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Strange monster sculptures (link roundup)

Lots of strange monster paintings and sculptures on display at Jessica Cooper's blog. Assuming it's up to date, she has several paintings on sale here. And you can see her posing next to a mutant bear rug here.

And a few more links:

1. Following Mindstyle's lead, kidrobot has a new blog. Except kidrobot is hoping fans will write content for them in exchange for kidrobot products.

2. From a commencement speech by Paul Hawken:

Buckminster Fuller said that spaceship earth was so ingeniously designed that no one has a clue that we are on one, flying through the universe at a million miles per hour, with no need for seatbelts, lots of room in coach, and really good food—but all that is changing.

Via.

3. An attorney in a trial in Florida asked the trial judge to order opposing counsel to stop wearing such ratty looking shoes (contending that the rival attorney prominently displays the shoes as part of a helpless Columbo act).

4. Cheerful Team Fortress 2 mock advertisements featuring Pyro and Heavy.

*Previously: Sunny side up rug.

*Buy kidrobot toys at eBay.

Monster sculptures by Ellen June

A small sampling of the magical wolves, snails, dragons and other creature sculptures on display at Ellen June's gallery and blog. She has items as cheap as $10 on sale here, and welcomes commissions.

*Previously: The wolf that eats the sun.

*Buy plush dragons at eBay.

Goofy plush monsters (link roundup)

Lots of bright, goofy plush monsters on sale in Esty Gerztman's Etsy shop.

And a few more links:

1. "MI6 chief blows his cover as wife's Facebook account reveals family holidays, showbiz friends and links to [Holocaust denier] David Irving." Via.

2. "In 2006, the Baltimore Sun reported the [NSA's] Fort Meade location maxed out the capacity of the Baltimore area power grid, preventing the installation of new supercomputers that had been planned." Via.

3. Stylized sketches of Darth Vader, Doctor Doom, and Venom.

4. Crescent moon desktop wallpaper.

*Previously: Swiss police threatened to arrest an aide to Senator John Kerry for espionage.

*Buy Dr. Doom toys at eBay.

Plush monsters in love

Two of the lovestruck plush monsters on sale in Amy Calton's Etsy shop.

*Previously: Plush love-speared fool.

*Learn how to make plush monsters with these books at Amazon.

Bone mask and other oddities

Jason Soles' gallery is full of bone masks, monstrous skeletons, and other oddities. Prints are available of all of the items you see above. The jack-in-the-box plays "How Much is the Doggy in the Window."

*Previously: Beatnik Skeleton.

*Buy vintage medical equipment at eBay.

Bizarre, monster-filled ads for Ben & Jerry's

Colorful, monster filled ads by Ogilvy for Ben & Jerry's. Interesting campaign - - food companies usually avoid associating their product with creepy, disturbing images. (I couldn't find personal websites for any of the people involved.) Via.

*Previously: Ben & Jerry's prepackaged fudge sundae.

*Buy ice cream makers at Amazon.

Metropolis and Robot Monster plush creations (link roundup)

Lots of wonderful creations in Lindsay Mays' Flickr gallery and Etsy shop. Above, you can see False Maria from Metropolis, and Ro-Man from Robot Monster. Don't miss her plush Tauntaun and Hobbes (of Calvin and Hobbes).

And a few more links:

1. Classic Transformers Soundwave Nikes. Via.

2. Lego artistic nudes. Via.

3. Stormtrooper Maneki Neko/Lucky Cat.

4. DJ Lance seems rather ominous in this Yo Gabba Gabba cake.

*Previously: Music video based on Metropolis.

*Buy Yo Gabba Gabba! toys at eBay.

Mermaid anatomy painting (link roundup)

Lots of anatomy drawings and skeletons of fantastical creatures in Walmor Corrêa's gallery. The mermaid is probably the least creepy one. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Nancy Dorsner moved her art blog and unfortunately discovered that the old feed no longer works. Help spread the word about her new rss feed. She's offering a swell prize for help.

2. Stuck zeppelin.

3. More theories about the horrifying worms in the North Carolina sewer. (This would have been an excellent viral ad for Guillermo Del Toro's and Chuck Hogan's The Strain.)

4. Little Red Riding Hood on the beach.

*Previously: Cat mermaid.

*Buy Red Riding Hood posters at eBay.

Ping Pong-playing geisha (link roundup)

Classic Japanese imagery melds with a manga style in Shohei Otomo's frequently NSFW gallery. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Oh my god, capybaras can be this big?!

2. And speaking of disturbing creatures, I feel obligated to link to the video of the horrifying worms in the North Carolina sewer.

3. Two ninjas and a baby.

4. Young vampire toy designed by Patricio Oliver available for preorder at Patch Together.

*Previously: Day of the Dead geisha doll.

*Buy geisha toys at eBay.

Tiny paintings of big monsters

Dragons, manticores and other monsters abound in Jeremy Bastian's portfolio of tiny paintings. Via.

*Previously: Origami manticore.

*Buy manticore toys at eBay.

A cave appears in London (link roundup)

Mysterious Cave appears in London

Scientists have been baffled by the appearance of a mysterious cave at West India Quay (London). It is believed that a light earthquake unearthed the cave which is estimated to be over 10 million years old. Initial investigations have releaved that its lake is likely to be fed by the waters of the River Thames but cannot explain the intense glow of green lights emitting from its depths. Scientists now hope to uncover some of its secrets.

On the occasion of West India Quay's Festival in London Edgar Mueller created a new 3D Street Art peace. A huge cave appears where only pavement has been before.

See more photos here.

And a few more links:

1. Les McClaine is drawing commissions for $10 a piece.

2. And John Gholson is drawing commissions for $5 a piece. Via these sites.

3. Monstrous Adidas sneakers.

4. Photos from the new The Creature From the Black Lagoon — A Raging Rockin’ Show at Universal Studios. Via.

*Previously: Creature from the Black Lagoon's motorcycle helmet.

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon collectibles at eBay.

Monsters and Dames art for sale

Art by various artists with the theme Monsters and Dames is currently on sale at eBay

to benefit the Seattle Children’s Hospital. Pictured, art by Mike Huddleston and Kieron Dwyer. Cool Dr. Doom print on sale at Huddleston's site. Via.

*Previously: Dr. Doom is so metal.

*Buy Dr. Doom toys at eBay.

Paul Bunyan centaur (link roundup)

Paul Bunyan/Babe the Blue Ox Centaur by Scrappers and Arne that either was or will be on sale here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. This can't possibly be real. Willie Brown (a longtime California politician) says of a recent party:

I went to an unbelievable dinner party at Charlotte and George Shultz's penthouse Monday night for retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, the new secretary of veterans affairs.

The party was a Stanlee Gatti tour de force, complete with fatigue-wearing servers, camouflage table cloths, extras dressed up as snipers and a full Marine color guard and band.

It was like being in Afghanistan.

All this for about a dozen guests. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was there with his wife, Maria Shriver. Gavin Newsom was there with Jennifer, and boy is she showing.

At what point does the Red Death show up and eliminate all of them? Via.

2. Design for the tentacle tiger vinyl toy - - Melita Curphy's second toy made by Patch Together. Would you be interested in a vinyl toy based on the mascots of either of my sites?

3. Nice gallery of photos of a rainbow over Brooklyn.

4. Popeye/Spongebob mashup.

*Previously: Paul Bunyan sculpture.

*Buy Paul Bunyan toys at eBay.

Cat mermaids, unicorn-centaurs, and other bizarre creature sculptures abound in May R. Izumi's Flickr gallery. The two-headed creature is a pushmipullyu, which I'd only heard of once before, in a (overall disappointing) children's book by David Mack.

*Previously: Ghastly mermaid.

*Buy centaurs at eBay.