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1. How Arnold Schwarzenegger ended his term:

Three Republicans who split with their party to approve tax increases backed by Schwarzenegger in 2009 were given high-paying appointments to assorted state boards. Ironically, Schwarzenegger himself tried to eliminate one of these boards after his California Performance Review determined that its functions were duplicative. Other boards and commissions deemed wasteful by the review panel were also stuffed last week with politically connected appointees, including Vicki Marti, the wife of Schwarzenegger's chief of staff, who will now serve on the California Medical Assistance Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board.

2. The Fifth Element cosplay.

3. Octopus hat.

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Fifth Element poster

The Fifth Element poster by Tom Whalen for The Colonial Theatre. Tom has some cheap prints on sale at Etsy.

*Previously: The Fifth Element Minimates.

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The Fifth Element Minimates

Korben Dallas, Leeloo, Diva Plavalaguna, and Zorg from The Fifth Element as custom Minimates by Luke Porter.

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1. The Fifth Element pin-up. (click on the image)

2. Man goes on Twinkie diet and loses weight (because he watched calories):

while 2/3 of his total intake came from junk food the professor was also eating vegetables every day, took a multivitamin pill and drank a protein shake daily. He also cut out meat, whole grains and fruit.

3. "British special forces are parachuting into Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan with dogs strapped to them, then using the dogs—with cameras attached to their heads—to scout the surrounding area."

*Buy Twinkies at Amazon.

Sculptures by Toi Ogunyoku Jr

Mondoshawan (Fifth Element), Master Baster (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), and Cole (12 Monkeys) sculptures by Toi Ogunyoku Jr., who has model kits on sale here. See also: Dropship and APC, and Sulaco from Aliens.

*Previously: Fifth Element desktop wallpaper.

*Buy the Polish poster for Alien at eBay.

Beautiful Blade Runner and Fifth Element images

Go here for some beautiful desktop-wallpaper sized Blade Runner images by Steven Chagnon, Ilya Nedyal, and Alina Gal. I don't think I'll ever change my desktop wallpaper again.




And go here to download The Fifth Element images by Robert Dukes.

The images are for this Scene From A Movie contest. Via these sites.

*Previously: Blade Runner Dunny.

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