Thursday, September 13, 2012

Peanuts meets Lovecraft




Today's $10 plus shipping Tee Fury t-shirt is Call of Snoophulhu by Anna-Maria Jung.

New Tempest free running video



NECA's Prometheus figures






Figures.com has a thorough photo gallery of NECA's Engineer action figures. (Available at the BBTS.)

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A mirror labyrinth, navigable by nose



New project by Bompas and Parr:
The Waft that Woos
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford on Avon

The Waft that Woos is a mirror labyrinth, navigable by nose and inspired by the Merry Wives of Windsor and Shakespearian comedy. When it opens on the 6th October follow the scent of the only aphrodisiac known to mankind (which is absorbed via your lungs and eyeballs) to the heart of the maze.

Bompas & Parr’s art installation gives visitors a tangible Shakespearian experience, with exploding narratives, characterisation and criticism on an architectural and inhabitable scale. Come explore the maze and sniff the Shakespearean love oil.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Link roundup

1. Nike's new football pants were not adequately tested.

2. "Butterflies boast ultrablack wings: Insects use optical trick to get the blackest black out of dark pigments."

3. Relatedly, "Hidden away, deep within a forest in central Africa, is something quite special. But the Pollia berry's name doesn't quite do it justice, because this thing is shiny. . . In fact, it's the shiniest living thing in the world."

Dog shirts




Dog t-shirts available at Amazon.

Hulk and Hawkeye




Hulk and Hawkeye sculpture by Alexis (based on art by Noelle Stevenson).