The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute

Designed by Frank Gehry, the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute in Las Vegas.

Here are two videos about the project:




And there are many more photos at Flickr, including the two you see above. Via.

*Previously: Grass-covered overpass.

*Buy skyline posters at eBay.

Skyscraper kaiju (link roundup)

Skyscraper kaiju by P. Williams. See also: Dragon kayak. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Sounds like the 2010 budget sets aside $2 billion to fight the war on drugs, $81 million more than in 2009.

2. Court of Appeal in Ohio reversed a speeding conviction where the evidence of guilt was a police officer's testimony that it sounded like the car was speeding. Via.

3. Batman by Paul Pope.

*Previously: Skyscraper airport.

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Ancient Temples (link roundup)

Phrygian Tomb of Midas and rock tombs of Caria - - photographs of cliff-carved cave temples from ancient Greece and Turkey by Takeo Kamiya. Bldg Blog has context.

And a few more links:

1. A suggestion that the majority people who line up for Black Friday deals are simply planning on reselling the items.

2. Photos of a squirrel attacking a dog to protect its child.

3. Los Angeles police are looking for a serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper."

*Previously: Cliff House.

*Buy serial killer trading cards at Amazon.

Fox News apologizes for misrepresenting footage again (link roundup)

This time, claiming they accidentally used file tape for a story about Sarah Palin.

And a few more links:

1. To encourage directors to attend the Shocking Shorts film festival, people secretly filmed directors in and near their homes and then sent DVDs with the message "play me" to the directors. 18 of the 21 directors ended up attending. Via.

2. There's an Eggo Waffle shortage because two of four factories are out of commission. Via.

3. Backyard designed by Thom Faulders looks like a vortex from the world of Tron. Via.

*Previously: Fox apologizes for another "mistake."

*Buy Tron toys at eBay.

Somewhat distracting eye (link roundup)

Grey put an eye in the rear windows of cars to promote Insto eyedrops.

And a few more links:

1. Instructions for making the captured mermaid costume I previously posted. Via.

2. Photo of a man being blown off his feet. Via.

3. Warped tower.

*Previously: Folly Tower.

*Buy mermaid costumes at Amazon.

Colorful stairs (link roundup)

Colorful stairs spotted here and originating somewhere at Style Files, which is a great source of interior design photos.

And a few more links:

1. A 33-year-old man died on the tv show Wipeout. Via.

2. Unfortunately-posed T-Rex skeletons.

3. Topless Robot wants a new logo and is holding a design contest.

*Previously: Woman falls down stairs in her attempt to run onto the field.

*Buy tin robots at eBay.

Cliff House (link roundup)

There's a website dedicated to Adolph Sutro’s Cliff House, which existed from 1896 to 1907. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Some insight into how Drudge and Breitbart make money with their websites.

2. Wild story about a dolphin that learned to pay with money and also taught itself to capture birds. Via.

3. Pixelized nudity costume.

*Previously: Golfing off a cliff.

*Buy books about making costumes at Amazon.

The Ryugyong Hotel (link roundup)

North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel has been called "the worst building in the history of mankind." You can read about it here, and see lots of photos at Flickr. The notes on those photos are also interesting reading.

And a few more links:

1. Robot by Tom Whalen.

2. Ghost Rider art.

3. Lego Headless Horseman.

*Previously: Video of lightning striking the John Hancock building.

*Buy Headless Horseman toys at eBay.

India's stepwells

Per Wikiepdia, "Stepwells, also called bawdi or baoli, are wells in which the water can be reached by descending a set of steps."

I highly recommend a stroll through the stepwell tag at Flickr. Here are a few highlights:





Via these sites.

*Previously: City in India has to pay residents to use toilets.

*Buy The Temple Architecture of India at Amazon.

Ghost (link roundup)

Creepy ghost photo via these sites. Source unknown.

And a few more links:

1. AT-AT rodeo.

2. Funny 404 error page.

3. Creepy photo of the Oakbourne Water Tower.

*Previously: Etsy's 404 error page.

*Buy Polish Star Wars posters at eBay.

Little door

Apparently Bukchon, South Korea is home to fairies. More little doors and other sights here.

*Previously: Little door of mystery.

*Buy dollhouse miniatures at eBay.

Women are not decoration... (link roundup)

...but they are a little scary. Person with sign and Hooters girls spotted here. Source unknown.

And a few more links:

1. Baba Yaga illustration.

2. Buffalo wings.

3. Building with a blue door.

*Previously: Hooters-type restaurant chain in Texas called Twin Peaks.

*Buy books about Baba Yaga at eBay.

China's National Grand Theatre

Go here for a magnificent gallery of photos highlighting the 60th anniversary celebration of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st. The one seen above is of China's National Grand Theatre.

*Previously: National Marionette Theater in Prague.

*Buy Little Red Books at eBay.

Underwater Churches

Might be something I'll explore and write up further in the future (my time tonight is committed to watching Glee with my favorite reader), but for now, check out this gallery of underwater churches at Robyn Miller's site.

*Previously: Underwater graveyard.

*Buy "The Oxford Dictionary of Saints" at Amazon.

S is for Sloth (link roundup)

S is for Sloth - - part of haasbroek's growing pop culture alphabet (Z is for Zissou).

And a few more links:

1. William Gibson liked Speed Racer.

2. "A lost world populated by fanged frogs, grunting fish and tiny bear-like creatures has been discovered in a remote volcanic crater on the Pacific island of Papua New Guinea." Click through to see a giant woolly rat.

3. Diebold drop-off box. Via.

*Previously: Mama Fratelli wooden toy.

*Buy Goonies toys at eBay.

Rabbis with guns (link roundup)

Does any newspaper even come close to the NY Post in terms of irresistible covers and headlines? Click through to see the "Temple of Boom" and "Mazel-Tough Guys." Via.

And a few more links:

1. Great interview in which Alan Moore talks about the genesis of the Miracleman stories that he wrote. Looking back, he says the stories are so "grim and ugly" that he doesn't want his name on them when they're republished. He's certainly right, they are grim (and excellent) in the manner of Watchmen (Neil Gamain's Miracleman: The Golden Age is also frequently horribly depressing), but I wonder how he distinguishes them from the graphic rapes and other misdeeds that star in his League books. Via.

2. Photo gallery of the interior of the new LAPD headquarters downtown. Via.

3. Hot rod pedal car.

*Previously: Jewish Journal April Fool's cover.

*Buy Miracleman toys at eBay.

Logo for Blue Arrow Records

Logo for Blue Arrow Records in Cleveland. The arrow looks great on the store's facade, too:



*Previously: Man catches arrow midflight.

*Buy album cover collections at Amazon.

T Bailey's post-apocalyptic office building

Above is Tom Kundig's design for an office building for T Bailey. It looks like one of the more recovered settlements you'd come across in Fallout. See also Tom's beautiful Rolling Huts and fortress-like art studio Outpost.

*Previously: Rejected Fallout perks.

*Buy Fallout bobbleheads at eBay.

Laser-etched, beef jerky business card (link roundup)

Laser-etched, beef jerky business card by Rethink Communications for BC Adventure.

And a few more links:

1. Batman Beyond Simpsonized.

2. Gorgeous photo of a treehouse.

3. Illustration of young Spock attacking a Vulcan.

*Previously: Japanese tree house.

*Buy Batman Beyond toys at eBay.

Grass-covered overpass (link roundup)

Grass-covered overpass spotted here, apparently by Winy Mass.

And a few more links:

1. Storm God costume. Via.

2. Big Trouble in Little China and Halloween mashed up in this t-shirt.

3. Click anywhere to feed the turtles.

*Previously: Papercraft storm god costume.

*Buy Big Trouble in Little China toys at eBay.