A girl and her octopus

Girl with striped bathing suit and giant octopus. One of several prints on sale in Jaime Anderson's Etsy shop.

*Previously: Vintage photos of Geishas in bathing suits.

*Buy octopus toys at eBay.

Emilie Simon's “Dreamland”

A mysterious key, tentacle monster, and haunted mansion star in the video for Emilie Simon's "Dreamland." The video is by 1st Ave Machine’s Asif Mian, in association with Warm & Fuzzy. You can watch in low-res below, but for the best experience, watch in very high-res here.



Via.

*Previously: Mustache key rack.

*Buy vintage keys at eBay.

Octopus and Viking puppets

Lots of charming puppets on display at the Furry Puppet blog.

*Previously: Kanye West performs with a giant monster puppet.

*Buy Muppets at eBay.

Boxing tentacle monster genie

It's a boxing tentacle monster genie vs. a Prussian (?) Creature from the Black Lagoon for a lovely lady in this art by Johnny Sampson for the cover and insert to an upcoming album by King Khan and BBQ. Visit Johnny's site for more wonderful work including a cowboys vs. indians vs. alien concert poster, a truly strange witch's brew, and a goofy reworking of classic G.I. Joe vehicles. Via.

*Previously: Geniedusa.

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon toys at eBay.

Brutal Legend-themed soapbox derby racer (link roundup)

Visit Brutal Bus Build to follow the progress made on the Brutal Bus sopabox derby racer. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Poodle shaved and accessorized to look like a camel (and a Pittsburgh Steeler).

2. Tentacled mermaid by Ming Doyle.

3. Funny Bizarro strip.

*Previously: Brutal Legend concept art.

*Buy Brutal Legend collectibles at eBay.

Scribblenauts Art Theme: Eric Wiryanata

Scribblenauts illustration by Eric Wiryanata for the August Art Theme. Remember, this month a random entry will win a Threadless store credit.

Eric also posted these terrific papercraft kaiju today:



You can download the "Paper Gangsta" toys here.

*Previously: More Scribblenauts illustrations.

*Buy "So Crazy Japanese Toys!" at Amazon.

Colorful clay octopus (link roundup)

Colorful clay octopus and monster face by Marc and David Green.

And a few more links:

1. Disneyland Summer 1984 Wallet Fact Card for employees lists a ton of information about Disneyland. Adult admission was $14. Via.

2. Narwhal costume.

3. Spider-Man pillow.

*Previously: Shred the Narwhal.

*Buy sculpey at Amazon.

Plush squid (Link roundup)

Plush squids based on Kevin Sherry's I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean are now available in Jen's Etsy shop.

And a few more links:

1. Photos from a Gundam-themed wedding. The giant Gundam statue stars. Via.

2. Sam Worthington says he "feels like an idiot" for not protesting obvious plot holes in Terminator Salvation, suggests that Avatar only looks lousy because we haven't paid IMAX admission prices. Via.

3. I'd have hoped that the stock market's collapse would have eliminated this sort of foolishness, but Gavin Turk's sculpture "Brillo 5" is expected to sell at auction for $30,000. It's a bronze sculpture that looks like a plain cardboard box. Via.

*Previously: Papercraft Gundam.

*Buy Gundam toys and collectibles at eBay.

Tentacle monster by Chris Ryniak (link roundup)

Chris Ryniak's "Freyja" sculpture, available for $85 at Dragon Con.

And a few more links:

1. Sounds like people working for the ACLU followed believed CIA agents, photographed them, and then showed the photos to prisoners at Guantanomo Bay to see if the photographs depicted people who had interrogated the prisoners. Via.

2. Need some clothing for your TV news anchor job?

TVNewsCloset.com is an online clothing consignment boutique designed for newscasters and other TV broadcasters. Whether you are an anchor, reporter, meteorologist, sportscaster, or host, you can make money and save money with TVNewsCloset.com.

In our virtual closet you'll find clothes previously worn on the air by some of the top broadcasters in the business. Building your wardrobe as you build your career? Have trouble finding broadcast-appropriate clothes in the stores in your market? Save time and money by shopping with us!

You can read about the site here. Via.

3. Rough year - - LeAnn Rimes was questioned by police officers after she was accused of a misdemeanor hit-and-run in Los Angeles.

*Previously: The ACLU does good work in New Orleans.

*Buy Chris Ryniak art at eBay.

Penny Arcade's glow-in-the-dark conference table (and more)

Penny Arcade's Twisp and Catsby-themed, glow-in-the-dark table by Because We Can, who have furniture on sale here, and t-shirts on sale here. This video shows how the table was made:




Also by Because We Can, check out this Steampunk office, it's full of ornate details like this tentacled creature on the back of a chair:



*Previously: Door with built in ping-pong table.

*Learn woodworking with these books at Amazon.

Book Cover Roundup

Five book covers that recently caught my eye. All links are to Amazon:


Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?




How to Ditch Your Fairy




Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places




Brothers: A Novel




Son of Retro Pulp Tales

*See more great book covers here.

*Buy neon signs at eBay.

Papercraft Totem (link roundup)

The "Mexico Totem" by sgto.mandril can be downloaded here, and sgto.mandril's Flickr gallery is full of paper toys.

And a few more links:

1. Plush squid with aviator goggles.

2. Colorful desktop tile pattern.

3. Alien fetus, perhaps.

*Previously: Make your own pair of Mad Scientist Steampunk Goggles.

*Buy squid toys at eBay.

Papercraft robot, tentacle monster, music-loving couple

Download the papercraft robot, tentacle monster, and music-loving couple.

*Previously: R2-D2 boombox.

*Buy vintage radios at eBay.

Meaty Nikes

Custom meaty Nikes by BlackYard for Art Clash. You can see more photos of the shoes here, and photos of other custom shoes from the exhibit here. Other highlights at BlackYard's site include this papercraft koi, pencil-armed knight, and this giant octopus poster:



Via these sites.

*Previously: Dungeons and Dragons shoe design contest.

*Buy Nike posters at eBay.

Lego Alice in Wonderland (and more)

Some recent creations by Legohaulic:


Nautilus. See also: octopus.



Figure loosely based on Tim Burton's Nine.



Crystalline Entity, perhaps.



Alice and the Caterpillar.

*Previously: Russia is sending a mini-submarine in its efforts to claim the North Pole.

*Buy Alice in Wonderland toys at eBay.

Octodemon t-shirt (link roundup)

Octodemon t-shirt by Tom Whalen. It'll be the $10 Ript Apparel t-shirt on Friday.

And a few more links:

1. Apparently, "[a]t least 13 million abortions take place each year in China, compared to 20 million births."

2. And speaking of China, a nice summary of the reasons why you shouldn't worry about the Chinese starting a war.

3. Meanwhile, in 1988 the household savings rate in South Korea was tops in the world at 25.2 percent. In 2010, it's expected to be world worst at 3.2 percent. Via.

*Previously: Anti-abortion activists disrupt Horton Hears a Who showing.

*Buy Chinese propaganda at eBay.

An octopus and his pet boy (link roundup)

An octopus and his pet boy - - lots of colorful art on display at Dav Bordeleau's site.

And a few more links:

1. Prosecutor claims defendant killed his girlfriend and stored her body in a trunk, prosecutor displays and opens trunk in court, prosecutor unleashes such a stench that the courtroom had to be cleared and disinfected. Via.

2. Useful, detailed tips on shipping lots of comic books.

3. Some great photos of indoor water park Great Wolf Lodge.

*Previously: Porcelain Laura Palmer in The Black Lodge.

*Buy octopus toys at eBay.

Skeleton with a tentacle beard

"Octoskull" t-shirt by Christopher Norris on sale for $16 here.

*Previously: Skeleton Bride and Groom amigurumi.

*Buy concert t-shirts at eBay.