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(Video Link) Robert Burden is a San Francisco-based artist who composes paintings of toys from the 1980s, including depictions of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, G.I. Joe, and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The video above is a time-elapsed video of his composition of an 11-foot high monumental painting of Voltron. Link via Topless [...]

Flickr user roguebantha_1138 built a huge Lego diorama that tells a story, set in the Star Wars universe! Welcome to Mustaneer! (it’s not as distant as Mustafar) Basically it’s a Rebel attack on an Imperial base and mining installation. About a year in the making, on and off, it is 75 by 125cm and all built [...]

[YouTube - Link] I have no idea who thought this was a good idea for a product and who in the marketing department thought this video would work to sell it. Oddly enough it makes me think of this as a Michael Myers tribute video. WTF?! via -BoingBoing

(Video Link) You may think that this Roomba-riding cat is cute. I’m more concerned about the implications of cats learning how to use human technology. What, do you think that cats will be loyal to us when the revolution comes? As Jonah Goldberg has long warned, cats will turn on us without the [...]

Cats have rules for their lives, they just don’t want to tell you about them. James S. Huggins has compiled a list of these guidelines. For example: The humans would have you believe that those lumps under the covers are their feet and hands. They are lying. They are actually Bed Mice, rumored to be the [...]

Propaganda posters may or may not have served their purpose for the Soviet Union, but they sure have inspired artists in other parts of the world! The form has been co-opted and remixed with pop culture icons for laughs. See a collection of such derivations at Popped Culture. Link -Thanks, Jeremy Barker! (image credit: BeJay)

(Video Link) Here’s a remake of the opening scene of the classic comedy film The Naked Gun using Grand Theft Auto IV. RT: 1 minute, 16 seconds.

For those of you (like me!) who look up into the night sky pondering hoping for the existence of alien civilizations in faraway galaxies here’s something to bring it all a little closer to home. Galaxy Zoo.org is a volunteer scientific project that enlists the aid of volunteers who are asked to classify images of galaxies [...]

[YouTube - Link] Using 200 Toshiba Gigashot cameras this advertisement called “Timesculpture” for Toshiba advances the Bullet Time method we all remember from the movie The Matrix. However, this was created not by combining static images compiled together…no sir ree, Bob!! This was filmed and produced using looped video clips digitally stitched together to [...]

Rare, Medium and Well Done Books is an "awesomely unorganized bookstore" in Lincoln Park, Chicago. If I’m ever in the Windy City, this will definitely be a place to visit. A fantastic photo by Doug Oldham [photo.net] Photo: deeeeaaaan [Flickr] It looks either like a fire death trap or a treasure trove of a bookstore with a great [...]

OK, I should totally be working on my NaNoWriMo book right now… but then my husband managed to distract me with this Muppets site. The videos are fantastic - I’m especially partial to the Secret Elevator Tapes featuring Pepe the King Prawn. But I also really love Animal, Beaker and the Swedish Chef [...]

I have the feeling this is the future of our school music programs. Surely they can’t say they don’t have the money to fund arts and music when it’s all being made from veggies. The best part is, when you’re done you still have a healthy, yummy snack. That can also help the school lunch [...]

With apologies to Johannes Vermeer. If you don’t get this, then count yourself lucky because you’re obviously not a nerdy geek That is all. Move along.

If you were somehow bothered by the previous post of dancing squirrels than maybe you’ll be one of the sick weirdos that would love these earings made of their feet. As a related note, you may be interested in these equally disturbing custom squirrel taxidermy projects. -Link

Maybe it’s just me, but I think the whole stuffy lawyer image is ok. Stereotypical attorneys may not be people I’d want to hang out with outside of the court room, but they sure know their way around loopholes. That being said, I just don’t want an attourney that looks like he just fell out [...]

How’s everyone doing? I’m a bit behind - just over 22,000 words when I should be well over halfway at this point. But, I’m still chugging along, so that should count for something. Plus, I count on the weekends to catch up and was rudely interrupted by tailgating this Saturday, so… yeah. [...]

You are QWOP, our small nation’s sole representative at the Olympic Games. Use the QWOP keys to move your legs. Ideally, you will run 100 metres …but our training program was underfunded. Remember, it’s not whether you win or lose. Really, don’t go into this game expecting to win. I’m serious. Link -via Everlasting Blort [...]

(Adnstream link) That’s one lucky penguin! -via Bits and Pieces

Recently Made by Makers had a workshop in which three designers had to come up with twenty original speaker designs in just three days. Each design should be modelled and rendered and also be easily communicated in one image. These goals and the tight timeframe forced non-critical idea generation methods and high-speed 3d-visualisation to be [...]

If you’re a fan of the original version of the game Monopoly, then you might do quite well with today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. How many properties featured in the game can you name in five minutes? You’ll do better than I did… I named three and then gave up! Link

Here’s an idea you might file away for next Halloween! This guy left an unlit but partially-cut pumpkin outside and enticed the neighborhood squirrels to come and carve a Jack-O-Lantern face for him. You’ll have to admit they did a pretty good job! Link (with video of a squirrel at work) -Thanks, dbd!

Eri Yoshida is a 16-year-old schoolgirl, but she’s been drafted to play professional baseball in a Japanese mens league! The 5-foot-tall pitcher will be the first female to play alongside men in Japan next spring when a new league is launched. “I never dreamed of getting drafted,” Yoshida told reporters Monday, a day after she [...]

Pedestrian crosswalks should be well marked, but they don’t have to be boring! See what artists in different cities have done to bring a smile to those who walk the streets. Or drive them. The example shown is from Canadian street artist Peter Gibson. Link -via Dark Roasted Blend

(YouTube link) A short film by Patrick Smith. The protagonist makes a hand puppet, who apparently doesn’t like his creator. -via I Am Bored

Death is looked upon differently by many cultures. One of the stranger and more macabre (at least to look at) is the Mexican tradition of Santa Muerte - or Saint Death if you are an English speaker. She is also known as Dona Sebastiana and is a religious figure that is [...]

You think my jokes are old! A Greek joke book has been published that dates back to the 4th century AD. Some of the jokes are still around, although they are now told in somewhat different terms. For example, one of the jokes is similar to Monty Python’s Dead Parrot sketch. The 1,600-year-old work entitled [...]

What will you get for $9.95? Hello, everyone! Neatorama is having its much anticipated Mystery Sale. For just $9.95, you’ll get … well, I won’t tell you: that’s the whole point of the sale - it’s a mystery! What I can tell you is this: you’ll get something worth at least $9.95. It will be a physical [...]

The following is reprinted from Uncle John's Unsinkable Bathroom Reader Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (Botox) - Lacy, D.B., Tepp, [...]

Miss Cellania has the classic "a whole bunch of scientists walk into a bar …" post. It’s an oldie but goodie, and I couldn’t help but laugh at some of them. For example: Rene Descartes was sitting at a bar. The bartender came over and asked if he would like another drink. He replied, "I think [...]

We’ve blogged about Dean T. Fraser’s blog, Springfield Punx, where he draws characters in the style of The Simpsons ("Simpsonized," I suppose). Here’s a new one that I just couldn’t pass up: Rick Astley Simpsonized! Link - via Super Punch Previously on Neatorama: 10 Neat Facts About Rick Astley All right, if that’s not your thing, how about [...]