Poster for Diabetes Camp

One of several posters by Luke Bott for Camp Discovery, "an American Diabetes Association residential camp offering young people with diabetes a week of fun."

Link roundup

1. From a Freakonomics interview with a malaria expert:

In the 1930s, when malariologists figured out that England’s malaria had vanished because English malarial mosquitoes preferred pig and calf blood to human blood, and the local livestock population had boomed, they called for a pig under every bed as a solution to malaria.

2. Models of the Macy's Day Parade floats designed by Takashi Murakami.

3. Beached whale that showed no signs of leaving (or dying) any time soon euthanized with explosives.

*Buy Takashi Murakami toys at eBay.

Witchs and germs and a monstrous chicken by Colin Stimpson

Witches and germs and a fire-breathing chicken by Colin Stimpson. There's much, much more at his site. How to Cook Children: A Grisly Recipe Book is $11 at Amazon. Germs!: An Epic Tale on a Tiny Scale is $13.

Covers for Neil Gaiman books (and more)

Covers for Neil Gaiman books by Leendert Masselink and Edd Simmons.




Bacteria by Masselink.




Finger Poppin' Soul Flyer by Masselink and Studio Pollman. Masselink has various prints on sale here.

*Previously: Stage performance of Mr. Punch.

*Buy Neil Gaiman novels at Amazon.

Babies with laser eyes (link roundup)

Babies with laser eyes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. I know I already mentioned his death, but here are some nice words by Megan McArdle about Dick Francis.

2. Funny Craigslist ad for a room: "It has WALLS and a CEILING. BLOCKS THE F****** WIND AND RAIN FOOL!"

3. "'Koala AIDS' Spreading at an Alarming Rate." (Not a joke.)

*Previously: We have lasers!!!!!!!!!

*Buy ray guns at Amazon.

Let's watch Youtube (link roundup)

Lots of clever work in Nebojsa Cvetkovic's sketchbook.

And a few more links:

1. Omega Red desktop wallpaper by Marco Nelor.

2. The Netherlands has to kill 40,000 pregnant goats to stop the spread of Q-fever, a deadly and highly infectious bacteria that's released into the air during birthing or miscarriages by infected goats.

3. Cake looks like giant piece of sushi.

*At Toycutter: Omega Red custom action figure.

*Buy Omega Red toys at eBay.

Syphilis poster you'd want to put on your wall

The Creature from the Black Lagoon as syphilis in this poster by Due North. Here's the related website. Via.

*Previously: Movie posters for King Kong, Jaws, and Tarantula, but with people as the extinction-causing monsters.

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon toys at eBay.

Cucos poster (link roundup)

Poster by Patrico Oliver announcing a Cucos event in Buenos Aires.

And a few more links:

1. Here's what the people from Forks, Washington think about obsessed fans who come to visit the town that stars in the Twilight novels. Via.

2. Dog-like crocodiles and crocodiles with tusks once roamed the Earth. Via.

3. Congratulations on beating that brain tumor.

*Previously: Wuthering Heights with new Twilight-inspired covers.

*Buy Kidrobot toys at eBay.

Typewriter Monster (link roundup)

One of several typewriter monsters by Escuela de Creativos Brother advertising ... a writing contest maybe?

And a few more links:

1. Really excellent writing explaining the genius of Kubrick's editing in The Shining. Via.

2. Changes in religious rituals that have been ordered to combat the spread of swine flu.

3. NBC traded the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for Al Michaels (the sports broadcaster). Via.

*Previously: Vintage Windows-Enabled Typewriter.

*Buy Oswald the Lucky Rabbit toys at eBay.

Mythbusters flu PSA

Funny ad by the Mythbusters guys uses a memorable image to relay a simple message. There's also a Mythbusters minisite about H1N1.

*Previously: When you have unprotected sex, you're sleeping with Hitler.

*Buy surgical masks at Amazon.

Tales of the Gold Monkey (link roundup)

I've been trying to find age appropriate shows for my oldest and was thinking back to what I watched when I was roughly his age. Anyone else remember Tales of the Gold Monkey?

And a few more links:

1. Star Trek lady with short skirt and phaser.

2. Lobster Johnson redesigned.

3. Let's all get a flu shot illustration.

*Previously: Indonesia claims sole ownership of the bird flu.

*Buy Lobster Johnson toys at eBay.

The Cautious Twins; Tuberculosis looks kind of exciting

Dan Goodsell's Flickr gallery is full of great vintage print.


The Cautious Twins - - brought to you by the LA County Sheriff's Dept and Lincoln Savings.


And a rather dashing warning about tuberculosis.

Don't miss the brochure about syphilis, the Bell system, and Dan's own illustration of his Mr. Toast character as the Terminator. Dan's webstore is here.

*Previously: Remember the guy who brought TB on a plane from Russia?

*Buy condoms at Amazon.

Mickey Mouse/Hulk mashup by Paolo Rivera (link roundup)

Mickey Mouse/Hulk mashup by Paolo Rivera, who writes about the acquisition here.

And a few more links:

1. Where the Wild Things Are cupcakes.

2. Egg painted with a scene from the Nightmare Before Christmas.

3. Manga-style sign in Japan says, "Wearing a mask is adult etiquette!"

*Previously: Mickey as the Super Skrull.

*Buy A Nightmare Before Christmas toys at eBay.

Victorian ghostbuster (link roundup)

Victorian ghostbuster by Felipe Sobreiro.

And a few more links:

1. A city councilman in Iowa, who led the successful effort to ban pit bulls in Sioux City, is now fighting to prevent the ordered execution of his own dog, who mauled a neighbor. Via.

2. A local government urine tester was arrested in Houston for taking bribes. He's the "second county urine monitor to face bribery charges in connection with court-required urinalysis in two months." Via.

3. A Turkish tv show will feature a Muslim imam, a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, and a Buddhist monk competing to convert atheists. Via.

4. Horrifying story about a lab technician with hepatitis (the hospital knew she had it when they hired her), who was also a heroin user, and who "may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic." Via.

*Previously: Health Partners' new mascot is a walking vial of urine.

*Buy Ghostbusters toys at eBay.

Castle Crashers cosplay (link roundup)

Castle Crashers cosplay. More photos here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Kodamas figurines (from Princess Mononoke) by Sebastian Bages.

2. "Flu pandemics may lurk in frozen lakes." Via.

3. "The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s student newspaper published a correction Wednesday that says 29 people quoted in the paper over the past year and a half were apparently made up." Via.

4. Furniture store used popular Iran-related hashtags to advertise on Twitter. For example: "#MOUSAVI Join the database for free to win a £1,000 gift card!" Via.

*Previously: Pyramid Head cosplay.

*Buy Castle Crashers toys at eBay.

Little girl with a ray gun and jetpack (link roundup)

"Cosmic Pennie" Scavenger by Kathie Olivas and MINDstyle, on sale at Comic Con for $20. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Munchausen by Internet. My doctor was thrilled to have a patient who he was convinced was suffering from Munchausen Syndrome - - he found the patient fascinating. Via.

2. Similar to Jack in the Box's redesign, Pizza Hut is rebranding itself as "The Hut." You can see the new logo and photos of a few of the restaurants here. Via.

3. Owen Wilson as a slacker Batman? Via.

4. Sarcastic father's day cards.

*Previously: .75 Caliber Pop Ray Gun.

*Buy Scavengers at eBay.

Obama met a man in Mexico, who died the next day from symptoms similar to flu

Mexico is certainly acting as if the flu outbreak is a big deal, closing all schools and taking other emergency actions. More disturbing, Obama just visited Mexico. And while there, he apparently met a scholar named Felipe Solis, who died the following day from symptoms similar to flu.

Here's the new tween Dora the Explorer (link roundup)

Here's what the new Dora the Explorer looks like. I wonder if they're writing off boys with this look. You can read about the change here.

And a few more links:

1. Is the cause of asthma for inner-city kids cockroaches? Via.

2. Embarrassed by the revelation that someone was paid to peel off the labels on bottled water used by Los Angeles Supervisors, the Supervisors decided they would use pitchers and cups for now on.

3. Old school Ninja Gaiden/Disney mashup.

4. At a Terminator site, you can upload a photo of your face and damage it to reveal the endoskeleton beneath. And at a Star Trek site, you can turn yourself into a Vulcan, Romulan, or Star Fleet officer. Via.

*Previously: Ninjas on roller skates - - the movie.

*Buy ninja toys at eBay.

Legendary Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh had his stomach removed, plus other news of the day

1. Sadaharu Oh had his entire stomach removed due to cancer. He hit 868 career homeruns in Japan. Link. Via. (Stomach toys on sale at Amazon.)






2. Good news if you want the benefits of drinking red wine, but (like me) hate drinking wine: Concord Grape Juice has the same benefits. Link. Via. (Photo via.)






3. Fun article about the 419 Eaters, who tricked a Nigerian scam artist into joining their fictitious church and travelling from Nigeria "to the dangerous and unpredictable capital of the predominantly Muslim country of Chad, while wearing the uniform of a Christian missionary." Link. Via. (Photo via.)






4. List of geeky theme cruises, including chess cruise, pirate cruise, and videogame cruise. Link. (Photo via.)





5. Flea, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is taking classes at USC and finishing up his solo album. He explains, "The record is based on the character Helen Burns from "Jane Eyre." I love Charlotte Bronte and all of the Bronte sisters." Link. Via. (Photo via.)

*Find previous news posts here.

Buy Jasper Fforde's hilarious The Eyre Affair at Amazon.