Link roundup

1. "Entire generations of crabs, worms and other deep-sea animals can survive for years on a single whale carcass."

2. A Song of Fire and Ice fan art.

3. Lisa Hanawalt illustrates popping a pimple, under ideal conditions.

*Buy A Game of Thrones at Amazon.

Lucy Knisley talks to her younger self (link roundup)

I've mentioned before how much I like Lucy Knisley's comics. Above is just a small part of her latest strip.

And a few more links:

1. Paul Carr mocks the epidemic of Apple predictions as "Apple Fan Fiction."

2. I've mentioned before that my wife is a coupon ninja and saves us an incredible amount of money every month. It's too complicated for me to really grasp, but here are some links where a blogger is teaching how it works. Via.

3. For you fans of George Martin's Songs of Ice and Fire, here's a Brienne miniature. (For those of you who have read the series, I'm expecting that she'll be reincarnated and will wield a fiery sword when the series resumes.)

*Previously: Simon Pegg writes Star Wars fan fiction.

*Buy George Martin's A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) it's awesome.

Cactus Spaceman (link roundup)

"Domsai" cactus spacemen by Matteo Cibic on sale here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. South Park versions of the characters from George Martin's Song of Ice and Fire.

2. Giant Olivia costume (last photo). Via.

3. The Cat in the Hat's hat cake, Very Hungry Caterpillar made out of cupcakes, and more book-inspired cakes.

4. Cracked shows again that it creates the best lists on the net: 6 Real Islands Way More Terrifying Than The One On Lost. (My favorite reader should not click through.)

*Previously: Cactus theft is a major problem in California.

*Buy Dr. Seuss toys at eBay.

Back to the Future DeLorean toy (link roundup)

Back to the Future DeLorean with swiveling tires, opening gull wing doors, and lights and sounds. On sale for $35 at Entertainment Earth.

And a few more links:

1. This would make an excellent, subtle Dark Knight teaser poster.

2. Demon-summoning, perhaps.

3. Vanity Fair has photos of some of the 35 pianos that star in the MCC Theater's Coraline musical. (If you're interested in Coraline, I am still regularly updating my Coraline blog Evil Buttons.)

4. And speaking of Neil Gaiman, he defends George Martin's decision to work on something other than the Song of Fire and Ice Series: "George R.R. Martin is not your bitch." (The last two books of the Dark Tower series emphasize over and over how hard Stephen King found it to finish the series.)

5. And speaking a bit more of Neil Gaiman, who else but he would suffer internet problems because a colony of ants infested his router?

*Previously: George Martin tells gripers to suck it.

*Buy Coraline posters at eBay.

Monstrous Willy Wonka (link roundup)

Monstrous Willy Wonka (and little Violet Beauregarde) by Scott Burroughs. Check out his James Bond movie poster.

And a few more links:

1. Review of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol III: Century: 1910. Like The Black Dossier, sounds like I'm only going to really enjoy it after I read Jess Nevins' explanation of the references.

2. Peter Dinklage will play Tyrion in the Game of Thrones series.

3. Creepy bunny/frog.

4. Susan Sanford is giving away a mermaid doll if you comment anywhere at Tiny Theatre between now and May 10.

*Previously: Willy Wonka with a gas mask.

*Buy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory toys at eBay

South Pacific Islands masks (link roundup)

Go here for a nice collection of South Pacific Islands masks.

And a few more links:

1. Filming is going to begin this October for HBO's pilot of George Martin's Game of Thrones novels. (For you Game of Thrones fans, my favorite characters are Daenerys and Littlefinger. My least favorites are Eddard and Catelyn.)

2. Vintage Battlestar Galactica bloopers, courtesy of Robot Chicken.

3. Coming soon to Chicago - - "Felony Franks," "Home of the misdemeanor wiener," which has "Food so good it's criminal," and employs reformed convicts. Via these sites.

4. Very cool fortune cookie fortune.

*Previously: Download a Batman mask.

*Buy cylons at eBay.