Archive for August, 2010

Know This:

• Amazon exec Matt Williams steps in as new Digg CEO.

• Tasmanian Parliament votes to recognize same-sex marriages from other countries.

• New “beefy version” of Velociraptor discovered in Romania.

• RIP: Francisco Varallo, last surviving player from first World Cup final, dead at 100. Also: Legendary French cyclist Laurent Fignon, at 50.

Read This:

• $1m insurance policy placed on Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu’s locks by Head & Shoulders.

• Cannibal-catering restaurant to open in Berlin.

• London’s Prince Charles Cinema to host 80-hour Lost marathon.

Look At This:

• Dedo message board from Arcademi.

The Other:

• NewsFeed: Drink Up NYC: Meet The Tiny Crustaceans (Not Kosher) In Your Tap Water.

• Techland: 5 More Songs For DC Comics’ 75th Birthday Celebration.

• Tea x Time List: 5 Mind Blowing Ways Your Memory Plays Tricks On You.

• Above: Authentic Victorian prosthetic arm. (via.)

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Biofictional Toy of the Day: Artist Jason Freeny continues his series of visible vinyl doll sculptures with an anatomically correct reimagination of David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim’s Uglydoll Icebat.

[moist.]

Earlier: Anatomical Dunny.

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Fan Art of the Day: Scott Pilgrim meets Katamari Damacy in an epically random mashup by Jemma Salume and Dean Trippe.

[albotas.]

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Movie Poster of the Day: Disney has just released a brand new one-sheet for Secretariat, the story of the little thoroughbred that could.

The film, which stars Diane Lane and John Malkovich, is set to hit theaters October 8.

[comingsoon.]

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Sick Sculpture of the Day: 10-foot-tall “Recycle Grade RX-78-2 Gundam” statue made from hundreds of Gundam model kit runners and part trees (meta!), on display at Chara Hobby.

More info here. Process shots here.

[comicsalliance.]

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Geeky Geography of the Day: “The United States of Star Wars” by Rebecca Crane.

A collage map of the US composed of Star Wars planets “assigned based on partial terrain, landmarks that correlate with the planet and state, types of people in the state and planet, famous landmarks, or slightly randomly selected (but loosely based on facts) from my brother and myself.”

Rebecca adds:

There are probably tens of planets that work for each state, I picked either the first one that I came to or the best fit.

Click here for a complete breakdown of planets by state.

[wedgeantilles.]

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Poster(s) of the Day: Postertext — entire chapters from several classics, arranged around iconic scenes.

New posters added weekly. Contemporary literature coming soon. Requests welcome.

[geekiz.]

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Limited Edition Print of the Day: Fernando Reza’s “Day Jobs” pays nerdy, Easter Egg-laden homage “to the hard working men and women who keep our beloved fictional companies going.”

Printed on Rolodex-ready business card stock. Extremely limited run of 20 S+N 11” x 17” prints are available here for $25/pop.

Bonus: A reblogger who successfully names the origin of each fictional company in their reblog by noon tomorrow (9/1) will be chosen by Reza at random, and he/she will receive a free print.

Good luck!

[frodesignco.]

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Heartstrings-Tugging Yelp Review of the Day: I gave her my heart, she gave me a free donut.

[reddit.]

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