There are many things you’d expect to find at a Magic: The Gathering tournament- powerful custom built decks, rule mongering über nerds, dice, rulebooks and the occasional playmat. But there’s one thing that’s at every Magic tournament from here to Timbuktu, yet never gets taken into account by attendees, and that one thing is the mysterious butt crack.

Every gamer has one, not all of them on display, but attendee and redditor OB1FBM decided to pose with the visible cracks for a photo series that exposes an epidemic in the Magic: The Gathering community.

He calls his photo series Grand Prix Richmond Crackstyle, and hopefully OB1FBM's bravery will send a strong message to future players of trading card games- Crack is Whack!

-Via BuzzFeed

Volunteers were busy cleaning up a pond near Beaulieu, Hants in 2009 when one of the volunteers, sales executive Marc Oakland, shifted a tree branch and saw humanity’s worst fear come to the surface.

Marc had discovered a Dalek head, which had clearly been in the pond for quite some time since it was covered in weeds and mold.

According to pond warden Tony Brown “We made a very thorough search of the rest of the bottom of the pond and there were definitely no alien remnants lurking”, but it’s possible that someone, or something, got to Tony before the interview and told him to say that so citizens of the UK wouldn't panic.

Only time will tell if the Daleks are on their way to exterminate us all, but one thing’s for certain- Marc now has a really cool Doctor Who related souvenir to hang on his wall!

-Via Telegraph UK

A driver in Canada spotted what looked like a pile of trash squirming around on the side of the road, so they decided to get out and take a look. They discovered that the strange, indiscernible pile of stuff was actually a dog with fur that was so overgrown and matted it could hardly move, let alone feed itself.

They took the dog to the Quebec Society for the Protection of Animals, and a radical grooming session transformed him from a ratty looking hobo creature to this cute little dog ready for adoption.

-Via Daily Entertainment

Indie bookseller and Los Angelean Emily Pullen had time to kill at work, and a camera in tow, so she decided to take some whimsical photos of people posing behind book covers, completing the cover scene and bringing them to life in a most amusing way.

She calls her series “Corpus Libris”, Latin for “Body Books”, and now Emily has a blog, a Tumblr site and a Twitter account, all of which feature these hilarious photos so she can share the fun with the world.

It’s a simple yet clever idea that makes for some delightful photos, and you can play along at home with books from your own library and some poseable friends.

-Via 22 Words

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Some folks start their love affair with junk food at an early age, and when you’ve been sucking down cans of soda pop since you were in diapers it can be a hard habit to break.

Junk is an animated short written and directed by Kirk Hendry that deals with a kid named Jasper O’Leary’s strange relationship with food, and how giving in to an insatiable appetite can be hazardous to your health.

Even though it’s all CGI the characters and overall style seem like stop motion animation, and the narrator Barry Clayton has an awesome Haunted Mansion/Boris Karloff sounding voice.

-Via Cartoon Brew

With Wes Anderson’s new film The Grand Budapest Hotel in theaters now it’s time once again to play Wes Anderson Bingo!

Throw on your favorite older Wes Anderson flick, watch for the characters and concepts on the board and mark them off, or take the bingo card with you to the theater and see how long it takes you to score a bingo!

Each bingo card can be randomized and printed out over at Slate, so you and your friends will be playing your own version of the game, striving to become the grand champion of watching awesome movies! When it’s a Wes Anderson flick, everybody wins!

Morgan Davidson has a way with colored pencils that few can rival, and she’s able to create some amazingly realistic self portraits, drawings of facial features and internal organs using nothing but those sharpened color sticks.

Morgan’s uses rich, saturated colors and soft contours to sell the realism in each drawing, and her attention to detail makes these pieces feel like they’re pulsing with life. Morgan really puts her heart and soul into her illustrations, and at just twenty one years old she’s got a long and colorful career ahead of her.

-Via Juxtapoz

When Andrew Schoultz decided to create a mural for the Austin, Texas music and arts festival SXSW 2014 he wanted to go big, because they say everything is bigger in Texas. His answer to bigger came in the form of a 3D tank sculpture, which looks like it's crashing through the wall housing his explosive mural.

Andrew built the entire tank himself out of what appears to be painted plywood, and now it’s perched precariously on a wall he painted up just in time for SXSW attendees to look upon with equal parts admiration and fear.

This amazing 3D tank mural was created in collaboration with Juxtapoz and Converse, and it’s sure to make a strong impresson on SXSW attendees.

-Via Street Art News

Far out fashion is all the rage on the runways and catwalks of the world, but if you’re a model wearing one of Enid Almanza’s sci-fi inspired fashion accessories you’d better have someone help you strut your stuff and get backstage again safely, because these fashion art pieces weren’t designed with visibility or comfort in mind. Maybe the future of fashion is forced blindness, style for the benefit of the viewer alone?

Enid’s extremely sculptural accessories, shoes and dresses are made (partially) from found objects, and the outfits look like something out of a space age movie or an episode of The Jetsons. Blinding yourself with fashion may not be all that appealing, but that fork fringe hat is solid gold!

-Via Hi-Fructose

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Dogs are more than just our best friends- they’re our furry children, and a valued part of our family, so pet deaths tend to hit humans pretty hard.

Every human handles the death of a pet differently- some cry a lot, others grit their teeth and turn into cold, heartless monsters, some just get a new pet after briefly shedding some tears, and a select few decide to turn the whole thing into an autobiographical video.

Chris Neal is one of those video making kinds of people, and his project entitled Man’s Best Friend is dedicated to his faithful companion Griffey, who left a dog shaped hole in Chris's heart when he passed away.

It's touching, completely heartfelt, and one of the best ways I've ever seen to get closure after a beloved pet passes away.

-Via DesignTAXI

Amtrak is hoping to bring the glory of the written word back on board their trains by offering a writer's residency program.

Up to 24 writers will be chosen to ride for free for two to five days, with a sleeper car and desk to call their own, as the train rolls across the country and the words spill out onto the page.

It’s a novel approach to bringing train travel back into vogue, but laptops, tablets and smartphones lack the romantic qualities generally associated with writing on a train, and the writers who attend this program will probably spend more time worrying about WiFi and phone signals and less time taking in the surroundings and simply letting the ride inspire them.

-Via Gothamist

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With all the GMO food science going on these days it’s no wonder some fruits and vegetables have started to consider themselves to be more than mere produce, and they’re beginning to change their shape, grow limbs and sprout facial features- anything they can do to blend in with the human and animal populace that normally chews on them.

It’s a rather clever trick, because who would want to eat a fruit or vegetable that looks like a humanoid or a cute little duckie?

Vegans, that’s who, and they have made it their mission in life to devour as many of our planty pals as possible, whether they look cute or not.

Celebrate the life and times of some very unusual fruits and vegetables, before the Vegans come a-chewin' on their shiny hineys, check out the next stage of produce evolution here.

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The NSA needs your help to keep tabs on people who change their Safari browser to private, who call their mother for recipes, and those secret weirdos who send naked pictures of themselves to themselves, you know the type- potential terrorists and troublemakers.

The way the NSA keeps tabs on people is a lot like the paparazzi snooping on unsuspecting celebrities for a bit on TMZ, only these Americans didn’t ask to be famous, or the center of anyone’s attention, so spying on them is not only ridiculous- it’s boring!

It’s NSA on TV and it’s a Funny Or Die comedy short that makes a good point- what are you doing that’s worthy of the NSA’s attention? And does their snooping make you feel like a celebrity?

-Via Gizmodo

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A standard hairpiece has only one function- to hang out on top of your head and cover up your ever growing bald spot, keeping your scalp warm and covered.

But the hairpiece found on this interactive site by Old Spice doesn’t just sit around like a lazy lump of protein fibers- it plays Huey Lewis songs by request.

You simply log on to the site here, choose your favorite Huey Lewis track, like "Hip To Be Square" or "The Heart of Rock & Roll," and the furry little fellow gets to work cranking out a fairly shaggy rendition of your favorite track.

No tips needed, no two drink minimum-just you, your computer, and a Huey Lewis lovin' hairpiece. Smells like a million dollar idea to me!

-Via Topless Robot

Many people feel that Barbie is an outdated icon of femininity, and that nowadays girls would rather be empowered by their abilities rather than just their good looks and material possessions.

That’s why we need to replace Barbie with someone like Michonne from The Walking Dead, someone who’s not afraid to get her hands dirty and scream at the post-apocalyptic world "I am woman, hear my battle cry!"

Doll modder Peewee Parker created this custom Michonne Barbie doll for a new age of fierce femininity, and the only thing it's missing is a couple of armless, jawless zombie Ken dolls with chained collars, so she can drag those smooth groined freaks around by the throat and show all the other misogynistic dolls what'll happen to them if they try and mess with Michonne!

-Via Nerd Approved