How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals (link roundup)

Written by Michael Phelps, illustrated by Ward Jenkins, How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals on sale for 32% off at Amazon.

And a few more links:

1. Stewart Butterfield offers constructive advice to a griefer.

2. Taco Bell is making the awesome volcano taco a regular part of its menu.

3. Continuing the race to the bottom, LA Times features huge ad for the HBO vampire show that keeps finding new, sleazy, obnoxious ways to advertise. Via.

4. Skeletor takes a job as a lumberjack (or gets dressed for a Pearl Jam concert)

*Previously: Gawker editorial apologizes for the HBO vampire ads.

*Buy Masters of the Universe Toys at eBay.

Here's a good example for why I don't let Google put ads in my feed

Does anyone at the LA Times subscribe to their own feed? Do they really want news posts to look like this:



The story is pretty interesting, concerning a woman named Sonia Rios Riske. Her first husband was shot to death while visiting her family in the Philippines. 19 years later, a second husband was similarly shot to death in the Philippines. And now she's been shot and killed in Los Angeles. Her grandnephew, an active-duty Navy sailor, has been arrested for the crime.

*Previously: Philippines to get its own version of Playboy. Without nudity.

*Buy pulp magazines at eBay.

Hauser or is it Quaid? (link roundup)

An homage to Total Recall, one of my favorite movies, by Jeff Ramirez. The prints are on sale for $60 each at Gallery 1998.

And a few more links:

1. Washington Post editor Doug Feaver says anonymous comments should be allowed . . . because it's important for everyone to remember that there are lunatics out there. Via.

2. So what hurts the Los Angeles Times' credibility more, that they ran an ad on the front page that looked like a genuine news article, or that over 100 staffers signed a petition criticizing the move? Via.

3. President Obama is the first president to hold a Passover Seder. Here's the guest list. I'd like to see a version of Exodus drawn by Mike Mignola. Via.

4. Star Wars Easter Bunny.

*Previously: Moses vs. Egyptian zombies flash game.

*Buy Moses toys at eBay.

Spinning carnival wheel (link roundup)

Long exposure photo of a carnival wheel. High-res here.

And a few more links:

1. Nancy Dorsner is selling personalized robot and squid valentines.

2. Early designs for Team Fortress 2 scout.

3. Ethan Van Sciver draws Orson Welles (and Martian tripods).

4. Los Angeles Times eliminates local news section and 70 newsroom jobs. Meanwhile, South Bend Tribune reporters must write a daily memo explaining what they did during the day.

*Previously: Theme park devoted to construction vehicles.

*Buy War of the Worlds posters at eBay.

Michael Cogliantry’s Killer photo series (link roundup)

A photo from Michael Cogliantry’s Killer series. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Vicar orders removal of "unsuitable" crucifix from church (photo link). Via.

2. Before you rush into thinking Obama should give people jobs improving America's infrastructure, read this.

3. LA Times raised prices today from 50 cents to 75. Makes sense. Anyone still dumb enough to buy a copy...

4. Nicole Kidman says she sucked in Australia.

*Previously: Christmas advent calendar features image of serial killer.

*Buy crucifixes at eBay.

Little Red Riding Hood iPhone wallpaper

Scott Thigpen has posted several iPhone and Android sized wallpapers.

Here's a few more links:

1. The happiest, fattest Pikachu fan you'll ever see.

2. The NFL is going to broadcast a game live in 3D (to select theaters) and has decided to start with the Raiders against the Chargers. Guess they assume it won't go very well and don't want any witnesses.

3. More evidence the LA Times long-harbored a disturbingly biased reporter.

4. Hacker recalls, at age of 9, figuring out how to improve his wingmen in the old X-Wing computer game. Via.

*Previously: Photo of an X-Wing sliding off an aircraft carrier.

*Buy Pikachu toys at eBay.