Colleen AF

This. Forever.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:49:17 -0400

This. Forever.

kadrey: Pop Culture Gargoyles Hidden in Gothic...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:49:47 -0400

Pop Culture Gargoyles Hidden in Gothic Architecture

above: Darth Vader gargoyle

“…Many of these examples are unfortunately high on the façades out of sight, but a pair of binoculars might help you out. In the 1980s, Washington National Cathedral became one of the first to experiment with of gargoyle reinterpretation. Some of you might have heard the story of the most famous one: the Darth Vader gargoyle, who was the winning proposal in a children’s contest organized by National Geographic. Christopher Rader, a 13-year-old kid from Nebraska, created its design, envisioning the Star Wars villain as a modern incarnation of supreme evil. Sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter and carved by Patrick J. Plunkett, our dark-sided Anakin is today on the Washington Cathedral, wearing his iconic helmet on the first tiny peaked roof from the center pinnacle, on the right hand side…”

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pop-culture-gargoyles-in-gothic-architecture

mariswicks: pant HOOT pant HOOT hoot hoot...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:48:03 -0400

mariswicks:

pant HOOT pant HOOT hoot hoot HOOOOOOOT!!!

translation:

Primates is officially out! If you like science, or comics (or both), please check it out. I’ve been working on this book with Jim Ottaviani and First Second Books for 5 years, so I am very excited to finally welcome it into the word.

All this week, I’ll be posting Primate-related things. So bear with me. Or rather, “ape” with me.

If you have any questions about the book, feel free to ask!

Here’s an excerpt, courtesy of one of my favorite sites BoingBoing.

hoo-hoo-HOOOT!

translation:

Please help to get the word out about Primates. Thanks!!

So proud of this book!

archiemcphee: It’s been at least a month since we last shared...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:27:18 -0400

archiemcphee:

It’s been at least a month since we last shared some examples of awesome origami, which is just about too long. Vietnamese paper artist Nguyễn Hùng Cường lives and works in Hanoi uses a special Vietnamese handmade paper called Dó to create his impressively dynamic origami pieces.

“Cường tells All Things Paper that he began folding around the age of five or six and although his work has been featured in numerous popular books on origami, he has not yet made it his full-time career.”

Visit Nguyễn Hùng Cường’s Flickr page to view many more examples of his amazing folded paper artwork.

[via Colossal]

That gorilla is particularly amazing! How many times do you see origami have actual emotion?!

Photo

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:20:11 -0400

thefrogman: [video] For those of you who don’t...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:52:00 -0400

thefrogman:

[video]

For those of you who don’t understand my desire to get a bunny, I submit GIF #2.

geehuh: Apparently, many people didn’t realize that the...

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:16:34 -0400

geehuh:

Apparently, many people didn’t realize that the Fantastic Four movie reference/joke in Arrested Development, s4, is based on a real movie.

Roger Corman’s infamous Fantastic Four was made in less than a month back in 1994. Everyone I know who’s seen it says it’s unwatchable.

(redditor huphelmeyer via Jose Angeles)

Whoa! Looks I’m about to happily lose another 90 minutes of my life!

helloyoucreatives: bubble wrap typographies by lo...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:41:43 -0400

helloyoucreatives:

bubble wrap typographies by lo siento

Gorgeous!

I would like this bunny dispenser installed in my apartment.

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:45:37 -0400

I would like this bunny dispenser installed in my apartment.

catversushuman: Hi! I’m super excited to announce that I have...

Tue, 28 May 2013 11:00:11 -0400

catversushuman:

Hi!

I’m super excited to announce that I have a children’s book coming out in September 2013! And it’s published by Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan).

It’s about a little girl who loves and wants a kitty so bad, she sees them everywhere.

It’s a 40-page hardcover picture book for children ages 3-6 years old.

I See Kitty can be preordered here:

Amazon USA , Canada , UK , France , Germany , Japan , China

Barnes and Noble

Powell’s

Changing Hands Bookstore

Or a bookstore near you

———

Oh, and I’ll be at Book Expo America at the Javits Center in NYC on May 31 (Friday). If you’re going to be at the convention, I’ll be at table 23 from 3-4pm. See you there!

Thanks so much as always :)

xo

Yasmine

This book is so crazy adorable.

To help orphaned baby sloths like this one grow up and climb...

Sun, 26 May 2013 16:19:08 -0400

To help orphaned baby sloths like this one grow up and climb trees in the wild, please donate to scientist Rebecca Cliffe’s rehabilitation project:

Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica [indiegogo]

[h/t: slothville]

hifromchantal: nickholmes: Don’t laugh at this. this is my...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:37 -0400

hifromchantal:

nickholmes:

Don’t laugh at this.

this is my favorite.

Sometimes all your bad day needs is a sassy dog a’walking.

thingsorganizedneatly: cargocollection: Printing Marks...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:58 -0400

thingsorganizedneatly:

cargocollection:

Printing Marks Collection

ed: The torn edges are a little bit messy, but I’m really into this.

The celery stalks at midnight…

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:30:06 -0400

The celery stalks at midnight…

Gilda Radner 6/28/46—5/20/89. You are missed.

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:57 -0400

Gilda Radner 6/28/46—5/20/89. You are missed.

This is the sweetest thing. “Owner makes life jacket for...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:53:00 -0400

This is the sweetest thing. “Owner makes life jacket for pet fish who can’t swim”

I appreciate this so much because 1) it’s adorable 2) it’s so kind 3) I know the proper way to give a fish the Heimlich.

obscurevideogames: Ninja Grannies (Clockwize - ZX...

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:38:25 -0400

obscurevideogames:

Ninja Grannies (Clockwize - ZX Spectrum)

unreleased game, but a rom is available

Sometimes you meet someone and instantly fall in love....

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:39:00 -0400

Sometimes you meet someone and instantly fall in love. That’s me with this gif.

From the 1949 version of the GREAT GATSBY which, based on this alone, is OBVIOUSLY much better than the 2013 version.

(via @emilyhughes)

nouvelleyork: Flatiron, 1903 (via) 7th floor, left hand side....

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:02:50 -0400

nouvelleyork:

Flatiron, 1903 (via)

7th floor, left hand side. If you look closely you can see me working at my desk! But you have to look REALLY closely and for about 110 years.

siminiblocker: Eleanor and Park hangin’ out. I wanted to push...

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:01:30 -0400

siminiblocker:

Eleanor and Park hangin’ out.

I wanted to push myself to do something with a more thought out background. And since one my favorite things about E&P are all the details this seemed like a perfect opportunity.

Heart.