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State Fair of Texas Iconic Mascot, Big Tex, Destroyed by Fire
image via Dallas Observer The Dallas Observer has reported that the State Fair of Texas‘ 60-year old mascot, Big Tex, was destroyed by a fire…
Yoga Boner by MC Jelly Donut Featuring Daveed Diggs
“Oouu! the way you bend like a pretzel it’s hella sexual What my gonna DO? (whisper: I’m confused.) i want to get next to you…
A Fun Assortment of Homemade Halloween Costumes For Kids
This is Sarah Ivy’s son Finn as David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust phase. My friend Alix held her Fourth Annual Modern Kiddo Costume Parade,…
A Gigantic Totoro Sleeping Bag Bed
This part bed/part sleeping bag looks like a gigantic comfy version of the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki’s classic kid’s film, My Neighbor Totoro. It’s…
Portal 2 Miniature Replica Portal Gun
The Portal 2 Miniature Replica Portal Gun at ThinkGeek is a compact version of the life-sized gun seen in the Portal video game series by…
Anthony Bourdain Visits Brooklyn’s Crown Heights, Hangs With The Wire’s ‘Omar’ and ‘Marlo’
And it gets better pic.twitter.com/vTeXUlSc — Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) May 31, 2012 For the series finale of Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, host Bourdain…
Book Scarves, Wearable Literature by Tori Iannarino
Designer Tori Iannarino of Storiarts makes cotton scarves screen-printed with excerpts from classic novels. Several classic books are available in scarf form on Storiarts and…
It Started With Candy, A Cute Baby Alien vs. Baby Predator Illustration
“Just a ‘What If’ moment…” Artist Edwin David (aka “dwinbotp“) has created an awesome illustration titled It started with candy… that shows a baby Alien…
A Supercut of TV Characters in Hilarious Halloween Costumes
Michelle Rafferty of Flavorwire has gathered the “funniest costumes in TV history” for the supercut video titled 50 TV Characters in Hilarious Halloween Costumes. The…
Candy Corn on the Cob
On Instructables, alaskantomboy has created Candy Corn on the Cob, a faux cob of corn made with candy corns. It’s got a delicious core made…