Link roundup

1. You can read Michael Lewis's latest long article about the economic meltdown at Vanity Fair. This time he looks at Ireland. Like all of his writing it's a great read, full of interesting facts and memorable characters. But the message from all of his articles is basically the same - - financial wizards are typically dumb or immoral or both, and you should absolutely not trust them. Via.

2. Archaeologists have found the remains of a South American giant short-faced bear in Argentina. The bear stood 11 feet tall and weighed over 3,500 pounds. "The largest record for a living bear is a male polar bear that obtained the weight of about 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg)." And speaking of polar bears, look at these.

3. You can win a new limited edition t-shirt from Last Exit to Nowhere based on Simon Pegg's movie Paul.

Rainbow-Spouting T-Rex

Technicolour Rex by Elisha Hale - - one of the new t-shirts posted today at Threadless.

Dinosaur and explorer costume

(Unfinished) dinosaur steed and explorer costume by ModMischief.

*Buy dinosaur fossils at eBay.

Robots, deep sea divers, vicious Care Bears, and more

Robots, deep sea divers, vicious Care Bears, and more by Brian Walline, who has t-shirts for runners on sale here.

*Buy deep sea diver toys at eBay.

Four velociraptors of the apocalypse

Four velociraptors of the apocalypse t-shirt design by Anne Kelley. It's currently up for vote at Woot.

*Buy velociraptors at Amazon.

Dinosaur by Frank MIller

Jurassic Park comic cover by Frank Miller. You can see interior pages here.

*Buy Frank Miller art at eBay.

Save the triceratops

"I'm With Troco" by Joe D!, who has various t-shirts on sale here.

*Buy triceratops at Amazon.

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1. Scientists think that some different types of dinosaurs are actually simply the juvenile and adult versions of the same animal. For example, Triceratops (juvenile) and Torosaurus (adult). Via.

2. Sucker Punch concept art.

3. Adorable purple octopus.

*Buy Sucker Punch posters at eBay.

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1. Tips for actually enjoying a vacation: 1. anticipation is often more fun than the actual trip, so take more frequent short vacations; and 2. how a trip ends matters more than how it begins. Via.

2. Barnes and Noble's web business has apparently enjoyed massive recent growth, but after my last experience, it'll be a long time until I use the site again - - they canceled half my order without warning, and shipped books that were slightly damaged.

3. What's the point of writing an article about a monstrously enormous and fearsome prehistoric whale if you're not going to estimate how big the thing was?

4. Download Moby's 12-track classic rave as an mp3. Via.

Sabertooth Tiger and Wooly Mammoth by Joe Ledbetter

Pico (Sabertooth Tiger) and Wilshire (Wooly Mammoth) by Joe Ledbetter and The Loyal Subjects. (Pico and Wilshire are streets in Los Angeles that were once upon a time frequented by the creatures. The La Brea Tar Pits, my favorite childhood field trip destination, is on Wilshire.) The toys will be available for preorder on Wednesday, July 7th for between $155 - $160 and will ship in the Fall.

*Previously: Sabertooth Tiger skeleton motorcyle.

*Buy sabertooth tiger toys at eBay.

Packaged dinosaur meat

Velociraptor leg and sabertooth fillet by DDB advertising Bosch refrigerators.

And speaking of dinosaurs, you should definitely listen to Dan Telfer hilariously pointing out the shortcomings of famous dinosaurs:



*Previously: Dino as a Velociraptor.

*Buy amber fossils at eBay.

Concept art for new giant army blimp (link roundup)

Northrop Grumman has a contract to build three of these football field-long spy blimps for the military. Via.

And a few more links:

1. We're closer and closer to home holodecks - - the new game from Harmonix for Microsoft's Kinect will teach you to dance.

2. Boy on trial for murder appeared on Cops as a toddler when police responded to a domestic dispute involving his grandparents. Via.

3. There's no such dinosaur called a Brontosaurus - - it's really called an Apatosaurus, and the story behind the name is a tale of highly competitive paleontologists. Via these sites.

*Previously: Walking war blimp.

*Buy amber fossils at eBay.

Jurassic Park/Flintstones mashup

A raptor-esque Dino makes short work of Fred Flintstone in this design by for Threadless. Click on the voting widget if you'd like the chance to buy it:



And don't forget to participate in this month's art contest for a chance to win a $100 Threadless credit. I've already received a few Megan Fox as Sonja entries.

*Buy Flintstones toys at eBay.

Anatomy of a goldfish cracker (link roundup)

Anatomy of a Goldfish Cracker by Jason Freeny, who has art on sale here.

And a few more links:

1. "Viva la Resolution."

2. Universal Orlando's Wizarding World of Harry Potter now has a website complete with virtual flying tour. Via.

3. "New evidence supports that dwarf dinosaurs once existed on a Transylvania island."

4. New article by Malcolm Gladwell about spies. Not as sharp as his usual work, but the book about WW2 spies that's the focus of his article sounds great - - it's called Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory. Relatedly, you can buy tickets to hear Gladwell speak on a mystery topic.

*Previously: Harry Potter ends, Sporanos style.

*Buy anatomy models at eBay.

Adorable zombie couple cake toppers (and more)

Zombie cake toppers, girl in wheelchair, vampire and more - - a few of the custom wooden dolls in Terry's Licorice Wits Etsy shop:









Terry also sells other items in the Savage Artworks Etsy shop, including owl nesting dolls and a dinosaur hatchling:




Via.

*See more nesting dolls here.

*Buy nesting dolls at eBay.

Bioengineered Dinosaur (link roundup)

Bioengineered dinosaur (and babe) by Pascal Blanche.

And a few more links:

1. Batman: The Killing Joke by Dan Hipp.

2. Totoro cookies.

3. Charles Muntz vinyl figure from Up.

*Previously: Glow-in-the-dark dinosaur fossil poster.

*Buy The Dark Knight Returns toys at eBay.

Disneysaurs

Three t-shirt designs currently up for vote at Threadless. Click on the voting widgets if you'd like a chance to buy them:


Disney characters as dinosaurs by David Creighton-Pester





Fail Whale by Tepuy:





Silence of the Lamb by Andreas Mohacsy


*Previously: NBC Fail Whale.

*Buy Disneyland toys at eBay.

T-Rx

A self-medicating dinosaur stars in today's $9 plus shipping Tee Fury t-shirt.

*Previously: Mounted Velociraptor head for sale.

*Buy amber fossils at eBay.

Animal prints (link roundup)

Dodo, mammoth, and spoonbill - - a few of Josh Brill's animal prints on sale here. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Footprints and rabbit hole from what was apparently an Alice and Wonderland-themed divorce party.

2. Check out the paint job on this Predator/Alien hybrid bust.

3. Red Hulk vs. MODOK.

*Previously: Maybe we're lucky the dodo went extinct.

*Buy plush dodos at eBay.