Calvin and Hobbes, if Calvin was a six-year-old and Hobbes was a real tiger. Wait... he wasn't?
Darth Vader: The Death Star topiary will be completed on schedule. |  |  |
Howie Woo crochets, but not like your grandma, as you can see from the crochet dynamite above."I'm aware of the double-takes when a guy is seen working with yarn. My girlfriend overhears "grandma" when she's making a scarf on the bus. But those stereotypes will fade as more people of all ages and genders become interested in yarn-craft."I also learnt a new word today: amigurumi, which is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. Japanese, who would have guessed? See more of Howie Woo's work at WooWork.com or his Flickr page. (Link via Neatorama)
Crochet Vices
Crochet Ray Gun
Can't an Alien and a Predator just get along? The image, along with the duo playing pool and tetherball, were created by a New Zealand ad agency for the Sky TV network, for an airing of Alien vs. Predator. I suspect the ad was better than the film.
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Wolverine and, I dunno, promote a tiny little art film they've got on the go, Marvel is issuing a number of titles with variations done in the style of some of the world's greatest artists.
Conservation Status, from Threadless designer Aled Lewis: "All the best creatures are already extinct. This chart makes for depressing viewing. Sorry."
Evel Knievel — the name is synonymous with danger and daredevil but, until now, not so much with data diagram.
Oompa Loompa doompadee dooPop artist Dave MacDowell takes on Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, with Al Pacino Oompa-Loompas. Say hello to my little candy friend!
I've got another puzzle for you
Oompa Loompa doompadah dacino
Why are there seven Al Pacinos?
I can't bear scotch myself, but I'd find it hard to resist a Beam Me Up, Scotchie. Slurp back eight more nerdy delights. I'm more of a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster kinda guy.
If the drinks aren't taking you where no one has gone before, how about a wall mural that will turn your bedroom (I assume) into the bridge of the original Enterprise? You can serve everyone Fuzzy Tribbles.
If those don't work for you (or work too well) there is only one final resting place: a Star Trek casket. May you die long and prosper.
I'd want to be the rich avenger, but only if it came with real super powers. See the video at the bottom to understand why. From Threadless designer Joshua Kemble.
The Real Story of the Superheroes
Would you like some more Earl Grey, "Howling Mad" Murdock? Oh, I see you have your straitjacket on again. Bother.
I've never really understood the appeal of steampunk. It's one of those web phenomenons that has escaped me. Why would you want everything to look like futuristic Victorian technology?Geppetto is a mad and lonely old man. Since he has no friends at all, he decided to make one. With no magic or abracadabra stuff, he makes his creation alive with the power of steam.I really have a thing for variants of classic Disney images these days.
A purposed Afghanistan law could allows marital rape by stopping a wife from refusing sex and could prevent women from leaving their home without her husband's permission except on urgent business. A group of women protesting this law were driven away by a mob of men yesterday.
Flying pandas barf rainbows. Of course they do. Read pop artist Derek Chatwood's explanation of what they ate before they burst. (Link via Listicles)
