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39 Pound Cat Needs a Home
KRQE recently did a story on Meow, a two year old cat that weighs 39 pounds (equivalent to a 600 pound human) and is currently…
Royal de Luxe’s Huge Marionettes Perform in Titanic Commemoration
Little Girl Giant French street theatre company Royal de Luxe brought three giant marionettes to participate in Liverpool’s Sea Odyssey Giant Spectacular. The show was…
First Grader Without Hands Wins National Penmanship Award
Despite being born without hands, first grader Annie Clark of Pennsylvania’s Wilson Christian Academy won the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship which is…
Mobile Homeless Homes, A Trojan House & Outraged Homeless Muppets Are Planning To Converge on Goldman Sachs
Legendary prankster Joey Skaggs is back with his latest project, Mobile Homeless Homes, featuring a “Trojan house” in the form of live-in garbage cans on…
Record Store Day 2012, A Celebration of Independent Record Stores
Today, April 21, 2012 is Record Store Day, a celebration of independent record stores around the world. This is the one day that all of…
A Psychedelic Anti-Marijuana PSA for Kids (1988)
Everything is Terrible has posted this clip titled I’m Here Find Me which is a psychedelic anti-marijuana PSA from the drug abuse prevention video for…
An Embroidered George McFly: I’m Your Density by Sabrina Parolin
Toronto-based Sabrina Parolin created I’m Your Density, a great embroidered art piece of Back to the Future‘s George McFly (Crispin Glover). The piece was recently…
Ducati Tigre, A Tiger Themed Motorcycle With a Tail
I spotted this beautiful Ducati Tigre parked outside of Sightglass Coffee today in San Francisco. photo by Scott Beale
Paintings of Victorian Characters & Their Mythical Pets by Travis Louie
Artist Travis Louie created these wonderful paintings of Victorian characters and their mythical pets for his upcoming show “The Secret Pet Society” at the William…
Marijuana: A Second Look at a Drug of Isolation Booklet (1987)
For 4/20, I thought it would be fun to share images from the heavily-illustrated Marijuana: A Second Look at a Drug of Isolation, an anti-drug…