Archive for April, 2008

Empire Uncovered: Death Star Destruction an Inside Job?

Saturday, April 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Hard hitting questions, such as:

Why has there not been an investigation into allegations that Darth Vader, the second-ranking member of the Imperial Government, is in fact the father of the pilot who allegedly destroyed the Death Star?
Nerf-Herders defy the laws of physics? How could any pilot shoot a missile into a 2 meter-wide exhaust port, [...]

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TRON Sweded

Saturday, April 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Well, not quite, but close enough for me.

[Via: CartoonBrew]
P.S. I know I promised no more sweded videos for awhile but I couldn’t help myself.

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Ronald Searle Profiled on Illustration Art

Friday, April 4th, 2008 | No Comments

Click through to see the fantastic drawing David Apatoff describes below (David’s prose ain’t so bad either…).
ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 18:
There are millions of drawings out there with a claim on our attention, but that doesn’t mean we can’t pause for a moment over one lovely example.
When you stand in a meadow full of daffodils, [...]

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The Idler: Regular Sex and Freedom

Friday, April 4th, 2008 | No Comments

Tom Hodgkinson is getting revved up for Spring!
Country Diary 74: Regular Sex and Freedom:
THIS MORNING I ate a triumphant breakfast: toast from home-baked bread, bacon from home-killed and home-cured pig, and egg from our own hens. Needless to say, the taste was far superior to anything you could buy in the supermarket, and the fact [...]

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That's Going to Leave a Mark

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

What happens when you eat the mushrooms from the last post…

A classic from FAIL blog.

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Amanita Muscaria - Time Lapse Fungus

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

Sorry, more Mario on the brain…

The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in [...]

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Spring is Here!

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 | No Comments

I love this.
Signs of Spring by Mark Jenkins:

The latest project by street artist Mark Jenkins…

[Via: Laughing Squid]

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