Link roundup

1. Despite the huge negative press, Leno is tied with Letterman and his total audience is 44% higher than Conan's.

2. AMC kid's packs will now feature Matt Hawkins's art (but unfortunately won't also turn into paper toys).

3. "During a match for promotion to the top tier of Peruvian soccer, one team handed the other 'energy drinks.' How friendly. Four players collapsed, and the drinks turned out to contain tranquilizers." Video link.

*Buy soccer jerseys at Amazon.

Formula One meets Podracers

SciFi promotional video for Formula One by Kotoc (a few years old, but new to me). Here's another campaign, featuring armored soccer players taking on deadly robots:




Via.

*Buy podracers at eBay.

Soccer goalie celebrates stopping the ball, forgets to account for the extra spin...

Watch as a soccer goalie starts prematurely celebrating stopping a penalty kick. Via.

Retro soccer t-shirts

T-shirts for the Brooklyn Wanderers, Washington Whips and other defunct US soccer teams on sale at Bumpy Pitch.

Video of Spain's goalie kissing a reporter during post-game interview

During a post-championship match interview with Telecinco reporter Sara Carbonero, Iker Casillas, goalie for Spain, said some nice words about his family and how happy he was, and then kissed Carbonero (who is his girlfriend). Via.

Delivery truck of the retro-future (link roundup)

Giant delivery truck via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. The North Korean player who weeps during the anthem at the World Cup was born in Japan and lives in Japan.

2. Ben Templesmith when he was still a struggling artist: "I did lots of odd little things for few bucks, art wise, and was also a janitor in my time."

3. Why is race and gender discrimination tolerated at night clubs, but not country clubs?

*Previously: Burning Man big rig sculpture.

*Buy World Cup posters at eBay.

How to make jam exciting (link roundup)

Anarchy in a Jar - - current flavors include Hot Fireman’s Pear Jam. Via.

And a few more links:

1. "Vincenzo Natali (Splice, Cube) has been tapped to direct the upcoming motion picture adaptation of William Gibson's seminal science fiction novel Neuromancer." Via.

2. The G-8 and G-20 summits are later this month in Ontario, Canada, which will spend $950 million on security.

3. The 11 dirtiest players in the World Cup.

*Previously: $5000 for a slightly reworked anarchy logo seems a little steep.

*Buy Neuromancer at Amazon.

Dutch World Cup Merchandise

Some of the Dutch World Cup merchandise available at Nike. Via.

*Previously: Yellowman cycling jerseys.

*Buy soccer jerseys at Amazon.

Oil-covered Little Mermaid (link roundup)

Oil-covered Princess Ariel on sale as a t-shirt here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Dunny, video game, and and comic book giveaway.

2. Useful photo editing tips, including making photos black and white and turning photos into pop art.

3. North Korea tried to sneak an extra forward onto their World Cup team.

*Previously: Annie Leibovitz photographs Julianne Moore as The Little Mermaid.

*Buy Dunnys at eBay.

Video roundup

Worst fill of dead air time ever as anchor asks, "So she's enjoying penis a little bit more, is she?" Via.



Ad for the free download of Portal and teaser for Portal 2.



Squirrel fending off a murder of crows intent on eating a dead squirrel.



Blatant soccer dive.

*Previously: Amorous dogs disrupt a news broadcast.

*Buy condoms at Amazon.

Take your dream suppressants (video roundup)

Still and trailer for dystopia Pumzi. Via.




The opening moments of the season premier of Lost side by side with the opening moments of the series premier. Via.





Carlos Zarazua shows off. Don't miss the grind at 1:40. Via.





"Bad nudity" stars in this extended clothing drive commercial for Bud Light. Via.






"Hit the target" ad by Wieden + Kennedy for Nike. Via.

*Previously: Dream screensaver by Art.Lebedev.

*Buy dream dictionaries at Amazon.

Tequila Bot (video roundup)

Tequila Bot stars in a commercial by Vacant Manifesto for the Cantina Tortilla Grill in Alabama. Via.




As this commercial, accurately titled "The Fast and the Furryious," shows, Midway Car Rental is not your ordinary car rental company.




Video of a manatee squashing its face against glass. Via.




Footage from the original Clash of the Titans remade as a trailer in the same style as the high-octane, reveal everything trailer for the remake. Via.




How the 2010 FIFA World Cup match ball is made. Via.

*Previously: 1800 Tequila's Essential Artists Campaign.

*Buy manatees at eBay.

Soccer goalie does taunting cartwheels (link roundup)

Video of a soccer goalie distracting shooters with cartwheels and other gyrations. The shooters repay him in kind. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Man managed to kill a woman under police protection in Los Angeles.

2. And in other fun Southern California news, "4 of 5 San Jacinto council members indicted in corruption probe."

3. Yes, that $1 double cheeseburger deal at Burger King is incredible. So incredible, franchisees are suing the parent company to try to stop the deal. Via.

*Previously: Premier League soccer player buys lots of his own jerseys to seem more popular.

*Buy Fast Food toys at eBay.

8-Bit Wedding Invitation (link roundup)

8-Bit wedding invitation by Carla Berrocal. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Nike and W+K assembled 482 first-team players, almost everyone who played for Arsenal between 1913 and 2006 for a group photo. Via.

2. Vintage Masters of the Universe packaging art.

3. This site has a cool evil puppet blog header.

*Previously: Little Big Planet cake toppers.

*Buy Masters of the Universe Toys at eBay.

Nuns form a wall

A soccer player takes aim at a wall of nuns in this ad by AdmCom for Intersport.

*Previously: Every nun needs a synthesizer.

*Buy nun costumes at Amazon.

Burger King jersey for Getafe

You probably saw photos of this flip-over zombie t-shirt for Resident Evil all over the web a few weeks ago:




Well, Burger King sponsors a Spanish soccer team called Getafe, and the team's jersey features a similar design:




That's right, when a player pulls the jersey over his head, he displays the King:


Relatedly, here's a Burger King/Getafe commercial:


Via.

*Previously: So ugly it's pretty rugby jersey for Stade Francais.

*Buy soccer jerseys at eBay.

Care Bears/Mortal Kombat mashup (link roundup)

Rainbow Brite, The Care Bears and more engage in Mortal Kombat style Kombat in these images by Jude Buffum. Prints are available in his webstore.

And a few more links:

1. Don't forget to enter the Monster Commute giveaway. The prize is great.

2. 80,000 fans showed up to watch Cristiano Ronaldo as he was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player last week. Video link.

3. The characters of Shrek reimagined.

4. I'm all for putting figure heads on cars if they're going to look like the Raygun Princess.

*Previously: Shrek's Scottish accent cost Dreamworks $5 million.

*Buy Mortal Kombat action figures at eBay.

The Stoli airship conquers America

Russian constructivism stars in this "Airship" commercial for Stolichniya Blackberry-flavored vodka:













The ad is by Publicis.

One of the men who worked on the ad was Alistair Ross. Here's two more clever ads from his portfolio:


*Previously: Russia is sending a mini-submarine to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole and find evidence to support its claims to Arctic territory.

*Buy zeppelin toys at eBay.