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Pencil sculptures: miniature masterpieces carved into graphite by Dalton Ghetti

kottke.org posts the YouTube video How to swear in English if you’re Korean:

I love his mannerisms when he says the swears in English; he channels Goodfellas-era Joe Pesci a little bit during his discussion of “fucking.”

“Wow, your English is fucking sick!” :-)

[thanks to Vern for the link]

“September 21st is officially Sid Meier’s Civilization V Day in Maryland, as proclaimed by the governor!”

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Michael Jackson Estate Forces “Plants vs. Zombies” Update

The latest update of “Plants vs. Zombies” on iPhone made a change to one of the most recognizable adversaries in the game. Since the game’s launch in 2009, the Dancing Zombie has bared a striking resemblance to Michael Jackson in the “Thriller” music video, complete with red leather jacket, tight, too-short pants and white socks. That all changed with the latest update to “Plants vs. Zombies,” as the Dancing Zombie is now disco themed. Why the change? Apparently PopCap heard from the lawyers of Michael Jackson’s estate.

Radoslav Zilinsky’s 2007 artwork “The World”

A stunning painting of a possible future (or present depending on how you look at it)… walled cities of techno-utopia surrounded by the rest of the world living in the middle ages.  Here is a link to the large version on Zilinzky’s site.

gamefan84 got quite an interesting commission:

craziest request ever. :chewy riding a giant cute squirrel chasing down nazis. he needs long flowing fur and a giant roar.

Chewy is glad the Nazis don’t have flame throwers that day.
I like painting epic things like this. Wait till i show nintendo how a next gen zelda should be conceptualized.
Thanks to everyone for throwing this all over the internet.

 KHUAN + KTRON for Weekend Knack Mag­a­zine

Amazing illustration work by the uber-talented folks at KHUAN + KTRON. The Belgian based design firm was commissioned by Weekend Knack Magazine to create a series of weekly covers. You can see the first five here.

[via Boing Boing]

Strange But True: Tattooed LEGOS

The mad men behind Pilot Extra-Fine ball-pens (aka Barcelona’s Grey agency) have created a great viral marketing featuring LEGOS with drawn on “badass” tattoos. Straight out of your mother’s nightmares, these LEGOS have dedications to Harley Davidson, lots of angry skulls, and in one instance, a rather racy tramp stamp.

[via BoingBoing]

Valley Girl contest (Real People circa 1982)

Totally awesome! ;-)

[via kottke]

Best celebration ever in football

When Halldor Orri scores a great goal he decides to go fishing and catch on his mate Johann Laxdal or Johann the salmon.

Jane Austen’s Fight Club

“We were no longer ‘good society.’” :-)

Period Speech

“Springstreets” by Dan Cassaro

Neatorama posts:

Bruce Springsteen sang a lot of songs about places -more than you realize until you see Springstreets. Daniel Cassaro created a map of those places enshrined in song lyrics.