Link roundup

1. David Lanham posted some steampunk desktop icons.

2. Here's Lifehacker's guide to Chrome OS. I've never been a fan of paying through the nose for Apple products, so I'm really pulling for Google.

(And Google, let me say that I would be perfect to try out the new computers and blog about the experience.)

3. Rich Page is giving away stickers and a doodle.

*The HTC Droid Incredible is one penny at Amazon.

OG Clash of the Titans desktop icons

Clash of the Titans desktop icons, including Bubo, designed by Anthony Piraino.

*Find more desktop icons here.

*Buy Clash of the Titans posters at eBay.

Red Riding Hood and a very Big Bad Wolf (link roundup)

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf by Manuhell.

And a few more links:

1. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep art by Benjamin Carré.

2. Bioshock splicer mask.

3. Space Wanderer desktop icons.

*Previously: Homemade Blade Runner pistol.

*Buy Blade Runner posters at eBay.

Somatic desktop icons (link roundup)

Somatic desktop icons by David Lanham. Download links are below the image.

And a few more links:

1. Useful tip on taking advantage of persuasion windows.

2. Transformers concept art. Via.

3. Bacon Caramel Corn recipe.

*Find more desktop icons here.

*Buy Transformers at eBay.

Clever Twitter graphic (link roundup)

Clever graphics by Victor Huckabee (who is on Twitter).

And a few more links:

1. Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut was disappointed with the enthusiasm of Bucks fans. Instead of complaining, he buys 100 tickets each night and fills a section with boisterous fans.

2. Dancing RSS icon animated gif.

3. It's Wookiee Wednesday.

4. Burning death Valentine.

*Previously: Twitter tights.

*Buy Star Wars sketch cards at eBay.

Anti-landmine ketchup packet (link roundup)

Ketchup packets by Publicis Mojo simulate bloody wounds to protest landmines. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Logo for Japan's effort to claim the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

2. Thanksgiving-themed desktop icons.

3. Baron Harkonnen illustration.

*Previously: Dune - - An exhibition of a film of a book that never was.

*Buy Dune posters at eBay.

Papercraft sumo wrestling game (link roundup)

You can download the papercraft sumo wrestling game here.

And a few more links:

1. Does the Santa Monica Promenade star in a new viral ad for Cloverfield 2? Or is it just a lame video?

2. Keyboard Cat cross stitch.

3. Wonders of the World desktop icons.

*Previously: Sumo wrestlers compete at making babies cry.

*Buy Cloverfield posters at eBay.

Ahab vs. Moby Dick the game (link roundup)

Ahab vs. Moby Dick the game (the t-shirt). Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Write a steampunk story based on Tom Banwell's new heavily customized version of Darth Vader's helmet and win a $75 credit to his Etsy shop.

2. On the off chance you haven't seen it, Penny Arcade's concept art for the salesmen at the upcoming Microsoft specialty stores is pure genius.

3. There are two Tron 2 viral sites, as described here.

4. Collection of Starship Enterprise icons.

*Previously: Tron hoody.

*Buy Tron toys at eBay.

Magical ad for Sears (link roundup)

A magician stars in this clever ad for Sears Optical by lg2. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Epcot Network Nodes desktop icons.

2. Couch potato Buddha.

3. Win Milton Glaser posters and books.

4. If you missed the announcement, go here to find out how you can win a $100 Threadless store credit.

*Previously: Video of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog harassing David Blaine.

*Buy magician posters at eBay.

Old Poolboy (link roundup)

Clever ad by Ogilvy for Viagra.

And a few more links:

1. This line from Roger Ebert's Transformers 2 review deserves highlighting: "There are many great-looking babes in the film, who are made up to a flawless perfection and look just like real women, if you are a junior fanboy whose experience of the gender is limited to lad magazines."

2. New JLU 6-Packs Coming to Target in August include Gentleman Ghost. And Walmart exclusive DC Universe figures will include Robotman (no photos yet).

3. Four Twitter icons. Via.

4. The Burger King painted with ketchup.

*Previously: Video of a professional pool player being served during a match.

*Buy JLU toys at eBay.

Hellboy Mez-Itz (link roundup)

Hellboy Mez-Itz on sale for $20.

And a few more links:

1. Cylon icons.

2. Terrific wedding photo.

3. Design for a DeLorean/Autobot. But shouldn't it look like it's wearing a orange vest?

4. Vlad the Impaler.

*Previously: Lego Hellboy.

*Find Hellboy toys at eBay.

Ridiculous robot bunny (link roundup)

Tentai Senshi Sun Red Usakottsu Nendoroid Action Figure on sale at Entertainment Earth.

And a few more links:

1. Photos of Goths in hot weather. Via.

2. Dave Eggers wrote a 300-page Where the Wild Things Are novel called The Wild Things. Terrible cover. Preorder for 32% off at Amazon.

3. Emperor's New Groove desktop icons.

4. Gallery of bad unicorn tattoos. Via.

*Previously: Where the Wild Things Are opera.

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are toys at eBay.

Big Trouble in Little China t-shirt (link roundup)

Big Trouble in Little China neon sign t-shirt on sale for $45.

And a few more links:

1. Twitter-themed desktop icons.

2. There's an official site for Rubberduckzilla (which wouldn't load for me). Via.

3. William Gibson's next novel is called Zero History?

4. SF Signal is giving away three books.

*Previously: Hot girls in short skirts love Rubberduckzilla.

*Buy Big Trouble in Little China toys at eBay.

Hello Kitty desktop icons (link roundup)

Download Hello Kitty desktop icons here.

And a few more links:

1. I've mentioned my love of Phineas and Ferb before. Here's a good example of the show's humor. In an episode I just watched, the lovable villain was listening to a book on tape - - it was Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain translated into evil. Chapter One starts, "Tom Sawyer's dislike of Aunt Polly was only rivaled by his hatred of puppies."

2. Kidrobot has posted a scavenger hunt with a $1500 prize. Wouldn't hanging toys from a telephone wire be a crime?

3. Funny police sketch. Via.

4. Reporters in Kansas City, Missouri found that 17 of 20 restaurants tested were not serving the fish they claimed to have been serving. Via.

*Previously: Hello Kitty as a Gloomy Bear.

*Buy Hello Kitty toys at eBay.

Capybarra and babies (link roundup)

An ROUS feeding its babies.

And a few more links:

1. Pug dressed as Bruce Lee in Game of Death. And bulldog ready for kabuki.

2. Flintstones car in the real world.

3. "The circumstances surrounding the writing of Nineteen Eighty-Four make a haunting narrative that helps to explain the bleakness of Orwell's dystopia. Here was an English writer, desperately sick, grappling alone with the demons of his imagination in a bleak Scottish outpost in the desolate aftermath of the second world war." Read on. Via.

4. Retro toys desktop icons.

*Previously: Baby Got Back/1984 Mashup.

*Buy Bruce Lee toys at eBay.

Even more Twitter icons (link roundup)

Go here for four different Twitter icons designed by Scott Thigpen.

And a few more links:

1. Detailed description of how the Time poll I previously mentioned was hacked.

2. Jerky boss sends out email criticizing workers for taking Good Friday off, someone responds by creating parody Twitter feed.

3. The Orange County District Attorney apparently dismisses felony drug possession charges whenever defendants agree to give DNA samples.

4. Some cheerleaders were kicked off the squad due to absences. Their parents took revenge on the coach by revealing that she had posed for Playboy.

*Previously: 14 fresh Twitter icons.

*Buy vintage Playboy collectibles at eBay.

Fresh Twitter Icons

Inspired Magazine invited 14 artists to create unique Twitter icons. You can download the entire set here.

*Previously: Skull and crossbones Feed icon.

*Buy Chicken Little toys at eBay.

Mounted Velociraptor head (link roundup)

Mounted Velociraptor head on sale at eBay (and supposedly a prop from Jurassic Park). Via.

And a few more links:

1. Nancy Dorsner explains how she used Tumblr to create a new portfolio site for her art.

2. Myke Amend has posted a desktop wallpaper-sized version of one of his steampunk zeppelin etchings.

3. Battlestar Galactica insignias desktop icons.

4. Here's a blog post explaining how to get very cheap eyeglasses.

*Previously: AK-47s mounted on Chinese anti-aircraft guns.

*Buy mounted heads at eBay.

RSS Feed Icon, Diego Maradona papercraft, and more

Lots of neat stuff to download at Maurizio Russo's website including the feed skull icon, Twitter bird icons, and Diego Maradona and terrorist Santa Claus papercraft:





*Previously: Feed monster.

*Buy soccer jerseys at eBay.

Cyborg Pirate Lego Minifig (link roundup)

Cyborg Pirate Lego Minifig by Victor Vitale. Check out his ominous Lego robot and his Lego crab tank. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Two-headed bathroom icon.

2. Wooden hanger monster.

3. Color-coded Japanese homeland security warning system.

4. The finished version of Jason Chalker's Chuck Norris vs. Medusa I posted previously.

*Previously: Homeland Security Threat Level Bedding.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.