The true story of George Washington and the cherry tree

The Secret of the Cherry Tree by Ben Chen for Threadless. (Scoring on this one has ended. Hopefully it'll be printed.)

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Link roundup

1. Nick Denton's latest advice to Gawker staff on pulling in a big audience.

2. Terrible story about an Air Force general forced to retire and stripped of his rank for supposedly ordering unauthorized airstrikes against North Vietnamese military targets. He actually acted by order of President Nixon. Via.

3. How conservatives bury liberal stories on Digg. Via.

Batman with a gun (link roundup)

Batman with a gun by Fernando Lucas. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Jon Stewart points out Obama's broken civil liberties promises, and that the last eight presidents have promised to move America towards an energy-independent future.

2. Gawker's guide to Kombucha, "a miracle hippie drink that cures all ailments."

3. "The key to wealth is that it doesn't matter. Once you've had it, you don't think anything of it; you can wear cheap watches." Via.

*Previously: Umbrella Academy pocket watch.

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Wedding photos (link roundup)

Great photos from a wedding.

And a few more links:

1. Now this is an interview:

Your mother committed suicide, in a pact with a lover, in 1973. Did she suffer from lifelong depression?
No. I think she was having a bad menopause, and she was losing her looks, which were pretty impressive.

Via.

2. "Between 1860 and 1900, seven men were elected President. And three of them were then shot to death."

3. Comment and win a t-shirt.

*Previously: Wedding invitation with a balloon.

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A still from the next James Bond movie (link roundup)

Obama staring at Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

And a few more links:

1. Pistachio Asparagus Pesto on Linguine recipe.

2. Here are the apps Gina Trapani has on her Googlephone.

3. Convincing explanation for why California and Florida should absolutely not be spending money on highspeed rail.

4. Why colleges really look at extracurricular activities instead of just grades and test scores.

*Previously: Rick Astley is James Bond.

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Newspaper Club logo (link roundup)

Logo for Newspaper Club, a service that lets you create your own newspaper. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Anti-Barack Obama propaganda collection.

2. You can save a lot of money on sunscreen simply by buying lotion with sunscreen included (unless you need it to be waterproof). Via.

3. Horrifying: "An off-duty Westminster police detective and a California corrections officer were arrested late Saturday in connection with the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 25-year-old woman in Ontario."

*Previously: The first rule of Felt Club is...

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The Big Lebowski/The Maltese Falcon mashup (and more)

The Big Lebowski/The Maltese Falcon mashup, Marie Antoinette, and Martin Van Buren - - three images by Alex Lyon, who has various prints on sale here.

*Previously: Poster for The Maltese Falcon.

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Obama looking at awesome things

Forget that gallery of photos of Obama feigning interest in boring things. Check out photos of Obama looking at awesome things, like the Mach 5, and the Sword of Omens.

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Glow in the dark Ben Franklin t-shirt

Glow in the dark Ben Franklin t-shirt design by Alex Solis for Threadless. You can vote for it by clicking on the voting widget:



*Previously: Ben Franklin video game boss.

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Historical Super-Heroes

Historical Super-Heroes by Joshua Kemble. You can vote for it by clicking on the voting widget:



And here's one more Threadless design:


Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man enjoying a hot soak by Marco Pichardo (Voting just ended).

*Previously: Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man piggy bank.

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Sunflowers (link roundup)

Sunflowers by Scott Radke, who has various prints on sale here.

And a few more links:

1. Last day to share a Valentine's Day story to win a t-shirt and iPhone case.

2. At the BeastBrothers' urging, I'm going to experiment with Twitter again for awhile. At first I tried Twitterfeed, but the Tweets didn't look very good. And of course now I'm having trouble turning off Twitterfeed - - a problem that seemed common on their forum. I'm extremely unimpressed with their service and their help feature. (After a year or so, I still think Twitter is vastly inferior to Google Reader in every way that's meaningful to me.)

3. Full scan of the Little Golden Book Disney's Ben [Franklin] and Me.

*Previously: Evil Ben Franklin video game boss.

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A couple of Magritte jokes (plus more)

Ann Althouse noticed this picture of Obama looking at himself in the White House Flickr feed:



A reader mentioned Rene Magritte's La reproduction interdite:



And this homage was then created:



Speaking of Magritte here's an homage, starring the Wii currently up for vote at Threadless:



You can vote for it by clicking on the voting widget:



And finally, in other Threadless news, here's another design that caught my eye - - Peanuts by Phil Jones:




*Previously: Magritte Museum.

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George Washington as a winged demon

George Washington as a winged demon, and a blood-sucker, and a many-armed monster.

*Previously: Washington flexes.

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A photo of Ronald Reagan

An interesting photo of Ronald Reagan. Via these fine sites. Source unknown, and maybe it's better that way.

UPDATE: Looks like Shane is right and the photo is from the movie Hong Kong.

*Previously: Through The Looking Glass meets Ronald Reagan.

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Amazing technicolor squid (link roundup)

Squid and eyeball monster - - two of the colorful knitted creatures on sale in AngDavidson's Etsy shop.

And a few more links:

1. Allegations that JaMarcus Russell has been heavily fined for skipping team meetings and other rules violations.

2. Nice photos of JFK and Jackie. Via.

3. Interview with an anonymous person who worked on Top Chef. Key comment:

Stefan was super nice and people liked talking to him, and I had no idea until I watched the show that he was being painted as the bad guy—he opened a beer for me once without me even asking.

Never forget that good editors can warp reality. Via.

*Previously: Finding Technicolor desktop wallpaper.

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Dinosaurs in suits pollute the Earth (link roundup)

Dinosaurs in suits pollute the Earth in an ad campaign by I.D.E.A.S. for The Climate Institute that someone for some reason doesn't want embedded.

And a few more links:

1. On the one hand, it's refreshing that the President can't simply snap his fingers and make such problems disappear. On the other hand, this is a sad statement on the law, political discourse, and rational thought: "law firm Perkins Coie has billed Obama's lobbying organization more than a million dollars while trying to suppress lawsuits over Obama's eligibility to be president." Via.

2. Daniel Lyons savages David Pogue (and his employer the NY Times) for writing reviews of Apple products, while making lots of money on the side writing Mac-user guides.

3. Consumer Reports says generic store brands aren't just pretty good, in many cases they taste better than the brand name. Via.

*Previously: Glow-in-the-dark dinosaur fossil poster.

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Obama as Big Brother (link roundup)

Another clever headline/image juxtaposition by Drudge. Regardless of what you think of his politics, Drudge is simply incredible at finding the right image and headline.

And a few more links:

1. Good news for anyone in Seattle: "Something in the Sea continues in Seattle on September 4."

2. Ted Kennedy enjoyed jokes about Chappaquiddick?

3. Oh how times change - - the early 90's Spider-Man cartoon featured the "Insidious Six" because the "Sinister Six" sounded too scary. "[T]he outrage over the violence on shows like Power Rangers made the networks skittish."

(Meanwhile, we don't have toy guns at my house. But the other day, my two-year-old bit a cracker into the shape of a gun and proceeded to "shoot" his brother.)

*Previously: Photos from the Bioshock 2 beach event.

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George Washington flexes (link roundup)

George Washington flexing for a Little Big Planet sticker pack by Jim Unwin. See also: Boudicca, deformed T-Rex, and owl with frikkin laser beams for eyes. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Disturbing Batman illustration by Todd McFarlane. Via.

2. Squig cake (Warhammer). Via.

3. It's long overdue that I linked to items tagged Amazon WTF.

*At Toycutter: Warhammer 40K custom action figures.

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Dexter blood splatter coasters (link roundup)

Dexter blood splatter coasters with box - - on sale for $30. Via.

And a few more links:

1. William Taft with his pet velociraptor.

2. Portly He-Man illustration.

3. T-Rex with a lightsaber.

*Previously: "Demigod" pot coaster.

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Obama and the Statue of Liberty are O-Force (link roundup)

Obama and a gun-toting Statue of Liberty by Doug Harvey.

And a few more links:

1. Article in Forbes about Peter Limmer & Sons, which makes $650 custom boots.

2. Business Week says Nike has learned that it does better when it doesn't emphasize its green innovations.

3. Scooby Doo/Mortal Kombat mashup.

4. Cute polar bear toy.

*Previously: Obama nesting doll.

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