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TARDIS for Little Time Lords

Vanja Vinter made this stroller that is perfect for a Gallifreyan baby. Both the outside and the inside (the latter of which is larger) are stylishly decorated in the colors and patterns you'd expect from a Whovian.

So take your baby out in the pram. It's chilly out, so wear a bonnet. Bonnets are cool.

-via Nerd Approved


41 Great Two-Person Costumes for Halloween


(Bob Ross and one of his paintings by mcampbell1023)

(The monster under the bed by abbysamps)

Sure, you and your friend can go to the company Halloween party as Adam and Eve. But there are other, more inventive couple costumes that you can wear together. Alanna Okum of BuzzFeed rounded up 41 two-person costumes that show a flair for originality, including a cat and her litter box, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and the painting American Gothic.


Blueberry Pancake and Red Velvet Corn Dogs

Nash Ruin, The Vulgar Chef (content warning: foul language), made corn dogs over the weekend. He's turned this traditional county fair snack into a delicious breakfast. Ruin doesn't provide any details, but it appears that he garbed the dogs in layers of blueberry pancake mix and red velvet cake. Yummy!


Knit Bat'leth Scarf

Have you not heard of the Klingon proverb that revenge is a dish best served cold? It is very cold in the winter. So bundle up before slaughtering your enemies. For today is a good day to die, but also chilly. Kimberly Gintar has a knitting pattern that will wrap you in a Klingon bat'leth. So get out your knitting needles and charge. Qapla'!

-via Fashionably Geek


Childish Priorities

(Chris Hallbeck/Minimumble)

As a parent, it can be hard to remember that my kids aren't miniature adults with appropriate values. I must be patient with them. Eventually, they will come to appreciate my online personal branding.


Artist Recreates Famous Photographs with John Malkovich


Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange

Marilyn in Pink Roses by Bert Stem

The photographer Sandro Miller contacted the famous actor John Malkovich to pitch his novel premise for a project: Miller would duplicate iconic photographic portraits using Malkovich as the subject. Malkovich would have to dress up a bit, wear makeup, or even be naked. He would become Andy Warhol, Albert Einstein, John Lennon, and other people captured for posterity by the world's greatest photographers.

The results of their collaboration form the exhibit Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters. This exhibit at the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago will be open from November 7 to January 31.

Content warning: artistic nudity.

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Dog Tries to Not Get Caught Looking at His Human's Food


(Video Link)

Whatever the human is eating, the Pomeranian wants it. He stalks his prey--the fabled watermelon chunk. He studiously avoids eye contact, for he must give the appearance of disinterest if he is to close the distance without arousing suspicion. It's clearly working.

Note the Dr. Seuss quote on the wall. It reads:

Today you are You,
that is truer than true.
There is no one alive
who is Youer than You.

Be You, Pomeranian. Be the hunter that is You.

-via Tastefully Offensive


Confused Frogs Try to Catch Worms on a Smart Phone


(Video Link)

The poor frogs don't understand why the worms taste like plastic and won't go in their mouths. Everyone takes at least one turn trying, though.

A question for readers: what is the human equivalent of the above experience?

-via io9


Rediscovered Footage from 1913 Shows the Earliest Black Feature Film

7 reels of 35-millimeter film sat in the archives of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, gathering dust. When scholars finally examined them, they found something amazing: the raw footage of a never-completed feature film from 1913. What is remarkable about this film is that it had a black cast. In fact, it is the earliest known feature film with a black cast.

It was an untitled silent film, but scholars were able to clearly identify the lead male actor: Bert Williams. Williams was a black star of the Vaudeville entertainment era--a time when that was enormously difficult in America.

When edited, the film would likely have been a 35-40 minute romantic comedy about the character played by Williams wooing an elegant lady played by Odessa Warren Grey. On October 24, the MOMA will open an exhibit about this film, including showings of 60 minutes of the found footage.

-via Lawrence E. Forbes


Artist Depicts a Woman from Birth to Old Age in One Continuously Updated Portrait

Seok Jeong Hyeon (warning: NSFW), a Korean artist, used illustration software to create a portrait of a woman. He first showed her as a newborn baby, then updated her as she grew up. By the end of this time-lapse video, she's an old woman. The visual effect is impressive.


(Video Link)

-via 22 Words


Toolbox Built into the Back of an Old Van

I can't find any information about this build project. It appears to date back to at least 2007 and the van, which I think is an old Ford Econoline, certainly older. Someone took the back doors and door frame off of a van, attached it to a wall, and turned it into a classy and unique toolbox. It's beautiful and ideal for any gearhead.

-via Recyclart | Photos: unknown


The Call of the Wild

(Mark Pain/Pain Train)

Animals are driven by their instincts, which are selected by evolutionary processes over millions of years. Heed that inner voice, dog. It has guided your ancestors and will guide your descendants.

-via Tastefully Offensive


Delightfully Geeky Stained Glass Lamps

Nikita Leigh is a geek and artist in Houston, Texas. She works with a wide variety of media, but lately concentrates on stained glass. She's made several lamps inspired by iconic images of geek culture, including Clyde the Pac-Man ghost, the Autobots logo, and Cthulu. You can view more of her work here.


Dancing Salesman Knows How to Draw a Crowd


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This is Edgar Ramos Nieves, popularly known as "The Saw." He's a phone salesman working at a Sam's Club in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. But in the past, he's been a radio announcer and a sports commentator. You can definitely see that here because he's a master showman. El Universal Veracruz (translation) reports that he's in demand for his ability to get the attention of prospective customers. As you can see in this video, The Saw can move with the speed and grace that you can expect from a highly-trained salesman.


(Photo: Edgar Ramos Nieves)

-via 22 Words


Bus Offers Private Seat for Breastfeeding Mothers


(Photo: News 163)

A public bus in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, offers a special seat for mothers with babies. A mom can sit there and breastfeed her baby. There's a privacy curtain that she can pull around herself and another one mounted on the window to shield her from the street.

So far, there's only one bus equipped this way, but officials with the bus company says that it will expand the service if it's popular.

-via Inventor Spot


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