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Angry Woebots t-shirt and giclee set Posted: 19 Jun 2008 12:50 PM CDT $65, purchase information here. If you like the look, check out these Panda Munnys.

Art prints by Michael Meier Posted: 19 Jun 2008 12:30 PM CDT You can buy them here. The first one depicts a scene from Sleeping Beauty - - Michael explains here. *Find vintage concert posters at AllPosters.com.

The Vince Clortho Diet Posted: 19 Jun 2008 12:04 PM CDT By James Cain. I'm always up for a good Zuul joke. Here's a pretty cool Threadless t-shirt design by Cain, currently up for vote:

How To: Add watermarks to photos Posted: 18 Jun 2008 11:27 PM CDT Step by step instructions here.

How To: Make an adorable robot cake Posted: 18 Jun 2008 11:00 PM CDT I mentioned this cake last week. Now the instructions have been posted.

John Cassaday has started drawing Planetary #27! Posted: 18 Jun 2008 10:46 PM CDT Easily my favorite comic. (Info via Warren Ellis' email list.)

Nurikabe sculpture (and painting) by Andrew Bell Posted: 18 Jun 2008 10:28 PM CDT Wikipedia says: The nurikabe (ぬりかべ) is a yōkai, or spirit, from Japanese folklore. It manifests as a wall that impedes or misdirects walking travelers at night. Trying to go around is futile as it extends itself forever. Knocking on the lower part of the wall makes it disappear. Here's a Nurikabe sculpture and print by Andrew Bell: And a work in progress shot: You can buy the painting or a print at Bear and Bird Boutique. From the same Wikipedia entry, here's a "statue depicting the nurikabe from GeGeGe no Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki on the road bearing his name": It's the perfect foil to my favorite god. And also the inspiration for Super Mario's Whomp: Via.

Batman illustration by Jim Rugg Posted: 18 Jun 2008 10:22 PM CDT A couple more new works of art by Jim here. *Buy DC Direct action figures at Entertainment Earth

Apple engineers have significantly lower salaries than their Silicon Valley peers Posted: 18 Jun 2008 10:11 PM CDT More at Slashdot.

Bruce Schneier defends LifeLock Posted: 18 Jun 2008 10:07 PM CDT You've probably heard of LifeLock - - it's CEO Todd Davis gives out his social security number and claims no one can steal his identity. Believe it or not, so far no one has, although, as Schneier explains, the credit bureaus are trying their best to smear LifeLock.

Some guy has managed to get on tv 20,000 times Posted: 18 Jun 2008 09:50 PM CDT Gabriele Paolini, calls himself the "prophylactic prophet," and pops up behind tv reporters to promote condom use. Italy created a new crime to try to stop him. Via. Here's a hilarious video showing some of his antics and reporters reacting angrily:

Desktop Wallpaper: Man, 1965 was an awesome year Posted: 18 Jun 2008 09:32 PM CDT Hugh Hefner, sci-fi-style spotted here, amongst many other great pulp covers. Art by Wally Wood.

Marvel Pinup by Dustin Nguyen Posted: 18 Jun 2008 09:24 PM CDT Isn't that just the cutest Punisher ever? Large version here. Via these sites. *Previously: Dustin's fresh take on Batman and Robin. *Find Marvel Select action figures at Entertainment Earth.

Obama, President Of Awesome Posted: 18 Jun 2008 03:43 PM CDT Via these fine sites, origin unknown.

Uncle Mao illustration by Visual 80 Posted: 18 Jun 2008 02:22 PM CDT Link.

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