Link roundup

1. Comment and win a sculpture.

2. Strange story of a girl with a protective mother - - the mom would take her to stay at the Disneyland hotel so she could see the rides (and the happy kids returning at the end of the day) but not actually go to the park. Via.

3. "Jose Cuervo Challenges Mexicans to Grow Bicentennial Mustaches." Via.

*Buy Disneyland posters at eBay.

Monster truck and detective paper toys (and more)

Calling All Cars Wave 6 is a particularly strong lineup of paper toys. The monster truck is by Brian Castleforte. The Victorian detective is by Brian Gubicza (who is currently giving away art).

*Previously: Sherlock Holmes never said, "Elementary my dear Watson."

*Buy Sherlock Holmes posters at eBay.

The Moroccan Astro Boy, perhaps

The Amazing Moustache Boy t-shirt by jimmychan. If you'd like the chance to buy it, vote at Design By Humans.

*Previously: Fez-wearing squirrel.

*Buy Astro Boy toys at eBay.

This might have ruined James Bond for me (link roundup)

Daniel Craig with a mustache - - it's for a two-man play he's doing with Hugh Jackman, who alas apparently won't be wearing a mustache. Via.

And a few more links:

1. "Did strange people live under the site of Los Angeles 5,000 Years ago?" Here's the first part of the article. Via.

2. Max tames the Wild Things.

3. First line of Matthew Brady's review of the unaired episode of Dolhouse: "Man, Fox made a big mistake in not airing this episode, if only so that we can see Eliza Dushku get outacted even by a little girl."

*Previously: The people who live under your car seat.

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are toys at eBay.

Mustachioed saucer (link roundup)

Posters for the Volcanoes for Beginners (Original Metal Sculptures by Amanda Visell) and Slaphappy (Original Ceramic Sculptures by Michelle Valigura) show at Rotofugi.

And a few more links:

1. Travel poster for a floating island shaped like a person.

2. Gruesome, toothy mask.

3. Chewbacca vs. Boba Fett.

4. A Valentine under construction.

*Previously: "Gilligan's Island" reimagined as "Lost On Gilligan's Island."

*Buy Michelle Valigura toys at eBay.

Robots truly in disguise (link roundup)

Autobot logo plus mustache equals robots really in disguise. T-shirt on sale here. Via these sites. And don't miss Optimus Picante t-shirt.

And a few more links:

1. Fox football reporter Jay Glazer also has a business training pro football players. And says he's turning Matt Leinart from a pretty boy into a killer.

2. The Lear Jet Repo Man:

All commercial and private planes were grounded, but Nick Popovich wasn't one to turn down a job. So he waited for the storm to clear long enough to charter a Hawker jet from Chicago into South Carolina. There was just one detail: No one had told Popovich about the heavily armed white supremacist militia that would be guarding the aircraft when he arrived.

Read on. Via.

3. Squid hand.

4. Human rainbow.

*Previously: Repo man poster.

*Buy Transformers at eBay.

Golgo 13 sleep mask (link roundup)

Golgo 13 sleep mask on sale for about $12 here.

And a few more links:

1. Poets ranked by beard weight. Via.

2. Hardcore Olivia fan. (The Olivia series is really terrific.)

3. Here's a cinematic story: traveling with family through China to get to Hong Kong and freedom. Moving by night to avoid arrest, and always walking toward the glow on the horizon, which had to be Hong Kong, because so little of China was lit at night at the time.

4. Finally getting around to posting this: read about the J.J. Abrams-edited puzzle issue of Wired.

*Previously: Beard in a Box.

*Buy Golgo 13 toys at eBay.

Little ghosts by Rich Page

Rich Page has sculpted some little ghosts and says:

Drop me an email If you'd like to own one of my first toys (I've only got 7 out of the first 10 left) and I'll get back to you ASAP (umetoys at gmail dot com). Price wise they are £8 plus postage.

You can see a gallery of photos showing their creation here.

*Previously: Plush ghost.

*Buy plush ghosts at eBay.

Victorian octopus (link roundup)

Victorian octopus with a mustache by Mike Hiscott. High-res image here, along with a not safe for work drawing.

And a few more links:

1. A cat and his bodyguards, perhaps?

2. Breastfeeding and ninjas are a surprisingly funny match.

3. Michale Crichton's pilot script for ER was 20 years old when the first episode was made. Also, the pilot was screened on cable television. People were recruited to watch it, but if you were lucky, you would have just stumbled upon it by accident. Two of the interesting factoids from this article. (And I've only ever watched a single episode.)

4. I don't think it's online anywhere but there's a "You're the next studio head" board game by Chip Wass in the March issue of Los Angeles magazine.

*Previously: The world's more like a Crichton novel every day.

*Buy steampunk creations at eBay.

Win a Wild West Mechtorian by Doktor A.

Over at Vinyl Pulse, you can try to win a Wild West version of Doktor A.'s Stephan Le Podd. Whoever submits the "most awesome" photo of one of Doktor A.'s Mechtorians will win. Go here for the full rules.

*Previously: Wild West Wonder Woman.

*Buy Doktor A. toys at eBay.

Art by Collin David

There's a wide avriety of terrific art on display at Collin David's blog:


Wooden heads.



Classic JLA painting, which might still be on sale.


Medusa. See a totally different take on Medusa here.


Papercraft self portrait (I don't think the template is available).


And several tentacled creatures which have been submitted at the toy design contest at Patch Together.

*Previously: Plush beheaded Medusa.

*Buy Medusa toys at eBay.

Portly plush fellow by Nichol Brinkman

A very huggable portly man with a mustache by Nichol Brinkman. On sale at Etsy.

*Previously: Giraffe Professor by Brinkman.

*Buy toys with mustaches at eBay.

Mustache key rack

Mustache key rack by Ben Floeter and Natalie Wright. Just one of the delightful products on sale in their Etsy shop.

*Previously: Moji with a mustache.

*Buy "The World Beard and Moustache Championships: The First Official Book" at Amazon.

Biz Markie vs. The Beastie Boys

Here are a few of the highlights from Gallery 1998's Under The Influence: Beastie Boys show (links are to the artists' personal sites):


Casey Weldon
"Biz vs Beastie"
acrylic on wood
30 x 20 inches
$2,200.00




Wade Schin
"Beastie Toy- Cochese"
acrylic on acrylic polymer
5 inches tall
$550.00- SOLD



Doktor A
"Aethergalactic"
polymer clay, aluminum, brass, lead, vinyl, steel, antique wood base
16 inches tall
$2,000.00

You can see the rest of the items in the show here.

*Previously: Beastie Boys poster by Eric Tan.

*Buy Doktor A toys at eBay.

Moji with a mustache

Mustachioed fellow made by Paulo "Buscarov" Vieira for the Mojizu design battle.

*Previously: Three=headed mustachioed monster.

*Buy "The World Beard and Moustache Championships: The First Official Book" at Amazon.

Big Daddy and Little Sister collage (Bioshock)

Big Daddy and Little Sister collage by Meghan Stratman. She has quite a few charming prints on display at her site, including this Aristobot:



And she makes ornaments:



Her prints are on sale here.

*Previously: R2-D2 with a mustache.

*Buy Big Daddy figures at eBay.

Personal movie theater visor (link roundup)

The Only 52 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater:

This is the only personal media viewer that provides a private viewing experience equivalent to watching a widescreen 52" television from 9' away. It connects to a video iPod, portable DVD player, or personal video game system and uses two high-resolution LCDs and dual stereo headphones.

$250.

And a few more links:

1. Gawker bloggers not happy with working conditions, and former Gawker bloggers having a hard time finding new employment. Via.

2. Pitchfork's 100 best tracks of 2008.

3. The ultimate mustache.

4. All of the gold produced worldwide in one year could just about fit in the average person's living room. Via.

*Previously: Hierarchy of beards poster.


*Buy "The World Beard and Moustache Championships: The First Official Book" at Amazon.

Ming Dynasty wedding gowns (link roundup)

Ming Dynasty wedding gowns by Chun.

And a few more links:

1. Other than Hillary Clinton, Caroline Kennedy hasn't donated money to any NY politician. She hasn't bothered to vote in elections either.

2. Anti-gay content recently removed from Rick Warren's website.

3. Dick Cheney says top Democrats knew all about and approved the White House's surveillance program. (Not really a surprise, the Democrats didn't make much effort to challenge the White House after they took over Congress).

4. SF 49ers will wear throwback uniforms AND throwback mustaches for Sunday's game.

*Previously: Disney-style wedding announcement.

*Choose from thousands of cake toppers at eBay.

Plush three-headed, mustachioed gentleman monster

This plush three-headed fellow is called Mr. Beastly. Contact Spooky Daddy to commission one in the colors of your choice. His Etsy shop has more plush creatures.

*Previously: Patrick Stewart with a mustache.

*Buy plush monsters at eBay.

Hierarchy of Beards poster

Hierarchy of Beards poster by David Malki on sale, along with quite a few other charming items, here.

His comic strip collection, Beards of Our Forefathers



is 32% off at Amazon.

*Previously: Mr. Moustache tote bag.

*Buy "The World Beard and Moustache Championships: The First Official Book" at Amazon.