Madonna's enchanting but largely unknown song "Dear Jessie" speaks of the magical, imaginative world of young children. A set of images by photographer Dara Scully stuck me as quite similar in how they bring that world to life. Presumably there is some Photoshop work involved.

Link -via Colossal | Artist's Website (warning: some fine art nudes)

redditor Honestly_ snapped this perfect shot of his son blissfully asleep on top of a huge Totoro doll from the anime classic My Neighbor Totoro. When he gets older, Honestly_ should make sure that he has another built to scale.

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With only 215 students, the high school of St. Ignace, Michigan couldn't support a cheerleading squad. That wasn't really important until its small football team became very successful. The team may go on to the state championships, and the people of St. Ignace want to make sure that they support the source of their local pride. So sixteen moms formed their own cheerleading squad to lead cheers at pep rallies and football games. Rather than be embarrassed, the players are proud of their mothers.

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I had an imaginary friend when I was a little boy. Ultimately, she left to go exploring the universe in her flying saucer. It was a good parting, but it is not always so with imaginary friends. Darren Bell tells the sad and then joyful tale of one such special friend named "Imaginary Sam."

Artist's Website -via Kuriositas

When my wife was in labor with our first child, one of the attending nurses asked her in which interior design style we had assembled our nursery. My wife, in magnificent form, responded "Early Garage Sale." She said it in such a perfect deadpan that she convinced the nurse that there was such a style, and had fun running the gag out for a while.

We had only the basics, and were happy with that, but it would have been nice to build an elaborate nursery like this one by the parents of Rocky Olsen. It has everything: a Wampa rug, a Boba Fett lamp, an X-wing fighter mobile, and more. This picture alone doesn't do it justice. Look at the whole photo set at the link.

Link -via Blastr

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Four actors have played Gordon on Sesame Street since 1969: Matt Robinson, Hal Miller, Roscoe Orman...and someone else. This video shows footage from an early test pilot of the show. Producers have attempted to identify this actor who is portraying Gordon, but have not been successful. It's a mystery, and the whole Sesame Street community is trying to solve it! Click on the link to study the clues.

Link -- Thanks, Dan Lewis!

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The vocal prompt GPS car navigation system TomTom lets you cruise to your location with the help of Bert and Ernie. Here are funny outtakes from their recording session. It does not go well.

http://www.tomtom.com/en_us/products/voices/bert-ernie/ -via The Mary Sue

Christina Conway of the Subtext Gallery in San Diego had a clever idea for an exhibition. "Homeroom" features the works of famous, successful artists...when they were young kids. Each old drawing is accompanied by a recreation by the adult artist. Pictured above is Allison Sommer's "All Aboard!"

If you have kids who are exploring art, it's a great demonstration of artistic potential that is sometimes hidden.

You can view more at the link. Content warning: there's one nude -- a really lovely one by the brilliant Audrey Kawasaki.

Link | Gallery Website

No, there's not going to be a Muppet Babies version of The Blair Witch Project. Or at least I don't know of any currently planned.

You know, that idea actually has some cinematic potential.

Anyway, British photographer Emily Cleaver places her son Arthur in famous movie scenes, including ones from American Beauty, The Shining, and Twelve Angry Men. They're quite amusing.

Link -via Flavorwire

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The little old lady whispering hush can't be heard by anyone in the room. Half the kids have earbuds plugged in and the others have the volume turned up way too loud. David Milgrim, also known as Ann Droyd (clever!), offers this parody of Margaret Wise Brown's classic children's book Goodnight Moon.

Link -via Nag on the Lake

Previously: The Astrophysics of Goodnight Moon

Adorable! For their Halloween family photoshoot, Hillary dressed as Princess Leia, Benjamin as Darth Vader, and Hailey as a hungry little Ewok. When George Lucas gets around to making the next trilogy, he should work in this scene.

Link | Photo: Ashley Taylor

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Unlike this video, in which a lion is clearly trying (and failing) to eat a child at the zoo through the safety glass, it really looks like this animal is playing. Still, if this cat wants to sit on my keyboard, I won't try to push her off.

-via Geekosystem

Halloween is coming up...and you're pregnant. Very pregnant. So your Basement-Dwelling Blogger costume from last year won't fit. No problem! You can be a zombie. WonderHowTo has photos of some creative women who have made their bellies a central part of their zombie costumes. The one pictured above is among the more subtle examples.

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Do you remember the artist who planned to give birth in front of an audience in an art gallery? She did it!

New York performance artist Marni Kotak gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday morning at the Microscope Gallery in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, in front of a small crowd of family, friends, and select spectators, the AP reports. "The atmosphere in the gallery was magical," writes Katarina Hybenova of the Bushwick Daily, who was one of those spectators. "I believe that all of the participants were deeply moved by this emotional, raw, and true 'piece of art.'"

Link -via Ace of Spades HQ | Photo: AP/Kathy Willens

And you can't take chances with poultry. Don't burn it, but don't serve undercooked turkey. Or, for that matter, a baby in Isabelle Baril-Ortley's turkey costume. It was featured on Martha Stewart's television show

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