Bowling cupcakes (link roundup)

Bowling-themed cupcakes by Naomi.

And a few more links:

1. Spaceboy fan art (Umbrella Academy).

2. Found item orrery.

3. Humpty Dumpty Pinewood Derby Racer.

*Previously: Logo for Bowling Thunder.

*Buy Umbrella Academy toys at eBay.

Cupcake Car

Neiman Marcus' Cupcake Car, based on work by Lisa Pongrace, is more expensive than my actual car. Via.

*Previously: Confederate Motor Company. Fighter Motorcycle on sale for $110,000.

*Buy vintage Neiman Marcus catalogs at eBay.

Thundercats cake and cupcakes (link roundup)

Thundercats cake and cupcakes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Hulk/Wolverine mashup.

2. Cory Doctorow responds to a legal threat from Ralph Lauren. You don't want to miss the horribly photoshopped image that's at the heart of the matter.

3. Coraline director Henry Selick has "left" Laika.

*At Evil Buttons: Coraline and Goth Coraline dolls.

*Buy Thundercats action figures and collectibles at eBay.

Octonauts cake (and more)

Some of Coco Cake's creations. You'll find more photos at the links:


Octonauts cake.



Finding Nemo cupcakes.



Pink bear-lions cupcakes.

Via Simple+Pretty, where you should see the More cupcake.

*Previously: Spider cupcake.

*Buy Octonauts books at Amazon.

Spaghetti cupcakes (link roundup)

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs cupcakes. See also: Fortune cookie cupcakes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. The Spanish ribbed newt thrusts its ribs out of its body to use as weapons. Like Wolverine, they can retract the claws and heal the injuries. Via.

2. And here's another weird one: six-foot long jellynose fish. Via.

3. Dan Lyons makes an excellent point about newspapers:

Ask anyone who's an expert in anything—whether it's bicycle racing or brain surgery—what they think when they read a newspaper article about their field. Chances are they cringe, because the material is so dumbed-down, and because it's so clear that whoever wrote the article has no real expertise on this topic.

Via.

*Previously: Wolverine Munny.

*Buy X-Men sketch cards at eBay.

Fearsome Lego robot (link roundup)

Imposing Lego robot by Zip. Via.

And a few more links:

1. A classy, subtle entry by Alex Synge was Spike Jonze's pick for best of the Where the Wild Things Are photoshop contest entries.

2. Guy with a bionic arm and laser whip.

3. Cockroach cupcake and other cupcake wrecks.

*Previously: Bionic Satyr Stilt Legs.

*Buy Iron Giant toys at eBay.

Scribblenauts cake and cupcakes

Go here for lots of photos from a Scribblenauts release party, including a Maxwell cake, Starite cupcakes, and lots of people wearing Maxwell's rooster cap. And go here to see some Scribblenauts-style Final Fantasy drawings. Via.

*Previously: How to cheat your way through Scribblenauts.

*Buy cake toppers at Amazon.

Deer devastates itself jumping over a fence (link roundup)

Deer jump FAIL video. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Spider cupcake.

2. Max from Where the Wild Things Are cosplay.

3. Halo Wars Arbiter concept art.

*Previously: Master Chief kicks back on an Eames Lounge Chair.

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are toys at eBay.

Car logo cupcakes (link roundup)

Car logo cupcakes found amidst this gallery of car cakes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Illustration of a super-deformed Weapon X.

2. Cute illustrations by Dave Perillo of Zartan, Firefly, and other Cobra bad guys.

3. School of submarines.

*Previously: Where the Wild Things Are cupcakes.

*Buy Zartan toys at eBay.

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.

Optimus Prime sculpted out of ice (link roundup)

Optimus Prime sculpted out of ice. More photos of this and other ice sculptures here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Photos of Mindstyle vinyl toys being handpainted in China.

2. Cupcakes with comic book and Star Wars logos. Via.

3. Chicago’s Field Museum has a 3,000 year old Egyptian bust that bears an uncanny resemblance to Michael Jackson, including missing nose.

*Previously: Garfield and Friends cupcakes.

*Buy Mindstyle toys at eBay.

Lego Morphing Hulk (link roundup)

Bruce Banner turns into the Hulk in Lego by Matt Armstrong.

And a few more links:

1. Garfield and Friends cupcakes, and at the same site, Triple Chocolate Trifle.

2. The China Military Report blog includes these recent blog posts:

a. evil! the strange rotating running tank of Soviet
b. CG:Super horrible missile battleship
c. China's netizens to imagine the future of Chinese air force stealth bomber

Via.

3. Using Mail-Order DNA and Iguana Heaters, Hobbyists Brew New Life Forms; Is It Risky? Via.

4. Diving surfer.

*Previously: Romain Jerome's Titanic-DNA watch features metal taken from the Titanic.

*Buy home DNA kits at Amazon.

Murdered Cupcakes, Undead Cupcakes, Bleeding Cake

Bleeding cake.



Murdered cupcakes made to celebrate a Dexter season premier. And by the same person, a Ghostbusters bento box, complete with Stay-Puft Marshmallow man.



And go here to learn how to make bloody vampire cupcakes. Via.

*Previously: Cupcake stool.

*Buy "Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Play Creations Anyone Can Make" at Amazon.

Zombies and cupcake print (link roundup)

Zombies and cupcake print on sale in Cakespy's Etsy store. Via.

And a few more links:

1. The clowns who thought "Pajamas Media" was a good name for serious news bloggers announced that their ad network has failed and will disappear next month. You can read about it here and here, and the links discussed therein. Just another reminder that blogging is insanely competitive and more so every second.

2. Tom Daschle is the latest tax cheat nominated by Obama for a cabinet-level position.

3. An Indian actor has finally been added to the cast of The Last Airbender. As the villain.

4. Red light camera operators caught shortening yellow light times to below legal limit in order to inflate their profits.

*Previously: Vegan Zombie.

*Find Marvel Zombies toys at eBay.

Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake

Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake print. You can try to win one here, or buy one in various colors here. Via.

*Previously: Cupcake stool.

*Buy Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Play Creations Anyone Can Make at Amazon.

Kermit the Frog cupcakes

Green frosting, Mentos, and a food marker = Kermit the Frog cupcakes. Cupcakes by Dave and Raina. Via.

*Previously: Alice in Wonderland cupcakes.

*Buy Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Play Creations Anyone Can Make at Amazon.

Sushi cupcakes

Head over here to find out how to make these sushi cupcakes. Via.

*Previously: Cupcake-shaped stool.

*Buy Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make at Amazon.

Cupcake skull and crossbones logo

Cupcake and crossbones t-shirt on sale here. Via.

*Previously: If the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were actually pirates. And not mutants.

*Find great books about pirates at Amazon.

Yo Gabba Gabba! cupcakes by Amanda Anderson

DJ Lance, Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee, & Plex at Flickr. Via.

*Previously: Yo Gabba Gabba desktop wallpapers.

*Find Yo Gabba Gabba plush and vinyl figures at eBay.

Alice In Wonderland Cupcakes

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