French artist Pez imagines sinister versions of popular characters in this series of illustrations. These dark, shadowy reinventions, under the series name "Distroy," are surprisingly satisfying, in an irreverent way. See the artists' treatment of Disney, Simpsons, Pixar and other characters here.
Via Beautiful Decay | Images: Pez
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This massive creature is known as the ocean sunfish. It weighs up to 2,200 pounds and can grow to be the size of a small car. The female of the species has the distinction of producing the most eggs of any vertebrate: three-hundred million.
The ocean sunfish eats only jellyfish and is harmless to humans. Among its few predators are orcas, sharks and sea lions. Scientists aren't completely sure why, but the sunfish frequently swims up from its feeding depths and lies flat on the surface.
Check out a video of the ocean sunfish below, and read more about the species in this article.
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It's called the Cubrick. Does the name remind you of filmmaker Stanely Kubrick? It should. This cocktail cabinet design is inspired by his film 2001: A Space Odyssey. It's supposed to look like a monolith, except that it's red and filled with alcohol.
Ian Spencer and Cairn Young of the design firm Yard Sale Project in London conceive of it as "luxury furniture with a sense of theater." It smoothly opens, unfolds, and spins with a touch, moving much like the mystical flight scenes in the movie. It's priced starting at $7,300.
(Photo: Vice)
It is an ancient ceremony of mysterious origin. Every May, farmers in La Esperanza, Guerrero, Mexico, plant crops. The seeds need water to grow, so the villagers perform rituals that encourage rain.
This means collecting human blood in buckets and plowing it into the ground. The blood is the result of fistfights that the women have for the occasion. Rodrigo Cruz of Vice reports:
The villagers quickly began arriving in their dozens, forming a human perimeter while they waited for their out-of-town adversaries to reach the makeshift battlefield. Once the neighboring communities began to show up, women immediately started seeking out opponents and challenging them to a fight. The mothers and grandmothers, many of whom had been warriors in the past, got busy urging the younger generation of girls to get out in the ring, to split some skulls and spill some blood.
Once they were set on an opponent, the women faced each other, tying their hair up and removing rings or anything else that might get in their way. Then, often with their eyes closed, they threw the first punch. Occasionally they'd grab a handful of dirt to dry the sweat on their hands, or ask for a time-out to clean their bloodied noses, but they'd always carry on relentlessly tearing into each other, with cries of support resounding from all sides of the fight pit.
-via Oddity Central (warning: auto-start video)
ローソンにとんでもないお客が！びっくりやわ。 pic.twitter.com/Mg51J9t31y
— 若さん@7/11お奈々大阪 (@radio_skyblue12) June 11, 2015
Lawson is a convenience store chain in Japan. Recently, a mother duck and her babies waddled into a Lawson outlet in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture. They eventually wandered out. And though Japan's convenience stores are legendary for having anything you could want, they didn't buy anything.
そういえば朝ローソンにカモさん親子がいたんだけど、可愛すぎるんだけど‼︎ 定員あれからどうしたんだろう。 pic.twitter.com/7bT6VeWGqw
— たぁくん♡彡のぞにこ♡彡 (@takun_nozonico3) June 12, 2015
This is "The Potato Chip Man." It is a song and music video by the Norwegian comedy duo Erlend & Steinjo. It consists of repetitions of a simple lyric:
Do you have more Potatochips?
No, we have not.
He is a golem created out of potato chips in order to serve humanity's base drive for food. Yet he was also created with a soul that yearns for a deeper meaning for himself. The two men go on a quest for that meaning and additional potato chips.
-via Dave Barry
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Mad Men is over, so you can put away your suits and fedoras. Now, if you want to look good, the cool thing to do is dye your hair (face or scalp--wherever it appears on your body) vibrant, pastel colors. It's a fashion called merman hair. Check it out:
Eva Krbdk, a tattoo artist in Turkey, makes cross stitch-like patterns that create vivid impressions of their subjects. The stitch marks are clear, crisp, and perfectly arranged. It's like wearing a framed sampler on your skin!
There was something seriously wrong with the new batch of Good Guy Mickey dolls being shipped to stores nationwide, and parents were about to learn that toys aren't always child's play. It seems an angry programmer named Charles Lee Ray had written the code for the Mickey chip, and this cutting edge piece of technology caused the units to turn from tickle mode to terror mode whenever kids pulled their strings. As for why the Mickey Good Guy dolls came with a knife as an accessory, well that's anybody's guess!
Behold the horror of your favorite cartoon rodent gone wrong with this Good Guy Mickey t-shirt by Lina Baby, it's a clever way to show you're simply mad about the mouse!
Visit Lina Baby's Facebook fan page, official website and Instagram, then head on over to her NeatoShop for more horrifyingly fun designs:
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Mad Max fever is sweeping across the globe, but for some the blood of the Road Warrior has been flowing through their veins for decades.
These fans who dream of driving across the wasteland, looking for trouble in a souped up vehicle bristling with weaponry and attitude or, better yet, hitting the highway in Max’s mighty Interceptor muscle car.
A diehard fan named Dale Walter decided to make his own post-apocalyptic dreams come true by turning a 1972 Australian Ford Falcon into the badass muscle car that first drove Max into our hearts back in 1979.
As Dale demonstrates in this video from Barcroft Cars, the Interceptor has a movie accurate horn and siren, a 351 Ford Cleveland engine that purrs and growls like a panther, and enough screen presence to star in its own Mad Max movie!
-Via Uproxx
Some of our favorite pop culture franchises feature a vehicle prominently in the storyline. Whether it’s the funky machine used to get to the next mystery or one super stylin’ way to go back in time, these amazing stories wouldn’t be the same without a cool vehicle.
Artist CJ Johnson has turned his love of vehicles from pop culture into a totally cool series of mashup illustrations that show what happens to the ride when fictional universes collide.
-Via GeekTyrant
You never know when you're going to need a merc on your side, like when the comic store clerk claims there are no more issues of your favorite comic in stock or your favorite taco shop runs out of chimichangas. When that horrible moment arrives you'll be glad your pocket is full of dead fierce awesomeness courtesy of tiny Wade Wilson! He might leave a little pool in your pocket after he springs into action, but don't worry-it'll come out in the wash!
Keep your favorite merc with a mouth close at hand with this Pocket Badass t-shirt by ddjvigo, and you'll look simply marvel-ous!
Visit ddjvigo's NeatoShop for more action packed designs:
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Dog lovers are an ardent bunch, steadfast in their conviction that man's best friend is the absolute pick of the litter among all types of pets.
If you're a dog lover then you know that puppy love knows no bounds, and one of the geekiest ways to show your love of dogs is with a dog themed t-shirt from the NeatoShop!
(But if times are ruff for your poor wallet then make your way to the end of this post for your chance to win a free NeatoShop t-shirt!)
Dogs have been living alongside humans since way back in the day
And together we’ve become quite a pair
“Proton arc over Lake Superior” by Ken William, Clio, Michigan
Second Place, Weather, Water and Climate Category
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association announced the 2015 winners of its annual Weather in Focus Photo Contest, which recognizes photographers who have captured images of weather or the science used to forecast weather, water and climate. A panel of judges selected the winners from more than 2000 entries taken between January 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015.
The contest is divided into four categories: Science in Action; Weather, Water & Climate; In the iMoment and Professional Submissions.
See the other spectacular photos from the winners here.
“Fire in the Sky over Glacier National Park” by Sashikanth Chintla, North Brunswick, New Jersey
Honorable Mention, Weather, Water and Climate Category
“Rolling clouds in Lake Tahoe” by Christopher LeBoa, San Leandro, Calfornia
Third place, In the iMoment Category
According to the New York Times, a "large new data set" exists that indicates how geography can indirectly affect one's odds of marrying. Due to the political leanings of geographic areas, the likelihood of marriage varies. For example,
"Spending childhood nearly anywhere in blue America — especially liberal bastions like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Washington — makes people about 10 percentage points less likely to marry relative to the rest of the country. And no place encourages marriage quite like the conservative Mountain West, especially the heavily Mormon areas of Utah, southern Idaho and parts of Colorado."
Residents of the United States, see how your area fares in this context by viewing the charts and interactive maps here.
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