Art
Book sculptures by Nicholas Jones.
Scientific Concepts Shown with Mundane Objects by Kevin Van Aelst.
Books
Comics
Mickey Mouse in Gurs: drawn by an concentration camp prisoner to show its horrors.
Movies
If Ang Lee is directing Life of Pi, does that mean I actually have to watch it?
There’s a petition making the rounds that Sam Rockwell should get an Oscar for Moon (and he should).
[via deadra] 50 Greatest Animated Movies.
The Shining vs. Paranormal Activity.
Christopher Lee was knighted. I thought he already had been.
Extended trailer of Alice in Wonderland.
Hari Kunzru assesses the films of Michael Haneke.
Joss Whedon writes open letter to the Terminator people. Includes possible new directions the franchise could be going.
1) Terminator… of the Rings! Yeah, what if he time-travelled TOO far… back to when there was dragons and wizards? (I think it was the Dark Ages.) Hasta La Vista, Boramir! Cool, huh? “Now you gonna be Gandalf the Red!” RRRRIP! But then he totally helps, because he’s a cyborg and he doesn’t give a s#&% about the ring — it has no power over him! And he can carry it AND Frodo AND Sam AND f@%& up some orcs while he’s doing it. This stuff just comes to me. I mean it. (I will also offer $10,000 for the Lord of the Rings franchise).
And from the comments:
Let me know when he offers for the Twilight Saga. Maybe we can watch Felicia Day stake some melodramatic glittery vamps.
Music
Politics
Guy in Egypt Buys Artificial Hymen Kit to Blog about It.
Fascinating post on airport security and randomness.
Oh, Kate Winslet, how I love thee.
Brutalized Women as Entertainment.
Science
The History of Birth Control in Pictures.
Completely Different Things
I totally want that. And that.
Yet another reason why I’ll never like skiing:
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