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2017/01/26

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Amazing Animal Street Art Sculptures Made Out Of Found Trash

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 03:59 AM PST

Humans create massive mountains of waste that often end up adversely affecting wildlife populations in one way or another, and much of the waste we create doesn't biodegrade fast enough for us to catch up.

This leaves generation after generation picking up after their ancestors, and despite the time and energy we spend trying to find a solution waste is so piled up we may never get rid of it all.

So how can we save wildlife and ourselves from being buried under a mountain of trash?

Portuguese street artist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, aka Bordalo II, repurposes found trash by turning it into amazing sculptural artwork, using the trash texture under layers of paint to give his pieces that 3D pop.

Bordalo II on his series Big Trash Animals:

Trash Animals is a series of artworks that aims to draw attention to a current problem that is likely to be forgotten, become trivial or a necessary evil. The problem involves waste production, materials that are not reused, pollution and its effect on the planet.

Damaged bumpers, burnt garbage cans, tires and appliances are just some of the objects that can be identified when you go into detail. They are camouflaging the result of our habits with little ecological and social awareness.

-Via Laughing Squid

13 Things You Didn't Know About <i>The Dick Van Dyke Show</i>

Posted: 26 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.

On October 3, 1961, a new CBS sitcom hit the airwaves. The Dick Van Dyke Show centered around the adventures of an easygoing comedy writer named Rob Petrie (played by Van Dyke), his beautiful wife Laura (a young, then-unknown actress named Mary Tyler Moore), and his two comedy co-writers Sally Rogers (Rose Marie) and Buddy Sorrell (Morey Amsterdam). Let's take a look at a few things you may not have known about The Dick Van Dyke Show.

1. The series was originally called Head of the Family and starred Carl Reiner. The executives at CBS thought Reiner was "too Jewish, too intellectual, and too New York" and cast Van Dyke instead, in a new version. Van Dyke actually was taking a bit of a risk in signing on to do the show. He was then starring in a hit broadway show (Bye Bye Birdie) and had to quit to do the series. If The Dick Van Dyke Show had flopped, he would have been an out-of-work actor.

2. The original opening credits for the show were just a packet of photos of the cast spilling onto a table and being individually shown on screen. These credits were used only during the show's first season. For the show's remaining four seasons, the classic two openings were used, i.e. the famous shot of Rob entering the room, greeting his wife and friends, and tripping over the ottoman. Another version has him entering exactly the same way, walking towards the group, and expertly sidestepping the ottoman. These two versions were used randomly in the opening credits. (During season three, another similar opening has Rob entering the room, sidestepping the ottoman, then stumbling anyway, was also occasionally used.)

3. According to Van Dyke, viewers used to bet on which opening would be used before each episode.

4. The show was not successful in its first season and was actually cancelled by CBS. Producer Danny Thomas had to personally go to the network execs and convince (beg) them to leave the show on the air. The show picked up steam during summer reruns that year, remained on the air and became the "classic" series we all know. Ironically, after star Van Dyke decided to end the series after it's five-year run in 1966, it was the CBS executives who begged him to stay on.

5. Johnny Carson was also in the running to play Rob Petrie.

6. The pilot show was actually shot on the same day President John F. Kennedy was inaugurated. Van Dyke was so nervous doing the episode he developed a cold sore on his upper lip. Extra makeup had to be used on him to hide it. To this day, Van Dyke says he cannot remember J.F.K. being inaugurated.

7. Buddy Sorrel, the wise-cracking joke writer played by Morey Amsterdam, was actually based on Mel Brooks, who was originally a comedy writer and worked with the show's producer Carl Reiner on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows in the 1950s.

8. Although bitter enemies on the show, in real life Morey Amsterdam and Richard Deacon (who played Mel Cooley) were actually very close friends. Many of the best insults Buddy hurled at Mel were worked out when the two of them went out for drinks after work.

9. The show was usually filmed before a studio audience, but was not on at least three occasions. One was on the day of JFK's assassination- November 22, 1963. On that day, in the middle of rehearsals, the cast heard about the president's assassination and decided to go ahead and film the episode "Happy Birthday and Too Many More" anyway. However, it was decided that they would do the episode with no studio audience, figuring no one would be in the mood to laugh at such a time.

10. Kent cigarettes sponsored the show and would often give the cast and crew free cartons of Kent cigarettes. Mary Tyler Moore, then a heavy smoker (she has since quit), would routinely take her cartons of Kent and the cartons of non-smokers on set and trade them in at a local store for her preferred brand.

11. A small controversy occurred when Mary Tyler Moore started wearing Capri pants on the show. The executives at CBS objected because at the time all TV housewives wore dresses (June Cleaver, Alice Kramden, Wilma Flintstone). But Mary insisted all the housewives she knew wore pants. She was allowed to keep on wearing them and Capri pants actually became a big fashion fad for women across America. Ironically, the most famous sitcom wife of all-time, Lucy Ricardo (played by Lucille Ball), often wore pants on episodes of I Love Lucy.

12.The Dick Van Dyke Show was chosen by First Lady Michelle Obama as her all-time favorite TV show.

13. The famous Dick Van Dyke Show theme song actually had lyrics. They were composed by Morey Amsterdam and were never used on the show. They were first revealed by Van Dyke in a 2010 interview in NPR. Here they are:

So you think that you've got troubles?
Well there's a bubble
So tell old mister trouble to get lost.

Why not hold your head up high and
Stop cryin', start tryin'
And don't forget to keep your fingers crossed.

When you find the joy of livin'
Is lovin' and givin'
You'll be there when the winning dice are tossed.

A smile is just a frown that’s turned upside down,
So smile, and that frown will defrost.
And don’t forget to keep your fingers crossed!

[ed. note: This post was planned before we learned of the death of Mary Tyler Moore. It is only fitting that we finish it off with a tribute to the incredible chemistry she had with Van Dyke in this montage featuring Rob and Laura Petrie.]

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Actors You May Have Forgotten Were On <i>Star Trek</i>

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 11:59 PM PST

Star Trek TV shows such as Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation, Voyager and Enterprise have played host to so many guest stars over the years it's hard to keep track of them all.

And casual viewers may not recognize stars like Jason Alexander, Iggy Pop and Jonathan Banks under all that makeup.

Of course, Dwayne The Rock Johnson is recognizable no matter what he's wearing, and he appeared on Voyager in the late 90s, at the height of his WWE wrestling career.

He played a Tsunkatse fighter who puts a hurtin' on Seven of Nine, and even uses Rock's finishing move, The Rock Bottom, to take down the reformed Borg drone.

Landing a guest starring role on Star Trek is a dream come true for an actor who's also a Trekkie (Trekker?), so when Jason Alexander was offered the role of Kurros on Voyager he had to .

Jason sites Shatner's performance as Captain Kirk as his inspiration to pursue acting so being on Star Trek was at the top of Jason's acting wish list, but he wanted to hold out for a role as an alien:

As he explained to StarTrek.com in a 2011 interview, “It was finally Voyager that understood that and called with the perfect part.” He was thrilled with Kurros explaining that “They gave me everything — an alien guise, great intellect, and evil. The trifecta. What more could you ask for?”

It's unclear whether Jonathan Banks shared Jason's enthusiasm for wearing alien makeup, but he definitely threw himself into the role of Ennis leader Golin Shel-la on Deep Space Nine.

Jonathan brought that brooding badass energy we've come to expect from him to the role of Golin, and you can almost see the beginnings of Mike from Breaking Bad in his portrayal.

So what kind of energy did Iggy Pop bring to his portrayal of Vorta clone Yelgrun on Deep Space Nine? Man, Iggy plays Iggy no matter what!

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See 15 Actors You Forgot Appeared On Star Trek here

38 Facts about NASA

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 09:59 PM PST

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Americans have a weird relationship with NASA. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration runs educational programs all the time, but it's easy for the rest of us to forget about it until they do something totally spectacular, like landing the Mars Curiosity rover. We fret about the agency's expense, but meanwhile, we all secretly wish we were part of it. One can never overestimate the body of knowledge that NASA has contributed to mankind. So let's learn some things we didn't know about NASA in this week's episode of the mental_floss List Show.  

Pickles Comics - Best When Read By Candlelight

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 07:59 PM PST


Pickles Comics by Anderson Green Devil 

They say dogs are innocent just like every other animal on Earth, and some even claim all dogs go to heaven, but those devout dog lovers have never met Mr. Pickles- the hellhound with a heart of pure evil. Mr. Pickles looks like a normal dog on the outside, and he maintains a low profile while he carries out the wishes of his dark master, but ask anyone who has visited his lair and they'll tell you- Mr. Pickles is a psycho pooch and a stone cold killer. Oh wait, you can't ask anyone who has visited his lair, because they're all dead...

Show some love for your favorite hellhound with this Pickles Comics t-shirt by Anderson Green Devil, it's one wicked way to stay on that hellhound's good side!

Visit Anderson Green Devil's Facebook fan page, official website, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more dark and geeky designs:

Stranger ComicsStorm Punklove killsReally, Really, Bad.

View more designs by Anderson Green Devil  | More Cartoon T-Shirts | New T-Shirts

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You Could Get Married at Kensington Palace

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 07:59 PM PST

While it's a gross exageration to say that every woman wants to be a princess, the reality is that there are plenty of women who want to have that fairy tale royal wedding. Now those wannabe princesses can actually get married at a royal palace -it will only cost a whopping $15,000. Of course, as the official London residence of Price William and Princess Kate as well as a historical location, it there are very limited rental dates, which certainly adds in to the cost.

Read more about getting married at the Palace over at Travel and Leisure

<i>The Magic Flute</i> Told in Cat GIFs

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 05:59 PM PST

You might know Mozart's opera The Magic Flute as a wonderful musical experience, but how well do you remember the story? It will only take a couple minutes to go through it with the help of classic cat GIFs! The image above illustrates the line

Papageno despairs at having lost Papagena and decides to hang himself, but is stopped by the three spirits. They advise him to play his magic bells to summon Papagena.

So bells it will be. Some of the gifs are extremely funny, and the entire project proves there's a cat on the internet for every occasion. Read The Magic Flute and enjoy the cats at King FM 98.1. -via Metafilter

The Guy Who Voices Mario Gives A Super Strange Interview

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 03:59 PM PST

Fans will forever think of Nintendo's Mario with the voice of veteran voice actor Charles Martinet, because most of us can't think of Mario without hearing that "It's-a Me, Mario!" catchphrase in our heads.  

But Nintendo really should've had Charles be the voice of Donkey Kong more than once- because the guy's a bit bananas!

(YouTube Link)

Great Big Story sat down with the voice of Mario (and Luigi too!) to discuss how he became the voice of Mario, his storied acting career and the 26 wonderful years he has spent with Nintendo.

-Via GeekTyrant

Daphnis the Wavemaker

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 01:59 PM PST

Daphnis is a tiny moon of Saturn, one of seven discovered by the Cassini probe as it explores the space around the ringed planet. In this incredible picture taken by the probe, you see Daphnis causing a ripple in the rings.

Cassini took the image on January 16, 2017, while 17,000 miles (28,000 kilometers) away from the moon. Measuring 5 miles (8 kilometers) along its longest axis, irregular Daphnis resides in the 26-mile (42-kilometer) wide Keeler Gap in Saturn's outer A ring. The Keeler Gap seems narrower than it really is in this image because of foreshortening due to the spacecraft's viewing angle. You can just see grooves along the long axis of Daphnis in the image, as well as a few impact craters.

Despite its small size, Daphnis' gravity is causing the ripples in the rings. Cassini's 20-year mission will end on September 15, 2017, when it crashes in the surface of Saturn. -via Metafilter

(Image credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA)

R.I.P. Mary Tyler Moore

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 12:18 PM PST

She turned the world on with her smile. Mary Tyler Moore, who defined modern womanhood in TV's Golden Age, has died. She was suffering from pneumonia, and was taken off a respirator at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut Tuesday night, according to her family.

Moore is best known for her portrayal of Laura Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966 and Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1970 to 1977. She won six Emmy Awards, and was nominated for an Oscar for the 1980 movie Ordinary People.

“Mary Tyler Moore became a feminist icon as Mary Richards,” Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, the author of “Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic,” said.

“She only wanted to play a great character, and she did so. That character also happened to be single, female, over 30, professional, independent, and not particularly obsessed with getting married. Mary had America facing such issues as equal pay, birth control, and sexual independence way back in the ’70s.”

Ms. Moore had earlier, in a decidedly different era, played another beloved television character: Laura Petrie, the stylish wife of the comedy writer played by Dick Van Dyke on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Also on CBS, the show ran from 1961 to 1966.

Ms. Moore was the lesser star in those days, but she shared Mr. Van Dyke’s background in song and dance, and as a comedy duo they magnified each other’s charm. Ms. Moore transformed and tamed the vaudeville style that had dominated sitcoms, perfecting a comic housewifely hysteria in Laura, made visible in the way she often appeared to be fighting back tears. Her “Dick Van Dyke Show” performance won her two Emmys.  

She had more influence on television than was visible, thanks to her MTM Enterprises, which was run by Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker, who passed away in November. Moore leaves behind her husband, Dr. Robert Levine. Mary Tyler Moore was 80.

Innocent Things That Were Demonized During The Satanic Panic

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 11:59 AM PST

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Overzealous religious fanatics tried to turn the Satanic Panic into a new McCarthyism for the 80s, but they failed because anybody with a brain could see that Pampers, the Smurfs and Mr. Ed were not a threat to their immortal soul.

But in 1986 evangelists Greg Hudson and Jim Brown presented their evidence anyway, claiming Mr. Ed had been corrupting innocent souls for the Lord of Darkness by using its theme song as a subliminal tool for recruitment.

They claimed that when you played the theme song backwards it sounded like the singer was saying "The Source is Satan" and "Someone heard this song for Satan".

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As if that bit of jackassery wasn't enough- Proctor & Gamble got caught up in the Satanic Panic when it was decided their beautiful logo, which dated back to 1882, featured Satanic symbols.

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P&G had to hold a press conference to deny claims they were donating to a Satanic Church and set up a toll free phone line to assure people there was nothing Satanic about their logo.

In the end they removed their awesome Art Nouveau logo to avoid further problems with the Panic crowd.

Next stop- those totally sinister Smurfs cartoons!

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Cartoon obsessed crackpot Phil Phillips joined pastor Gary Greenwald to battle those treacherous toons on Turmoil in the Toybox, claiming the Smurfs, with Thundercats, He-Man and Rainbow Brite were a gateway to corruption aimed at children.

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The Smurfs were said to be a depiction of dead homosexuals, the Thundercats and He-Man were inspired by "heathen gods", and Rainbow Brite has a pentagram on her cheek- the mark of pure evil.

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See The Devil Made Them Do It: 8 Examples Of Satanic Panic In The '80s here

The 12-Year-Old Who Fought In the Civil War

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 09:59 AM PST

John Clem was born in 1851, which should have made him too young to fight in the Civil War, but he was determined. The Ohio youngster had to fight his way into the service, and when he was discharged as the war was winding down, he was a 12-year-old folk hero. Clem wrote his autobiography in 1914, which told some amazing stories, some of them backed up by the historical record.   

John’s interest in military service had begun shortly after Confederate rebels fired on Fort Sumter, officially starting the U.S. Civil War. At one point, he approached the Third Ohio Regiment of Volunteers, which happened to be passing through Newark, and asked the commanding officer to take him on as their drummer boy. “He looked me over, laughed, and said he wasn’t enlisting infants,” Clem later wrote. But he wasn't willing to let the matter drop. His sister Elizabeth later recalled that as the family sat eating dinner one night in May 1861, “Johnnie said ... ‘Father, I’d like mighty well to be a drummer boy. Can’t I go into the Union army?’ ‘Tut, what nonsense boy!’ replied father, ‘You are not yet 10 years old!’”

After the Klems finished eating, John announced that he was going out for a swim. Instead, he ran away from home.

Clem participated in some of the war's most famous battles, was captured by the Confederate Army, and was wounded twice. After the war, he went to high school -and then joined the army again! Read the story of John Clem at mental_floss. 

Mother And Her Four Kids Built Their Own House By Watching YouTube Tutorials

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 08:59 AM PST

Women who escape abusive relationships often have a hard time starting their lives over again, and depending on their situation may even find themselves facing an unknown future without their kids.

Cara Brookins of Little Rock, Arkansas was both fortunate to escape multiple abusive relationships and have her four kids by her side through thick and thin, but the one thing she wanted was a home of her own.

So Cara started watching YouTube tutorial videos on how to build a house, took out a $150k loan from the bank, then she and her four kids began building their dream home.

That was back in 2007, and after years of hard work and dedication the Brookins family now lives in a wonderful 3500 square foot home called Inkwell Manor.

Cara tells the story of her family's journey from broken home to a home they built with their own ten hands in her new book Rise: How a House Built a Family, an inspirational story to be sure!

-Via Bored Panda

Ice Carousel

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 07:59 AM PST

Janne Käpylehto took a chainsaw to a frozen lake in southern Finland and carved out his own ice carousel! He cut a near-perfect 40-foot circle, and then used a solar-powered outboard boat motor to power the spinning circle of ice.   

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The ice must be pretty thick and heavy to stay level with a shelter, fire, and several people all on one side, although you can see it dip slightly as they jump across the circle. Käpylehto plans on building a bigger one next.

I’ve been planning to build an ice carousel for some time, but managed to do it in Lohja just now. I shot a video with aerial views and its gone viral. Total views more than 5 million. Next one will be a 50-meter giant with sauna, PV plant, electric outboard motors, stage and band.

-Thanks, wordord!

This Optimistic Possum is Here to Cheer You Up on Bad Days

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 06:59 AM PST

Redditor stretlaw's father happened to spot this impossibly happy possum while he was out hunting. The precious critter (who wasn't harmed) has quickly become an internet celebrity and Bored Panda even started a Photoshop battle that shows just how much the world needs Optimistic Possum right now.

His endless happiness makes him a perfect match for Bob Ross.

But maybe he's actually just desperately trying to get the attention of the woman he loves.

Check out the rest of the Photoshops on Bored Panda

Rogue Droid - Don't Be Scared, He's With Us

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 05:59 AM PST


Rogue Droid by Dan_Hoogkamp_Art

K-2 security droids aren't perfect creations, despite what their makers might claim, and in the end they're only as sane and loyal as their programming dictates, so if their AI goes haywire there's no telling what they might do. But there must be something more to the recent rash of Imperial security droids going rogue, like a trick cooked up by those devious Rebels to undermine the glory of the Empire. That's why the Emperor has never relied on these security droids to get the job done, because you don't win wars with droids- you win them with Force and superior firepower.

Take your new favorite droid star with you wherever you go by wearing this Rogue Droid t-shirt by Dan_Hoogkamp_Art, it's K-2SO cool!

Visit Dan_Hoogkamp_Art's Facebook fan page, official website and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs:

Star W-orbs: A New HoopPokebeastGo RogueA Boy and his Battle-cat

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Playing on Thin Ice

Posted: 25 Jan 2017 05:59 AM PST

Look, the water is completely covered in ice -wonder if it will hold my weight? Let's find out!

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This would be an everyday "thin ice" video if it weren't for the laughter. The woman recording can't stop laughing long enough to help her buddy out of the water, but somehow is able to continue recording.  -via reddit

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