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The New Yorker Halloween Cover by Chris Ware
The November 2nd issue of The New Yorker, “Unmasked” features a cover illustration and comic by Chris Ware showing what Halloween is like in the…
Fake AP Stylebook, Humorous Style Tips For Proper Writing That Might Get You Fired
The Twitter account Fake AP Stylebook, a wonderful parody of the AP Stylebook used by journalists, provides humorous style tips for proper writing, with the…
El Vetica, Mexico’s Only Typographer/Luchador
“El Vetica”, a marvelous new type geek t-shirt by our pal Mike Monteiro. Celebrating the career of Mexico’s only typographer El Vetica, also known as…
Wedding Cake Featuring Luke Skywalker Keeping Warm In The Guts of a Dead Tauntaun
Here’s a very unique wedding cake that recreated the scene in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where Luke Skywalker keeps warm on…
Journey to the End of the Night: Halloween San Francisco 2009
Playtime Antiboredom Society and SF0 present Journey to the End of the Night in San Francisco starting at 7pm on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31st.…
My Zombie Pinup Calendar 2010
photo by Shalaco Sching My Zombie Pinup is a tribute to classic pinup calendars with an undead twist. This 12 month calendar is stuffed with…
Monty Python: Almost the Truth – The Lawyer’s Cut, Chronicling 40 Years of Monty Python
In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Monty Python has just released “Monty Python: Almost the Truth – The Lawyer’s Cut”, a 3 DVD documentary chronicling…
PETMAN Biped Robot Walks Like a Human
Boston Dynamics has created the PETMAN prototype, an amazing biped robot that walks like a human and is used by the US Army to test…
Scooby Doo & Velma As Vampire & Zombie Hunters
illustration by Travis Pitts “We’ve Got Some Work To Do Now”, an awesome Threadless t-shirt design submission by Travis Pitts featuring Scooby Doo and Velma…
Graphic Showing History of Weekday Newspaper Circulation Over Last Two Decades
The Awl has created a graphic showing the history of weekday newspaper circulation since 1990. Its amazing to see just how much it’s decreased.