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Leftovers 2010: King Kong's footprints

David & Goliath left huge footprints in the sand on Santa Monica Beach, complete with a crushed lifeguard vehicle, to promote the new King Kong 3-D attraction at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.

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Monster trucks

Book covers for John DeChancie's Starrigger and Paradox Allex by James Gurney, and Red Limit Freeway by John Berkey.

Here's King Kong and Darth Vader by Berkey:

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King Kong and Moby Dick book covers

King Kong and Moby Dick book cover designs by Robyn Ng.

*Previously: Another Moby Dick book cover.

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Ben Franklin's three types of people

Ben Franklin biography and King Kong book covers by Victo Ngai. See also: Depressed rhino; red dragon.

*Previously: Glow in the dark Ben Franklin t-shirt.

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Joker and Goth Snow White iPad decals

Joker and Goth Snow White iPad decals on sale at Etsy. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Amanda Visell is giving a prize to best photo of her Tik Tok minifigures. Tenacious Toys has them in stock, by the way.

2. Vintage 3-D King Kong poster.

3. A little awkward - - the BP Sea Otter Habitat is scheduled to open this week at the (terrific) Long Beach Aquarium.

*Previously: Snow White thumbs a ride.

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Skeleton Warrior Waterpark

Skeleton Warrior Waterpark and BBQ With Kong by Scott Campbell for his upcoming show at Gallery 1988.

*Previously: Die Hard by Scott Campbell.

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Curious George/King Kong mashup

Curious George as King Kong on this Threadless t-shirt by David Schwen.

Also by David and Phil Jones:

The Lord of the Rings, which is currently up for vote. If you'd like the chance to buy it, vote by clicking on the voting widget:

Lord of the Rings - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

*Previously: King Kong armature.

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Horror movies recast with people as the villains

Movie posters for King Kong, Jaws, and Tarantula, but with people as the extinction-causing monsters. Ads by Serviceplan for CMS.

*Previously: SyFy's "Humans Among Us" campaign.

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King Kong armature (link roundup)

King Kong armature from the 1933 film was recently auctioned off by Christie’s of London.

And a few more links:

1. A good example of how an advertising campaign can be intentionally misleading as to the film's subject matter.

2. After going missing 100 years ago, Galileo's missing fingers were found at an auction. Via.

3. I'm amazed at how much this description of the more lawless parts of the Los Angeles River sound like the secret opium dens in Dan Simmons' Drood.

4. This police artist sketch has been mocked for its crudeness, but my understanding is that the current thinking about such profiles is that they work better when they exaggerate certain features.

*Previously: Polish King Kong poster.

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Keyboard Cat at the Last Supper (link roundup)

Keyboard Cat at the Last Supper - - an entry by Natasha S. for a Keyboard Cat-themed art contest. Via.

And a few more links:

1. The Creature Technology Company is building a giant King Kong to star in a stage production set to open at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 2011. Via.

2. Wild allegations about Elizabeth Edwards.

3. An AP story on Roman Polanki's arrest briefly included various editorial notations including, "no surprise, new york is really hot on this." Screenshot here.

*Previously: Lego King Kong.

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Logo for Catholic Church features child performing oral sex? (link roundup)

Supposedly, this is the circa 1973 design for the Catholic Church's Archdiocesan Youth Commission. I have a hard time accepting it. And if it is true, I have a hard time accepting the artist didn't set out to depict a child performing oral sex on a priest. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Some accurate comments about why it's hard to make anything more than spare change blogging. Probably the most important point is that the best paying opportunities go to people who are already established journalists.

2. King Kong really loves that skyscraper.

3. Creepiest headline that's apparently not a big deal: "Plague found in squirrels at San Diego County camp site."

4. Neil Gaiman wrote up an absolutely tremendous recommendation for the book Who Killed Amanda Palmer (it's a collection of her posing as if she's died in various bizarre manners, coupled with short stories he wrote based on the photos).

*Previously: Top ten worst realtor photos.

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French King Kong (link roundup)

It's King Kong vs. a shark, snake, and cruise liner, all at the same time, in this French movie poster. Via.

And a few more links:

1. A rather sad link - - tax rules for how to claim a kidnapped child as your dependent.

2. Some day, I'd like my yard to look like this. The same artist creates beautiful terrariums.

3. Top Ten Deadbeat Dad Athletes. Number one has eleven kids with ten women.

4. On that last link, I was going to tack on a joke about turning into a swan or a bull, but then I found this from The Onion: "Today's Women Don't Like It When You Come To Them As A Bull Or Swan."

*Previously: McSweeney's list of The Twelve Labors of Gay Hercules.

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