Some claymation goofiness via YouTube. I think these are from Aardman Studios (are the lips the giveaway?). I love how completely unflappable these foolish creatures are. More: Growl, Bubble Gum, Tag, Hiccup, Balls*, StepDance, Halloween, Xmas, and a collection of more. *they left the credits on these ones Hey look, yip yip Halloween costumes! Related [...]
I just bought some tea, and there’s a slightly distressing marking on the front. It starts out pleasantly enough: “Produces produces the tea-stowing region from the Taiwan high elevation.” But then it says “Smell fragrant entrance glycol.” Okay what? Smell fragrant entrance glycol? I don’t even know what it’s trying to say. And I can’t [...]
A 360 million-year-old sea scorpion’s fossil has been discovered, and the general scientific consensus seems to be “ewwwww”, or, according to some specialists, “this thing would totally kick your ass in a fight.” No but really, here’s what Simon Braddy of Britain’s Bristol University said: “We have known for some time that the fossil record [...]
Not all morphologists agree (do they ever?), but a new genetic analysis points to the Colugo as the closest living relative of the primates. With one species native to the Philippines and the other to Southeast Asia, colugos can stretch out a membrane that lets them leap off trees and glide some 70 meters. … [...]
Pretty right-on analysis of the writers strike made by and starring the writers of The Daily Show. Huffington Post breaks down the credits and has other related articles & videos for your edification. (via Kelly & Tracey) Related posts No related posts.
Replacement signs on the L train, these featuring the male leads from the excremental Full House , via BoingBoing. A slightly subtler sign from one of the commentators. Related posts No related posts.
What do you do with a few radio identification spots that you and your dorky friends recorded for your college radio station in 1991, back when Crushinator ran the then-carrier-current station and you were one of his nerdy workers? Ah, what else are blogs for? radio spot a radio spot b radio spot c radio [...]
Japanese flipbook with black pages and colored box makes a rainbow. Anyone know what utrecht.jp is and how it relates to the Utrecht art store and manufacturer of paints and paper pads? Related posts No related posts.
The cenotaph for Isaac Newton from the tantalizing, too-brief, and sort of random roundup of giant spheres through the ages found in Cabinet, A Quarterly Magazine of Art & Culture. Related posts No related posts.
Here’s a nice optical illusion from the Australian Herald Sun. I wouldn’t read too far into the result, but it’s interesting. Actually, if you see it counter-clockwise, let me know, because I not only see it clockwise but am unable to see how it could be seen counter-clockwise. Is this a “trick” trick? And here’s [...]