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Gallery 1988's John Hughes tribute show

You can now see the original art and prints from Gallery 1988's John Hughes tribute. Below are a few of my favorites.

Kelly Vivanco.

Joey Spiotto.

Dave Perillo.

Maxim Dalton.

Dave MacDowell.

Super 80's Style featuring Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, and Amanda Warner

Great song and super 80's style in the video for Bang Bang Bang by Mark Ronson, Q-Tip, and Amanda Warner.

The video is directed by Warren Fu. This second video by Fu for Ronson starts off with a bicycle that's half Tron lightcycle, half KITT, and half boom box (don't care for the song, though):

And here's one more Ronson video - - Circuit Breaker is directed by Gary Breslin and Jordan Galland, and takes place in an 8-Bit Hyrule (forget the master sword, Link has to acquire a boombox):

Finally, while I'm on the topic, here's an older video by Fu, an anime commercial for Aaliyah:

Via.

*Buy DJ Hero at eBay.

Link roundup

1. "Welfare payments to children of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles County increased in July to $52 million, prompting renewed calls from one county supervisor to rein in public benefits to such families."

2. "A world-renowned Texas scientist specializing in infectious diseases who was once charged with smuggling dangerous samples of plague bacteria into the U.S. was questioned by authorities after a suspicious item found in his luggage caused a massive evacuation at Miami International Airport Thursday night."

3. Anyone who loved the old NES game 1942 will enjoy this 8Bit demake of Tom Clancy's HAWX 2. Via.

Free Space Invaders-themed iPhone utilities available for download. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Genius - - for father's day, send a father's day video some random person made. For example, here are the results for happy father's day john. Via.

2. Many of the venues built for the Greek Olympics have been abandoned. (I'm quite proud that Los Angeles hasn't been dumb enough to pay for new sports stadiums.) Via.

3. I Dream in Retro: a clever mashup of classic 8Bit games (it sstarts when the man goes to sleep). Via.

*Previously: Space Invaders 2: Earth Strikes Back.

*Buy Olympics posters at eBay.

No Regrets Apartments (link roundup)

No Regrets Apartments - - one of several excellent new photos by Nik Daum.

And a few more links:

1. Miami Dolphins quarterback Pat White has gained 18 pounds since joining the team, and his body fat percentage has gone down during that time.

2. 8-Bit Big Daddy and Little Sister from Bioshock.

3. Plush plants from Plants vs. Zombies. Via these sites.

*Previously: Big Wendy the muscular whippet.

*Buy NFL bobbleheads at eBay.

8-Bit version of The Matrix

8-Bit version of The Matrix by Voskhod for Titanic 3D.

*Previously: 8-Bit Graphics for I Fight Dragons.

*Buy Matrix toys at eBay.

Mega Man/Team Fortress 2 mashup (link roundup)

8-Bit Team Fortress 2. Click through for animated gifs.

And a few more links:

1. This seems ready made for a Malcolm Gladwell article:

Ajab Han, a sergeant in the ANA working with British troops from the 1st battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at a patrol base in the Sangin valley, has found 177 IEDs during his three years in Helmand.

"I can just see them," he says. "There might be a tell-tale trace, or something just not quite right, or a piece of wire or wood showing, and that is when I know I have found another one. IEDs often come in many parts so we have to find all the bits in the ground."

2. Cheerful Fahrenheit 451 sketch.

3. Mermaid pinup by Simon Eckert.

*Previously: Team Fortress 2 paper toys.

*Buy Mega Man toys at eBay.