Lego Batman desktop wallpaper (link roundup)

Lego Batman desktop wallpaper, complete with Mr. Freeze.

And a few more links:

1. I challenge you to read this and not at least start to consider signing up for cryogenics. And here's a clever idea for an ad for cryogenics:

a group of people in a restaurant, having a party; and the camera pulls back, and moves outside the window, and the restaurant is on the Moon. Tagline: "Wouldn't you want to be there?"

2. From the same website, an critical examination of the Christian concept of heaven:

Heaven is not configured as a nice place to live. It is rather memetically optimized to be a nice place for an exhausted peasant to imagine. It's not like some Christians actually got a chance to live in various Heavens, and voted on how well they liked it after a year, and then they kept the best one. The Paradise that survived was the one that was retold, not lived.

3. Image of a planet inside its star's dust ring.


4. Comment and win a Raving Rabbid figurine.

*Previously: Moses as a giant robot.

*Buy telescopes at Amazon.

Ganesha, rock god

Two t-shirt submission that caught my eye at Threadless. You can vote for them by clicking on the voting widgets:



Ganesha by Marylene Charvet.






Gathering by Renee Del Monaco.



*Previously: Ganesha, patron saint of marijuana growers.

*Find Ganesha statues at eBay.

Papercraft robot

Robot paper toy by Scott Robinson. Go here to request the template. Also, this Mickey Mouse shirt by Robinson



is on sale here.

Recommended by James Lillis, who also has some clever t-shirts on sale:


Godzilla/Subway mashup.


Egyptian rock god.

*Previously: Super Mario World as subway map.

*Buy toy robots at eBay.

DX Astro Mutan (and link roundup)

This expensive little fellow is called "DX Astro Mutan (Animation Ver)" and is on sale for $126 here.

Here's a few more random links:

1. Greg Packer, the man the media loves to cite as regular joe, has struck again. This time, he showed up at a temple on Long Island and commented on the Mumbai attacks:

"This is not just a Jewish thing," Packer said. "The terrorists didn't just kill Jews in Mumbai. Many people were targeted and killed. Yes, the Jews have always been targets. We have to continue to be vigilant and watch our backs. But when something like this happens, we are all one people."

2. News article applauds Criss Angel's PR stunt to give toys to needy kids, features three photos of Angel and his girlfriend, omits any photo of needy children.


3. Author describes the amusingly bizarre vision he had when his heart stopped beating for several minutes. Via.


4. What Jon Bon Jovi says in his preconcert prayer. An excerpt:

so I'm just sayin' I appreciate your making kick-ass lead guitar a priority in '83. You didn't have to do that, but you did. And you didn't stop there—you focused on filling out my lineup with a bassist, a drummer, and a keyboardist, and even went further by re-answering my prayers and sending another bassist to get us through the departure of our original bassist, and I appreciate that as well. As I've told you in prior preshow prayer circles, he was fired because his playing became unsatisfactory in live situations after we got famous. That's all I'm going to say about that, as I think you know what the real story is there and you have the power to guide him through it.

*Previously: Drive-thru prayer booth.

*Surprise your loved one with Bon Jovi and Sambora action figures.

Papercraft Buddha

Download the Buddha's Delight paper toy here.

*Previously: Buddha piggy banks.

*Buy Buddha toys at eBay.

What if Moses had been a giant robot?

Jesse Philips replaced Moses with a giant robot (Mecha-Moses) in these The Ten Commandments-themed posters for the Ain't It Cool News Butt-Numb-A-Thon 10 movie marathon:




You can order them at Mondotees. Via OMG Posters which has arranged for 20% off with the code "XMasOMG."

*Previously: Iron Man posters by Philips.

*Buy toy robots at eBay.

Bollywood version of Friday the 13th, perhaps?

Jason as Shiva the Destroyer in a Threadless t-shirt submission by Navajyoti Pegu. You can vote for the design by clicking on the voting widget:



*Previously: Friday the 13th desktop wallpaper.

*Buy Jason Voorhees toys at eBay.

To err is human, to arrrr is pirate

Via.



Bottled Fairy Necklace. $15 at Etsy. Via.



Stylized kanji. Many more here.

*Previously: Legend of Zelda cat.

*Buy Legend of Zelda toys and collectibles at eBay.

Soccer player has to be taken away by riot police after he receives a red card

Andre Luis plays soccer for the Brazilian soccer team Botafogo, and does not react well to receiving penalties. Here's video of a relatively mild reaction to receiving a yellow card (emphasis on relatively since he quickly escalates the matter to a red card):







And here's video of another penalty, where riot police had to escort Luis away:







You can buy Botafogo merchandise at the official store or eBay. Via.





Here's a few more links:







Video of the cast of the Today Show dress up as classic fairy tale characters (fast forward to 1:30). Including Al Roker as the Gingerbread Man. Via.











November is National Novel Writing Month. Via.







1. The first coach of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets was named Dick Harter. Honest. Via.







2. Vatican clerics have timecards and have to clock in. Via.







3. Female jogger was bitten by a fox, ran a mile with its jaws clamped on her arm, put it in her trunk, drove to the hospital, and received rabies shots. (So did the animal control officer who examined the fox, only to be also bitten.) Link. Via.



Update: Here's video







4. Finally, you can win a copy of the new Futurama Bender's Game dvd here.



*Previously: Astonishingly ugly rugby jersey.



*Buy Futurama toys at Amazon.

Moai Lego Island; Extremely well-armed Lego shark

Moai Island Shrine, made out of Lego. More photos in this gallery.




Absurdly well-armed shark by Hobo4Evar. There actually is an official Lego set that comes with sharks with friggin laser beams on their heads - - on sale at Amazon. Via.

*See more Lego creations here.

Skeleton desktop wallpaper

Download the desktop wallpaper sized version of this image here.

*Previously: Day of the Dead-style sculptures.

*Buy "Day of the Dead Crafts: More Than 24 Projects that Celebrate Da de los Muertos" at Amazon.

Desktop wallpapers by Justin Maller

There are some terrific desktop wallpapers at Justin Maller's website.

*Find more desktop wallpapers here.

*Learn how to create digital art with these books at Amazon.

Stool gives you the chance to sit on Hercules' face

"Soft Hercules" stool cast in foam rubber from a bust of Hercules. The stool was made by FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste) for the From Now to Eternity show in London. You can find more photos of the stool here.

*Previously: Glowing full moon cabinet.

*Find great deals on furniture design books at Amazon.

Ben Franklin leading America's greatest presidents in a rendition of Thriller

Carly Monardo's website include a link to Topatoco, which has some wonderfully bizarre items on sale


Jesus vs. T-Rex t-shirt. Link.




Ben Franklin as Michael Jackson in Thriller, dancing with zombie Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.
Link.



Shark and gorilla exchanging a high five. Link.



Futility trophy. Link.

*Previously: John McCain as The Thing.

*Buy historical memorabilia at eBay.

Thunder God converse sneakers

These Converse sneakers are designed by Dustin Amery Hostetler for Converse (Product) Red and called "100 Bolts." You can buy a pair at the Converse store for $50 and part of the purchase price will go toward fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. I can't link directly to the shoes (stupid flash website), but just look for SKU # 106114F. Via.

*Previously: Thor costume.

*Buy Agents of Change: The Story of DC Shoes and Its Athletes at Amazon.

Mecha Manga Bible Heroes: David vs. Goliath

Mecha Manga Bible Heroes: David vs. Goliath. Here's the official site and blog. Here's an interview with the creators. The first action packed issue is on sale here for a $1.80. Via.

*Previously: Bible/Ghostbusters mashup.

*Buy illustrated Bibles at Amazon.

Cyclopean Money Cat

"Fortune Cat Vinyl Figure" by Real x Head on sale at Giant Robot.

*Previously: Marijuana growers believe Ganesha is their patron saint.

*Find rare Real x Head figures at eBay.

Vatican sponsors conference on evolution, excludes creationists, plus two other articles on religion

1. The Vatican is sponsoring a conference on evolution to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s "The Origin of Species." Proponents of creationism and intelligent design were not invited to speak because organizers "wanted to create a conference that was strictly scientific." Link. Via.

Here's the website for the Pontifical Council for Culture, which is organizing the conference to be held in Rome.

(Darwin's Gym t-shirt previously posted here.)


2. An adviser to the Chinese Central Committee contends that Christianity and the ethical system based upon its teachings are the reason that Western countries dominate the global economy. Link. Via.



3. Forget Sarah Palin, here's real censorship occurring right now. Via.

*Previously: The Unicorn Museum.

*Buy Dan Simmons' excellent sci-fi series about the Catholic Church.

Three outdoor works of art by Dennis Oppenheim

Wow what an incredible talent. Here's three outdoor works by Dennis Oppenheim.

"Bus Home" at the Buenaventura Mall Transit Center, Ventura, CA


Photo link.


"Engagement" which was in Vancouver, Canada


Photo link.


Photo link.


"Device to Root Out Evil" now at the The Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado.



Photo link.



Photo link.

*Previously: Oppenheim's "Crystal Mountain."

*Buy books featuring Dennis Oppenheim's art at Amazon.