Artist and illustrator BoosterPang decided to portray the smiling, animated cereal mascot Cap’n Crunch as a fully realized human being posing in a traditional 18th Century Naval portrait. The normally buoyant, saluting Cap’n sported a green-and-gold uniform and had a stern look on his jowly face. Another thing no one asked for. Wanted to do…
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Discuss the Breakup of The Beatles and Other Subjects With Dick Cavett in 1971
In September 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on The Dick Cavett Show where they talked with the host about the breakup of The Beatles, particularly whether or not Yoko was the cause. She didn’t split the Beatles …The Beatles were drifting apart on their own. …everything’s fun off and on you know so,…
A Fascinating Vintage Film From 1910 That Showcases the Strength and Agility of Common Houseflies
In 1910, British naturalist and filmmaker F Percy Smith created “The Acrobatic Fly”, a fascinating film that demonstrated the remarkable strength, coordination, cooperation and agility of common houseflies. Smith displayed the talent of his subjects through several exercises such as juggling objects such as a blade of grass, a tiny barbell or even another fly….
A Collection of Reader Submitted ‘Deep Dark Fears’ Translated Into Comic Form by Illustrator Fran Krause
Los Angeles professor, animator, and comic artist Fran Krause (previously) has released The Creeps: A Deep Dark Fears Collection, a wonderful compilation of his Deep Dark Fears webcomics, which express perfectly irrational, niggling, idiosyncratic reader submitted fears that are translated into illustrated form. Here he brings readers more of the creepy, funny, and idiosyncratic fears…
The Super Mario Bros. Theme Music Performed on a Violin at Four Increasing Experience Levels
Award-winning musician Rob Landes quite skillfully and lightheartedly performed the Super Mario Bros. theme music on a violin at four increasing experience levels of gameplay – noob, amateur, hardcore, and elite. How does the Super Mario Theme music sound played at 4 different levels on violin? via Boing Boing
Under, An Underwater Restaurant on the Southern Tip of Norway Featuring Wonderful Views of Marine Life
Europe’s first underwater restaurant, aptly named Under, has just opened in Lindesnes on the southern tip of Norway. While the entryway of the restaurant is on land, the unique submerged dining room sits in a half-sunken structure that rests upon the seabed just five meters below the surface of the frigid North Atlantic. Designed by…
1986 Calendar Featuring Morris the Cat Making Snide Remarks on How Technology Is Changing the World
Beginning in 1968, a wisecracking orange tabby cat named Morris peppered daytime television with commercials about his being “the world’s most finicky cat” and his loyal human who always provides 9Lives cat food to satisfy Morris’ gargantuan appetite. In 1986, a calendar was released featuring photos of the finicky feline along with adorably snide asides…
How an Iconic Photo of a Picturesque Austrian Town Encouraged a Travel Vlogger to Want to See More
Travel vlogger Johnny Harris waxed poetically about an iconic, ubiquitous image of Hallstatt, a village that sits below the Austrian Alps. Harris commented that he’s gazed upon this image many times throughout his life, his frustrating search to see more of that little town in photos and his realization that he had to see it…