 03:00 AM PST (YouTube link) Filmmaker Boris von Schoenebeck wondered if he would get close enough to the cheetahs of the Serrengeti in Tanzania to film them. He needn’t have worried. These cats are used to vehicles coming through their territory to look at them. And they looked back, taking over his vehicle and even chewing on one of his cameras! You have to wonder what effect all those tourists are having on the cheetah population and on their prey. Are they upsetting the balance of nature, or is the money they spend going to help animal conservation? -via Tastefully Offensive

Dedicated Fan Recreates All Of Final Fantasy VII In LittleBigPlanet Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:00 AM PST If you like video games that allow you to build your own levels using in-game world building toolkits then you probably already know about LittleBigPlanet, the game with the most versatile game creation toolkit ever.  Anybody can build the most amazing levels in LBP and let other players to take a run through their world, and as one contributor proved you can even recreate the world found in your favorite classic video game...in it's epic scale entirety. (YouTube Link) Jamie Colliver spent three long years constructing an amazingly faithful recreation of Final Fantasy VIIin its entirety in LittleBigPlanet, and now the Playstation of today has a little bit of the classic PSOne in its memory banks. -Via Gamma Squad

The Adventures of Kibo the Shiba Inu Puppy Posted: 02 Jan 2015 01:00 AM PST YouTube Link This Shiba Inu puppy named Kibo is eager to please. Though the sight of his puppy food makes him jump with excitement, he is willing to leave it until instructed otherwise. This pup always has a willing paw when it comes to congratulations in the form of a high five. And in the unlikely event that this instruction-abiding puppy should ever get busted by the authorities, he's trained in the proper posture. What's your next move, Kibo? -Via Viral Viral Videos YouTube Link YouTube Link

10 Supernatural Relics And Their Turbulent Histories Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:00 AM PST All over the world, you’ll find ancient objects that are revered for their significant place in history, or for being a tangible connection with religious figures. Often their provenance is a matter of faith more than documented history. And as the centuries go by, their stories grow more complicated as the objects are coveted by other believers. For example, a cloak worn by the prophet Muhammad is now in the possession of the Taliban, the same group that destroyed so many artworks and icons of other religions.  According to legend, the cloak made its way to Afghanistan in the possession of the first king of the modern Afghan state, Ahmad Shah Durrani. When visiting what’s now Uzbekistan, he saw the cloak and knew that it needed to return home with him. He made a promise to the keepers of the cloak, pointing to a rock and swearing that he wouldn’t take the cloak very far away from that particular stone. Today, that stone, the king’s remains, and the cloak rest in a heavily guarded shrine in Kandahar. The cloak is kept under lock and key with a single family of honored custodians. It’s an honor that they take very, very seriously; many assassins have tried and failed to reclaim the cloak. In 1996, the cloak became a part of the imagery of the Taliban when Mullah Omar, the man nominated to become the figurehead of the next holy war, requested an audience with the cloak. When he removed it from the shrine and appeared in public with it—a holy symbol that’s usually absolutely off-limits to the general public—it gained him the support of the people and the legitimacy he needed to make the Taliban a force to be reckoned with. There are also stories about body parts belonging to Buddha and John the Baptist, swords and stones used to crown kings, and what some consider to be the Holy Grail, all at Listverse.  -via Daily of the Day

Twisted Sifter's Top 100 Photos of the Day from 2014 Posted: 01 Jan 2015 11:00 PM PST Sea Horse | Image: Kurt Arrigo At the conclusion of each calendar year, Twisted Sifter selects the top 100 of their "Pictures of the Day" feature. Their grouping is always full of clicks that capture the beauty and wonder of our world. From macro shots lending a glimpse of the tiniest beings to aerial shots from high above planet Earth, there's a photo in this collection for everyone to appreciate. Visit their post and look at all 100 photos. This is photography that is definitely worth your time.  Sunrise over Mount Bromo | Image: Guillaume Buret Morning Fog in Tuscany | Image: Selitbul  Dragon Dew | Image: André Bauman

Spock the Centaur Posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:00 PM PST (Image: karracaz) Spock the centaur is . . . fascinating. He's half horse and half Vulcan. Specifically, Spock is the front end of a Vulcan and the back end of a horse. If he was the front end of a horse and the back end of a Vulcan, he would also be a centaur. Of course, Spock is actually half human. So what we're looking at is one quarter human, one quarter Vulcan, and one half horse. -via Ace of Spades HQ Random thought: Perhaps I should write some fan fiction inspired by the Star Trek episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" in which the crew of the Enterprise encounters a bitterly-divided race of centaurs with varying top and bottom halves.

Meet Meatball Posted: 01 Jan 2015 09:00 PM PST This majestic cat is named Meatball. It’s not a funny angle, his eyes always look like that. Someone described him as “a pure bred snarf snarf,” a Thundercats reference that came up several times. But even more people were reminded of Gimli. Does he remind you of anyone? Personally, I wouldn't mind if Meatball became a meme or even an internet cat, just because I'd like to see more pictures of him.

Tomato and Potato Plants Go Together Like Ketchup and Fries! Posted: 01 Jan 2015 08:00 PM PST Ketchup and fries go hand in hand like, ... well, how about potato and tomato? Meet the "Ketchup 'N' Fries" pomato or tomtato (previously on Neatorama), a chimera plant made from grafting a potato and tomato plant together. It is available from the Territorial Seed Company of Oregon. Above the ground, the plant is a cherry tomato plant, whereas below the ground you'll find white potatoes. The website states that this kind of frankenplant grafting is possible because both potato and tomato belong to the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. Thanks Tiffany!

This Is How Big a Bear's Paw Is Posted: 01 Jan 2015 07:00 PM PST (Photo: Sean Sparling) The gizzly bear in this photo has been sedated. That's why the woman in the photo is still alive. You can't outfight a grizzly and you certainly can't outrun one. -via Marilyn Terrell

Hybrid Holiday Photos by Peter Macdiarmid Posted: 01 Jan 2015 06:00 PM PST Peter Macdiarmid, a photographer based in London, takes archival images from Getty and combines them with his modern pictures to juxtapose holiday scenes of the past with the present. Showcasing famous London locations such as Trafalgar Square and Regent Street, Macdiarmid's hybrid photos show that the spirit and beauty of the holiday season remains everpresent. View more photos from Macdiarmid's “Christmas Past and Christmas Present” series here.

Cuteness Overload - Too Much Good Can Be A Bad Thing Posted: 01 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST Cuteness Overload by Dooomcat You may think you can never get enough cute in your life, but take it from that cute-aholic the Grumpit and don't try to devour too much cute in one sitting! There's a veritable buffet of cuteness available online and around town in the form cute critters who act and look super squee level cute, but for the sake of your well-being only take in cuteness in small doses or you're risking an overdose of adorability! Share your love of cute, and overindulging in cuteness, with this Cuteness Overload t-shirt by Dooomcat, and warn your fellow cute lovers about the danger of overcutesumption! Visit Dooomcat's Facebook fan page and official website, then head on over to her NeatoShop for more delightful designs: Cybercat HP Gang Chase Heavy Metal Panda View more designs by Dooomcat | More Funny T-shirts | New T-Shirts 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!

St. Optimus Prime in Stained Glass Posted: 01 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST Like the European artisans of long ago, Craig Kovatch felt inspired by great, martyred heroes. Saint Optimus Prime of Cybertron is the subject of his 121-piece stained glass composition showing the enhaloed leader of the Autobots. It is suitable for both decoration and veneration. You can see more photos here. Kovatch is considering making a similar of work of the villain Starscream. It's prudent of him to hedge his bets. Should the Decepticons emerge victorious, such a piece could be useful. -via Make

A Brief History of the Movie Rating System Posted: 01 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST It seems strange now, but when I was a kid, movies were  not rated. Then they were almost all rated G. I recall going to a couple of films rating M, but I didn’t let my parents know. Turns out they didn’t mind. Now a G rating means that only little kids and their parents go to see it, and studios will fight to change an NC-17 to an R, when at one time not even an X rating was the kiss of death for a film. How did things get this way? It all started as soon as movies were invented, with municipal bans to control what people saw on the big screen. In 1915, the Supreme Court ruled that movies were not protected as freedom of speech under the Constitution. The film industry decided to police its own product to keep government censors out of the business, but that still made waves at every turn. The system has evolved and changed a lot over the years, in steps that are outlined in an article at Gizmodo. -via Digg

Babies Terrified Of Their Own Toots Posted: 01 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST (Image Link) The world is a new and amazing place to the young eyes of an infant- some things are hilarious, other things are scary, and sometimes those gaseous noises that come out of human bodies large and small can be fright-larious to a little baby. They can't control the sounds their baby bodies make, and they have yet to discover the sick joy of farting on command, which will keep them laughing in the classrooms and on the playgrounds for years to come. (YouTube Link) Here’s a hilarious video compilation from 2013 featuring babies reacting in terror to their very own toots, see if you can watch them all without cracking up! -Via Little Things

Giant Knitted Blanket Made with PVC Knitting Needles and Rope-Thick Yarn Posted: 01 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST These aren't tiny people beneath a regular-sized blanket, but normal people under a huge warm and cozy wool blanket. That's real knitted work, made with massive knitting needles created for this purpose as well as thick wool batting. You can see more photos showing how Imgur user Otterknot crafted this amazing blanket. -via Laughing Squid

One Hundred Things We Didn't Know Last Year Posted: 01 Jan 2015 01:00 PM PST Courtesy of BBC News, here are some slice and diced headlines from 2014 fit into one article. Some of these nuggets of trivia answer the following burning questions: What British celebrity with the title "Sir" wrote the script for a porn film? What two classic literary characters are referred to in China as Curly Fu and Peanut? What background in a dating profile photo nets the person posing the most dates? See the answers here. -Via Presurfer

Surgery Cures Constipated Goldfish Posted: 01 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST (Photo: EDP24) What lengths would you go to in order to save your goldfish? We've previously seen a goldfish undergo brain surgery. This fish didn't have such a terrible problem, but it was seriously plugged up. In fact, it was so constipated that it would likely die if veterinarians didn't help it. Veterinarian Faye Bethel of the Toll Barn Veterinary Centre in North Walsham, UK removed an obstructing lump near its anus during a 50-minute operation, which cost the owner £300 ($467 USD). It was completely successful. The Daily Telegraph describes the surgery: It was then removed from its tank and placed on a waterproof drape before anaesthetic water was introduced into its mouth via a tube and bubbled over its gills. The vet then used a miniature heart-rate monitor to check that the fish was properly "under" before using a mini scalpel to remove the lumps. She then sewed each cut with three stitches before using a special "glue" to cover and waterproof the fish's scales before it was gradually re-awakened.

Two Thousand And Fifteen Posted: 01 Jan 2015 11:00 AM PST I recall being so excited about a new year when I was young, thinking maybe this will be the year our boys all come home from Vietnam, and how much longer we had to go until the 21st century, but I’d be so old then! And now here we are in 2015. It is a little scary. This is the latest comic from Doghouse Diaries.

Little Girl Attempts to Teach Newfoundland How to Hula Hoop Posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:00 AM PST YouTube Link There are no more tolerant and loving dogs than those who are the companions of children. These faithful canines put up with whatever the child's whim of the day may be. In this case, a sweet little girl named Sierra attempts to teach her Newfoundland how to hula hoop. He likely knows right away that isn't a move in his repertoire, but that doesn't stop him from patiently watching and listening. -Via Tastefully Offensive

The 20 Most Popular Websites from 1996 to 2013 Posted: 01 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST The image above is a slection from a fascinating chart in the Washington Post. You can see a history of the English language web as sites rise, fall, and disappear from 1996 to 2013. the linkages track the placement of some long-lived websites as they struggle to rise in the rankings and earn money. There are many from the early years that I've never heard of at all. Grab? Uproar? Somehow I missed those. Notably absent from the chart is Neatorama, but we're working on that. -via Geekologie

People Use A Bidet For The First Time Posted: 01 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST (YouTube link) Using a bidet can be intimidating if you’ve never done it before. How much more intimidating can it be to use one for the first time while the camera is roiling, capturing your every reaction? Be warned, this video contains quips about anatomy and bathroom habits -as you could probably guess. -via Buzzfeed

The Study Group - Seven Friends With Comedic Character Flaws Posted: 01 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST The Study Group by Tom Trager Whatever happened to that fabled study group, the ones they called the Greendale Seven? Their fate hung in the balance last we saw, and although Pierce had moved on and Troy was busy learning how to properly condition the air it seemed like they were going to come back together and do community college all over again. So what has become of these seven unlikey yahoos brought together by a bad education and the many television tropes they reenacted? Only time will tell... Show your support for comedy's most mistreated college students with this The Study Group t-shirt by Tom Trager, and educate folks on what they're missing! Visit Tom Trager's Facebook fan page, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more audience approved designs: You Win Or You Die Justice The Chosen One Stewart For President View more designs by Tom Trager | More Funny T-shirts | New T-Shirts 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!

Ring In The New Year With Some New T-Shirts From The NeatoShop! Posted: 01 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST With 2015 finally here it's time to pause and reflect on what is important to us, and what we truly love in life. For some it's money, cars or other material possessions, but for us geeks it's all about our favorite characters from our favorite franchises, and with each new year comes new opportunities to enjoy pop culture goodness and fill our lives with colorful fun! So why not ring in the new year with some new clothes from the Neatoshop that show how much you love all things geeky, with designs that can be put on t-shirts, hoodies, smartphone cases, messenger bags, stickers, and canvases. The NeatoShop even has t-shirts in toddler and kids sizes, so there's something fun for everyone to wear! The NeatoShop has something for every type of geek out there, from the classic sci-fi fan to the lover of all things fantasy Where The Halflings Are by Djkopet For gamers there are designs galore 3RD PARTY PARTY by OhHeyDj And just as many if not more that lovers of animation will simply adore Don't Open, TOONS Inside. by Kenny Durkin Like shirts that are cute yet creepy? The NeatoShop has got ya covered Fairly Odd by Hillary White And if you like just plain cute we've got that too! CatBMO by MikeGoesGeek Cute but a little bit crass, how about that?! A FART IN THE WOODS by BeastPop Have we been standing in the light too long? How about a design that's dark and bloody good? Charface by Mephias Or perhaps dark comedy is your bag A Nightmare On Pool Street by Dr. Monekers Heck we've got designs from all kinds of comedy Rebel Rider by Dann Matthews And designs that salute the kings of comedy, like our hero Bill Bill by SilverBaX There are a plethora of Pi related shirts in the NeatoShop Apple Pi by tomburns And witty shirts for the former mathletes out there Pi Is My Constant by Mudge Scientific humor abounds in the NeatoShop- want something specific? We've got it all Krieger's Laboratory by Kgullholmen From tributes to scientists past Tesla/Edison vs AC/DC (Monsters of Grok) by Amorphia Apparel To shirts only a die hard science geek will understand The Scientific Mole by Nathan Mazur We've even got a Mandelbrot shirt, who else can say that?! Fractals In Nature: Mandelbrot Mice by Mark Heath Bringing it back to pop culture, how about a design based on your favorite sitcom? Highly Illogical by Warbucks Design How about one with characters from your favorite animated sci-fi sitcom pretending to be characters in a movie about the 1970s? Earthican Hustle by LavaLamp How about a shirt starring the powerful women brought to life by TV shows in the 70s? Women of the 70s- TV Power by Captain RibMan Or maybe the 80s were your kinda decade- we've got all the totally 80s themed shirts you can stand! Rad Cat by Machmigo Get totally radical with your geek wardobe The Dreams In Which I'm Dying by Rocky Davies Or keep your humor for those who are in-the-know Brailledevil by Manos pd Many of the greatest movies ever did come out in the 80s Super 80s Good Vs. Evil by Punksthetic And 80s arcade games were totally gnarly to the max Donkey Pong by tomburns The 90s followed in the footsteps of the 80s, and many of our favorite shows from the 90s kept that totally radical vibe alive 90s Toon Throwdown by The Hookshot While others modernized with the 90s vibe, to keep things fresh ya dig?! She's Poppin by Hillary White 90s TV was full of animated awesomeness Three Keyboard Stimpy Moon by Dann Matthews And console games ruled the 90s, and created hardcore gamers for life Super Sonic Bros. by Atomic Rocket Music was pretty heavy in the 1990s Link 182 by Gordon Brebner Designs And movies were released that changed our geeky lives forever Boom Stick Ash by Leea1968 Which brings us to the here and now, the 21st century Honest Login by FrancisMacomber The ultramodern age of interwebs, social media and electronic gadgets You've Got A Tweet, Chuck! by Warbucks Design Time keeps moving forward, but for some of us pop culture time is trapped in a bottle, as we will love our favorite franchises from the past forever more FALCON SELECTED by KARMADESIGNER Although there are plenty of 21st century shows that kick buns The Heroes of Ooo by Tom Trager And many more awesome movies to look forward to in the near future! Episode VII by Mike Jacobsen Isn't it time to bring some fresh geeky flavor to your wardrobe? Check out the NeatoShop and choose from over 3,000 designs that can be brought into your geeky life in all sorts of wearable and displayable ways. There's bound to be a design to suit any and all tastes in the NeatoShop, and all sales benefit both Neatorama and the independent artists from around the world who created the geek-tastic designs you love! Have a stylin' New Year!

Photographer Does a Fashion Shoot with a Cheap Toy Camera Posted: 01 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST This is, technically speaking, a camera. It's designed for young children to play with and learn the basics of photography. It has no filters or options. It just takes 0.3 megapixel still shots. This is Lara Jade, a famous fashion photographer who shoots elite models in the most expensive clothes around the world. She's used to using the best equipment available. But she accepted the Cheap Camera Challenge: to do a professional shoot using only this minimal camera. Jade did get to use professional models, expensive wardrobes, and the best makeup. During a 6-hour airline layover in Hong Kong, she did remarkable work. You can see other photos from her shoot here. -via 22 Words

10 Facts You May Not Know About Elvis Presley Posted: 01 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook. 1. He was pals with Clint Eastwood. Elvis and Clint Eastwood used to see each other around the studio they both worked at in the mid-60's. According to Clint: “I was always wearing a gun. (Elvis) loved to do fast draws and stuff, so we always did fast draws together.” “I liked him. He seemed like a good guy. Had a lot of guys hanging around, big entourage.” 2. His wife would cut up his meat for him at meals. Elvis always loved meat, hamburgers, steak, whatever, and he demanded it be cooked extra well-done or "burnt.” During his marriage to Priscilla, she would cut his meat for him before he ate it. If Priscilla wasn't present, Elvis would have one of entourage cut it up before he ate it. They also salted it before he ate it. 3. He tried LSD once. The King did try LSD, just one time. According to Elvis' entourage member, Sonny West, Elvis was curious one day and tried some LSD. Nothing much happened. Elvis watched the movie The Time Machine and ordered a pizza. He was quiet and, according to West, he was more interested in watching others' reactions to the drug. 4. He hated women with big feet. As every Elvis fan well knows, Elvis was a notorious ladies man. The ladies loved Elvis and it was certainly reciprocal. One of Elvis's biggest turn-offs in the opposite sex was women with big (or dirty) feet. If Elvis ever noticed a woman had big or dirty feet, she wouldn't have a chance to "get to know him better.” 5. He wanted to make guest appearances on Laugh-In and Hee Haw. Elvis was an inveterate TV watcher.He enjoyed watching many popular television shows in the '60s and '70s. He actually thought about making cameo appearances on both Laugh-In and Hee Haw. He thought he could do a brief cameo on Laugh-In when he rode a tricycle, incognito. It never happened. 6. He didn't know the Beatles by name. In 1965, the celebrated formal meeting of Elvis and the Beatles took place at Elvis' house in Bel Air. Since Elvis had no idea which Beatle was which, during the meeting, he addressed each one as “Beatle,” instead of using their first names. 7. He loved to shoot off guns (okay, you knew this one already). Elvis loved and cherished his guns. He would sometimes carry as many as five guns on his person. He made sure his then-girlfriend (his later wife) Priscilla carried a concealed handgun. He loved to shoot out television sets, especially if singer Robert Goulet (who he hated) appeared. Elvis once shot out a TV that was getting poor reception. He once shot his Ferrari after it stalled on the road. 8. He was crazy about Monty Python. Elvis just loved Monty Python. He could recite entire episodes of their TV show Monty Python’s Flying Circus and watched the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail many times. When recovering from a serious bout of ill health in the mid-1970s, he watched Monty Python’s Flying Circus reruns. He saw in the new year 1976 by viewing a Monty Python marathon at Graceland. He sometimes called people "squire" in homage to the "wink wink, nudge nudge" Monty Python sketch. Elvis liked to interject Monty Python references in his live shows. 9. The “Gladys" factor. Interestingly, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, probably the most popular male and female sex symbols of the 20th century, each had mothers named “Gladys". 10. The "added on" final scene in an Elvis film. In the original version of Elvis' first film Love Me Tender (1956), Elvis is shot and killed and is never shown again. But after a screening of the film, the audience had a very unfavorable reaction to Elvis dying. So, to placate the Elvis fans, the studio added a new scene of Elvis singing the movie's theme song over the end credits. Interestingly, Elvis' hair is dark black in this new ending, although it was blondish-brown all through the rest of the film. Elvis had started dying it dark black after he'd originally finished filming.

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