For those of you who are confused by the symbols of Christmas we present this Holiday Field Guide.
It should clear up any questions you have, or it may leave you with even more questions, like "why do they insist on torturing that poor ground-dwelling partridge by putting him in a pear tree?"
Link --via Tastefully Offensive
Most people are content with putting up some lights and maybe a decoration or two in honor of Christmas, but not the superfans in this gallery of photos by Jesse Rieser entitled Christmas In America: Happy Birthday Jesus.
They feel the need to go all out, using all available space to share their love of Christmas with their unfortunate neighbors.
Take a tour of holiday madness, and thank your lucky stars you don't live next door to these colorful folks!
Link --via Flavorwire
Timing is everything when it comes to taking a truly great photo, and this is especially true when you're trying to capture a shot of kitties at play.
BuzzFeed has put together a fun gallery detailing the 25 most perfectly timed cat photos, so you'll know what to shoot for when trying to create the next viral photo sensation.
Thor looks like he's in remarkably good shape for a zombie, the fact that he's a god must be keeping him from turning into a rotten mess. Wait, can a god really be turned into a zombie?
Yuletide greetings from the Jim Henson Company aren't always aimed at children, because adults love them some Xmas time too.
Here's a holiday puppet video made especially for grown folks, courtesy of the Miskreant Puppets and the Nerdist channel.
Hide yo mom, hide yo kids, this video has six monkeys smoking and a weasel in a bikini!
(may be considered NSFW by more conservative audiences)
--via Topless Robot
With all the craziness and harsh realities trying to trample on our good vibes these days, it's nice to know that watching a fun little video like Paraphernelia (by John Williams) can still raise our spirits and show us that all is not lost.
The premise:
When young Atari Withers gets annoyed with the little robot that follows him everywhere, he tries to leave it, sell it and smash it up... But this robot is more than just a toy.
We hope you enjoy this imaginative trip to the lighter side of life!
--via GeekTyrant
Here's a musical tribute to the Walking Dead called Dumb Ways For Zombies To Die, because we all know the undead aren't the smartest bunch of supernatural critters in the woods.
One thing's for certain after watching this video- zombies have a really good sense of rhythm!
--via io9
Leo is an easygoing cat- he's more of a lover than a killer, and he just wants to be friends with all the birds he sees flying around outside his window.
He tries to tell them how much he likes them by speaking their language, but they're not buying it because they know full well what happens when you hang around a cat when he's hungry!
--via Laughing Squid
In the future all cartoons and comics will be drawn by robots, and they will be extremely strange looking and incomprehensible to humans.
Want proof? Check out these odd cartoon faces which were all drawn by a computer via code written by Matthias Dorfelt.
Why did he make his computer produce drawings that look like the work of a five-year-old?:
Computer generated images have a certain aesthetics to them that make them immediately recognizable as such by the trained eye. Weird Faces Study is an attempt to combine my old interest in illustration with programing, to create something procedural that has a truly individual artistic touch to it and is not instantly recognizable as a generative art piece.
Sable is a fat black cat with a mission- make sure kids cross the street safely, with a little help from the human crossing guard.
Sable doesn't need all that gear and a big old stick to help kids cross, she relies on her feline instincts and nine lives to get the students from corner to corner.
--via Tastefully Offensive
Surrealism is a hard genre to define, and every artist approaches the creation of surrealist works in their own way.
Some go for all out oddity, others simply tweak reality to their liking, while painter Mike Davis likes to tell a strange little tale with each of his pieces.
His works depict a fairy tale world gone mad, and they demand a second look in order to absorb all the minor details and get an overall sense of what's happening in each scene.
(may be NSFW due to artistic nudity)
Link --via Hi Fructose
Proud simian mother Rosa is happy with all the attention her baby Sayang is getting at the Frankfurt Zoo, and she wants to let her cute little critter shine for all to see.
Sayang, on the other hand, is still a bit shy about all the oohs and aahs, and would rather curl up in her mother's arms than put on a show for the zoo's visitors.
Someday Sayang will ham it up, but for now she just needs a belly full of warm milk and a mother's embrace.
Link --images by Lisi Niesner/Reuter
There's something about Rei-Doll's Poison Ivy cosplay that makes it a cut above the rest.
Maybe it's her superheroic figure, or all the details that have gone into this incredible costume, or maybe it's the ivy hanging from her arms and the pretty flower in her hand...yeah, that's it, the flower is what makes the whole outfit shine! *grin*
Link --via Fashionably Geek
When your significant other is a cartoonist moments of your life may be turned into comic strip panels and shared with the world, and that's not always a good thing.
In the case of these adorable Post-It note cartoons by Madeleine Flores, however, it's a fitting tribute to love and being comfortable with each other's butts, and that's just too precious to care about who reads them!
Link --via Super Punch
Most girls would be excited to meet Princess Aurora in real life, but not the cynical young gal in this picture.
She'd rather see all that princess money going to better causes, like pet adoption and green power. Princesses are overrated, give me a Congresswoman any day!
