Lego mech (link roundup)

Lego mech by Legohaulic.

And a few more links:

1. Kos accuses the polling company he hired of feeding him falsified results. Polls he relied on to conclude that core Republicans "are conspiracy mongers who don't believe Obama was born in the United States, that he is the second coming of Lenin, and that he is racist against white people." Via.

2. It's pretty funny when tekkoman buys a suit.

3. 3,500 nurses have managed to obtain licenses in California even though they've lost their licenses in other states. Via.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.

The Climax (link roundup)

Poster for The Climax, one of several amusing ads recently posted by Mitch O'Connell.

And a few more links:

1. The 62-person University of Waterloo Warriors football team will miss the entire 2010-2011 season after nine members tested positive for steroids. Via.

2. Back in 2003, China’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, returned to Earth after orbiting the Earth in a Chinese capsule. But a flaw in the capsule exposed Liwei to excessive G-force pressure, splitting his lip and drenching his face in blood. When he landed, workers opened his capsule, cleaned him off, closed the door, and then reopened it for the news cameras.

3. Reservoir Troopers action figures.

*Previously: Climax High Point.

*Buy Chinese propaganda at eBay.

Chibi Daft Punk (link roundup)

Chibi Daft Punk with mustaches by J3 on sale as a t-shirt here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. A damning statement about the We Are Paper toys book.

2. Triumphant Roman soldiers used to return home and parade through town carrying architectural models of the forts they had destroyed.

3. North Korea hired Chinese actors to pretend to be North Korean fans at the World Cup.

*Buy Daft Punk posters at eBay.

Young Frankenstein illustration (link roundup)

Young Frankenstein commission by Zach Bellissimo.

And a few more links:

1. Warhammer miniature giveaway.

2. Pages from Alina Chau's sketchbook.

3. Bloomberg reports that Johnson & Johnson hired a contractor to surreptitiously buy faulty Motrin tablets tablets already on shelves - - J&J didn't want the FDA to find out about the unannounced recall. Via.

*Previously: Young Frankenstein movie posters.

*Buy Frankenstein posters at eBay.

Mr. P (link roundup)

Mr. P and Rat Race t-shirts by Tim Lahan.

And a few more links:

1. How to use a coat hanger to open your garage door from the outside.

2. Video shows how to create a fake credit card. Via.

3. Oscar the Grouch can sculpture.

*Previously: Fallingwater made out of cans and plastic bottles.

*Buy Sesame Street toys at eBay.

Paladin (link roundup)

Futuristic warrior by Dan LuVisi for the cover of his upcoming Last Man Standing.

And a few more links:

1. Alien/Winnie the Pooh mashup. Via.

2. Woman sentenced to prison for selling art with forged signatures (and using various other fraudulent tricks) on an art auction television show called the "Fine Art Treasures Gallery," which aired on Friday and Saturday nights on DirecTV and the Dish Network.

3. Great review of an annotated collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales. I learned:

In the introduction to "Snow White," we learn that "the Grimms, in an effort to preserve the sanctity of motherhood, were forever turning biological mothers into stepmothers."

Via.

4. Apparently the Uglydolls lunchbox can't legally be sold as a lunchbox.

*Previously: Pooh vs. Hobbes.

*Buy Alice in Wonderland toys at Entertainment Earth.

No Rabbit Dumping sign (link roundup)

Long Beach City College in Los Angeles has a serious rabbit problem.

And a few more links:

1. Photo of lovebirds Wladimir Klitschko and Hayden Panettiere protesting a Japanese fishing village's annual dolphin hunt. Via.

2. The EnergyStar program is highly vulnerable to fraud. Via.

3. The Destructoid mascot is available for download as a paper toy.

*Previously: Papercraft White Rabbit.

*Buy vintage signs at eBay.

Coloring book for lawyers (link roundup)

One of several pages from the Coloring Book for Lawyers. Via. (I posted this years ago, but since I didn't remember, it's worth another look.)

And a few more links:

1. Thanks to Steve Ring, I learned that the story of the Watson and the Shark painting I posted yesterday is fascinating.

2. That perfect NCAA bracket that's getting so much airplay could easily be fraudulent.

3. Paul Pope gives a glimpse of the first 100 pages of his new comic Battling Boy. (He's previously posted a few pages.)

*Previously: Vintage Burger King coloring book.

*Buy coloring books at Amazon.

Caterpillar (link roundup)

Two versions of the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland by Michael Kutsche.

And a few more links:

1. Purchases from Melita Curphy come with a cool sticker.

2. Toyota's sudden accelerator problems seem to mostly afflict old people.

3. More devastating allegations about Wyclef Jean's charity.

*Previously: Caterpillar pancakes.

*Buy Alice in Wonderland toys at eBay.

New toys by Tristan Eaton (link roundup)

Some of the new toys revealed today by Thunderdog, which also recently placed items on sale at Zazzle.

And a few more links:

1. Spaghetti with Sardinian Bottarga recipe.

2. North Tyneside is setting up fake store facades to make areas look less blighted. Via these sites.

3. Psychonauts fan art.

*Previously: Is your child a tagger?

*The Psychonauts Official Strategy Guide is $599.99 at Amazon.

The forest's robot protector (link roundup)

Logo for the Forest City Automaton by super_furry. (No further details given.)

And a few more links:

1. Baby Wookiee by Adam Koford.

2. I'm never playing chatroulette again!

3. Disturbing fakery by ABC during a report purportedly demonstrating an out of control Toyota.

*Previously: Goodnight Forest Moon.

*Buy Iron Giant toys at eBay.

Disturbing photo shoot for a bed (link roundup)

Photos for a bed designed by Mkloker Design. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Win comic books from Chris Samnee.

2. Apparently, the only difference between the "Healthy" Campbell's soup and regular version is that the "Healthy"version costs more.

3. Maleficent fan art.

*Previously: Footage of the monster under your bed.

*Buy Maleficent collectibles at eBay.

George Washington dressed as Lady Gaga (link roundup)

Defaced money featuring Lady Gaga's fashions (site, including the header, features unpleasant imagery). Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Pretty exciting comic strip about folding laundry.

2. Silly animated gif about a prison visit.

3. During news broadcasts, KTLA 5 in Los Angeles ran a three-part series on how great Ford is doing. At the end of the newscasts, they ran a disclaimer saying that Ford had paid a "sponsorship fee" to KTLA "in connection" with the coverage. Via.

*Previously: Lady Gaga fashion cookies.

*Buy US President bobbleheads at eBay.

Cuddly Okami (link roundup)

Okami "mochi" by Bobbin4apples on sale at Etsy.


Okami by Lori Russo, who has various cute plush creations on sale at Etsy. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Funny comic strip about printers. Although, aside from the cost of ink, I've been pretty happy with my HP 5510xi all in one. Via.

2. ID Magazine used to ask actors to attend press parties. The actors didn't get paid, but they got free food at the parties and got to act and meet people. ID didn't have to pay employees, still got the press packets courtesy of the actors attending the parties, and got a reputation for having charming and attractive employees - - all for the cost of a few "associate editor" business cards. Via.

3. Supposedly a study shows that ski resorts were overestimating snowfall by "23 per cent on Saturdays and Sundays" to trick people into coming to the slopes. Apparently a new iPhone app about snowfall has defeated the practice. Somewhere there must be a class action lawyer putting together a lawsuit right now.

*Previously: Okami mask.

*Buy printer ink at Amazon.

Two-faced (link roundup)

A mask hides a sinister truth in this image by Rudy-Jan Faber, who has prints on sale here.

And a few more links:

1. Homemade plush Hobbes. Via.

2. "[A] 19-year-old Vietnamese girl who is living in the Czech Republic won a prestigious literary prize for her novel, White Horse, Gold Dragon." Alas, the book was real, but the girl was made up. Via.

3. Lego Ebon Hawk from KOTOR.

*Previously: Calvin and Hobbes t-shirt.

*Buy Japanese masks at eBay.

Jon Stewart catches the Sean Hannity show in a lie

If you missed it earlier this week, Jon Stewart and his team caught the Sean Hannity show using old footage of a political rally to make a more recent rally look bigger:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Sean Hannity Uses Glenn Beck's Protest Footage
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Here's the follow-up as Jon Stewart watches Hannity apologize for the "mistake":

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Sean Hannity Apologizes to Jon
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Stewart also offered a new slogan for Fox:

Hallowed nuclear power plant (link roundup)

Church and cooling towers spotted here, source unknown.

And a few more links:

1. Hideous photos of bears that have gone bald, possibly due to genetic defects.

2. No, despite what it may claim, that shampoo will not protect you from the swine flu.

3. Photo gallery of an outdated fire station located relatively close to my home.

*Previously: Gallery of abandoned, nuclear-powered Soviet lighthouses.

*Buy nuke-related memorabilia at eBay.

The balloon boy meme

Save Falcon from this Fark thread. And this balloon boy diorama would sell well if available as prints. Meanwhile, CNN is reporting that "criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene." Via these sites.

*Previously: Draw yourself as a teen meme.

*Buy Up toys at eBay.

Tentacle shower head by Vado (link roundup)

"Sculpture" shower head by Vado. Via these fine sites.

And a few more links:

1. Penny Arcade is hosting a Katamari-themed art contest.

2. Game Informer has a dedicated minisite for its various exclusive stories about the new steampunk video game for the Wii Epic Mickey. They also posted some concept art here. But mostly the site is as user-unfriendly as can be. Indeed, I've seen countless sites that have posted scans from the magazine that are far more enjoyable to look at than the posts at Game Informer. I don't believe it's right to post scans from the magazine, or to link to others who have done so, but Game Informer has really gotten what it deserved in doing such a bad job of getting the content online itself.

3. The AP says:

Shepard Fairey has now been forced to admit that he sued the AP under false pretenses by lying about which AP photograph he used to make the Hope and Progress posters. Mr. Fairey has also now admitted to the AP that he fabricated and attempted to destroy other evidence in an effort to bolster his fair use case and cover up his previous lies and omissions.

Read on. Indeed, Fairey describes his conduct here. Via.

*Previously: Shepard Fairey's profanity-laced response to a report that he had taken action to deter graffiti at his studio.

*Buy Katamari collectibles at eBay.

Where the Wild Things Are iPhone wallpapers, mini-comic (link roundup)

Over at Vice magazine you can download iPhone wallpapers and a mini-comic featuring 24 different artists' takes on Where the Wild Things Are. Above is Dan Zettwoch's contribution. He has various items on sale here. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. There's now an official Disney blog. Early posts include how to celebrate Halloween all October at Disneyland. Via.

2. Ghastly allegations about what the cryogenics lab employees did with Ted Williams' head (and other atrocities in general). Via.

3. A good example for why you should not crowdsource your book cover. Via.

*Previously: Girl with a tree on her head.

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are toys at Amazon.