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Monsters Are Cool

Sure every city has a good zoo — well, many of them — but how come there isn’t a single Monster Zoo to be found.  What’s wrong with this planet?

At least you can get a daily eye-diet of monsters here.  There’s also a related blog of monsters by the same guy with lots of fun fan submissions like these.

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Where Can You Hide An Elephant?


Worth1000 is a really cool website.  People photoshop images and send them to themed contests.  Photoshop is a computer program that essentially allows you to cut, paste, and combine different images in all kinds of ways.  When people know how to use it well, they can make the impossible happen.  

Hiding an elephant is one of my favorite contests ever!
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For The Love of Yo-Yo’s

When I was around ten I learned to “Walk The Dog”, “Rock The Baby”, and “Round The World”.  I was IT.  Why?  Because I had a YO-YO, and, boy, could I do some mean tricks!  I think it was a “Satellite” which was a butterfly shaped yo-yo that lit up when you made it “sleep”.  At that time, it was pretty much the definition of cool.

What’s so cool about a YO-YO?  Well, you won’t ever really know unless you see a master (and then try it yourself, and practicepracticepractice).  This Saturday, if you are in NYC, will be your chance.  Come to South Street Seaport around 11A for the International Yo Yo Open.  A Japanese Action Punk band in funny costumes will perform at the end around 430P.  Read about the fun here.  If you need a Yo-Yo in a hurry, you can go here.
It’s hard to recognize what’s really amazing about this master unless you have really played with a Yo-Yo.  He’s pretty incredible.

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Best Star Wars Costumes At Comic Con


One day we will take the whole family and head to San Diego, but this year was not that year. Looks like it was pretty fun, and people did come up with some really good garb. Check out these posts.

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Beautiful Ball Collects The City

Wow.  I know nothing about video games, but this video sure makes me want to change that.  The ball just keeps rolling on, gathering up everything in it’s path of destruction.  It’s kinda glorious.  And it kinda reminds of me the giant ball in “Raiders Of The Lost Brick“.  Maybe “to destroy IS to create”.

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Styles Of Animation #1

Torn paper can be beautiful.  Particularly when Charlie Parker is playing behind it.  Here’s his KOKO with some swell work by George Griffin. (thanks MetaFilter!)

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Skulls Are Cool, But…

…it seems people like money more. Have too many skulls, people might think you are nuts.  You ask me, the same should be true about money.  One of the most valuable things on earth is a good sense of humor though — and that’s something money can’t buy.  

Absurdity is the recognition and celebration that some things just don’t make sense, and it’s best when done with a sense of humor.  To cover a skull in $98,000,000 of diamonds (and ideas — they cost $28,000,000 without the idea…) is nothing short of absolute absurdity.  It’s kind of the wonderfully silly thing that no one should ever do, and we are so happy that some did.  There 8601 diamonds on it if you are counting.  Thank you Damien Hirst (and thank you Jim for reminding us of this shiny sparkling brainbox).

Damien is the same guy who did the shark at The Met, by the way.