Don’t Worry… It’s Just an Appendage. Microsite by artist & designer Justin Marazita.

Been listening to Jonathan Coulton’s new song Redshirt at Tor. While you’re there, you might enjoy reading Adam-Troy Castro’s sct-fi novella Our Human, with illustration by the extraordinarily talented John Jude Palencar.

Each day should have at least a smile or two. First up is the amusing video by Henrique Barone, This Idea Is Not Working. And this next one comes courtesy of Laughing Squid: Rub Some Bacon On It by Rhett & Link.

The artwork of Russ Mills, aka Byroglyphics, has been described as “displaying a kaliedoscopic range of drawing and painting skills combined with collage and mixed media in a totally homogenised way.” Well put. (website)

Hydra Castle Labyrinth (PC) is an adventure platformer by E. Hashimoto. Scroll down to download the English-patched version. (via)

Meet Lucy the Dinosaur by Joey. Isn’t she adorable? Also, Tall Short Texans might provoke yet another smile, so have a gander.

Come along, poopsies, and we’ll take a road trip at supersonic speed spanning across five continents and four seasons. Chemin Vert.

Black Pepper Buttermilk Biscuits by Girl Versus Dough. Gonna give these puppies a try come Sunday.

From John Baker’s blog: Ancient Lights – Selected Poems by Dick Jones.

Enjoy an introduction to Sam Smith by Yewknee.

Harvard Review Online: Issue #6.

“She was Blossom. She plays Amy Farrah [Fowler] on The Big Bang Theory. She holds a real-life PhD in neuroscience. There’s a lot to love about Mayim Bialik. So I was disappointed to find out she doesn’t vaccinate her kids. Refusing to vaccinate is not an individual decision. It affects the whole population. It’s basic epidemiology.” Joe Hanson. See also: Mayim Bialik, You Disappoint Me as well as Vaccinations, and Other Things I Don’t Want to Discuss.

Happily peeping Golden Age Comic Book Stories.

Revisits: One in 8 Million. American-Journal. Jonathan Torgovnik. Song of Childhood. We Are Hunted. Strictly Paper. Giddy 3 Game.

A last revisit:Remembering Bogle Chandler. The bizarre and tragic deaths of Margaret Chandler and Gib Bogle on the banks of the Lane Cove River in Sydney, 1963, remain an elusive and intriguing Australian mystery. Remembering Bogle Chandler explores the theme of inconsistent and impermanent memory, allowing you to shift forward and backward through time, space and point-of-view, and so compare eyewitness accounts of the deaths.

“Steven Tyler bought the world’s fastest street legal car, which may explain why his face looks like that.” Shoebox

The other day, it was too nice to be here. Today it’s too cold. There’s just no pleasing an old woman with a memory of wings.

Watch: African Air

Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures the stunning beauty of Africa’s landscapes and people. His pictures show not only the spectacular patterns of the land, but also the potential and hope that the continent encompasses.

Love this colorful, creative mask by Thomas Weyres. At user-generated creativity site Today I Made. (via)

You may also enjoy….
• Masks by Bertjan Pot
• Toilet Paper Roll Masks by Junior Fritz Jacquet. (pdf portfolio)
• Paper masks by Joel Cooper, aka origamijoel.

Art & Illustration | Sebastien Millon | Makes Me Smile

since78. You’re going to like what you hear.

biz20 is Billy Nunez, an illustrator, graphic designer, music producer, videographer and animator from Boston. I love his The Wizard of Oz in China illustrations, but if you’re hungry for fat beats, try Mixed Snacks.

Lunchbreath illustrated his Life in Shirts. And made me smile.

I absolutely adore the work of Chris Turnham. When you’re done gawkin’, enjoy his new Instagrid. Peachy!

Gilmar Fraga was born in September 1968 in the south of Brazil and is an illustrator and award-winning caricaturist.

Beware when you visit My Aloysius, you may find yourself clicking through for quite some time. Such gorgeous images.

A complete from scratch recreation of Super Mario Bros. with a focus on perfectly imitating the feel the 1985 classic gave us. Then give Mario a portal gun, add puzzle game mechanics from Portal and there you go. Mari0. Freely available for Windows, Mac and Linux. (via)

Currently peeping: the blog of graphic designer David Airey. Very nice.

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods.

Well, here’s another fine list you’ve gotten us into.

Video: Clay Shirky: What I Learned About Creativity By Watching Creatives. At Erte.

Seriously cool. MIT’s Freaky Non-Stick Coating Keeps Ketchup Flowing.

Revisits: David Lanham’s iPhone wallpaper. The Doors Game. The Next Side. Travis W Simon. Agence eureka. 100 Years of Illustration. Steampunk Storage.

“I am eating a strawberry Cornetto. Prince Charles has driven past. Against my will, I have just become part of the stupid Jubilee.” Mr Wowser

It’s way too nice to be here today. Swing by. We’ll take a road trip. Your treat. I’ll provide the hats and humor.

LCpl Martin Joseph Gimbert
Casualty: 26 January 1969
Quang Ngai, South Vietnam
Other Explosive Device
Body Recovered
Age: 19

Love and miss you still, Marty.

But fame is theirs - and future days
On pillar’d brass shall tell their praise;
Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead -
“These for their country fought and bled.”
Philip Freneau

image source: Twilight Tattoo ceremony at the USMC War Memorial by dbking