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The New Yorker “Boomerang Generation” Cover by Daniel Clowes
The current issue of The New Yorker features a really great “Boomerang Generation” cover illustration by Daniel Clowes. via Drawn & Quarterly
The Aviaros del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary
Lucy Cooke shot some video of the insanely cute sloths who live at the Aviaros del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica, the world’s only…
Chicken Monkey Duck by Mike Phirman
“Chicken Monkey Duck” by our pal Mike Phirman (who along with Chris Hardwick make up the awesome duo Hard ‘n Phirm), the first single from…
Support The Sound of Young America & MaximumFun.org With The 2010 MaxFunDrive
Recently I posted about MaxFunCon, a gathering of creative people who wish to be more awesome, put on by the comedy podcast mini-nation that is…
Pixeljack Forest, Where Cursors Come From
“Pixeljack Forest / Where Cursors Come From” by Nathan W Pyle, who has a bunch of other great illustrations on his blog. via swissmiss &…
‘Great Day’ by The Lonely Island
“Great Day”, a Digital Short made by The Lonely Island for the Saturday Night Live Season 35 finale.
Astoria Scum River Bridge
photos via Jason Eppink Over the weekend I had the pleasure of meeting New York artist Jason Eppink who has been creating many wonderful projects…
Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010), Heavy Metal Icon
photo by Adam Bielawski Legendary Heavy Metal singer Ronnie James Dio, who popularized the iconic “devil’s horns” hand gesture, has died at age 67 after…
He-Man Covers 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?”
He-Man doing a emotional rendition of “What’s Up” (aka “What’s Going On?”) by 4 Non Blondes.
The Final Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis
photo by John Milleker Jr. Yesterday’s STS-132 launch marked the last fight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. I feel quite honored that I was invited…