Surfer Batman action figure

The Mattel 60's Batman line will feature Surfer Batman.

Naughty valentine

Valentine by Clio Chang.

Promotional advertisement for Cobra is basically the same as genuine US military ads

Cobra propaganda poster, promotional video, and accompanying site for the new G.I. Joe Retaliation movie.

"the British were the first to completely copper the bottoms of their entire fleet beginning around the time of the American War for Independence"

Discussion of the technological advancements in warships in the 1700's.  For example:

the British were the first to completely copper the bottoms of their entire fleet beginning around the time of the American War for Independence. This factor had a radical impact upon hull durability and speed, comparable with almost any changes in actual ship design. It was hugely expensive but kept ships out of dry-dock and improved their weatherliness and speed and helped assist uniform the speed characteristics of the whole battle fleet when in formation. This crucial change in itself was comparable in impact to the 20th century's incorporation of the microprocessor into modern naval electronics.

Link roundup

1.  How a rogue pilot misbehaved for years in a B-52 squadron, and so killed 4 people. The prologue:

"What's the deal with this guy?" Captain Bill Kramer asked, indicating a car conspicuously parked in the center of the red-curbed "No Parking" zone adjacent to the wing headquarters building. It was a short walk from the HQ building, commonly referred to as The White House, to the parking lot where they had left their own vehicles while attending the briefing on the upcoming airshow. As they passed the illegally-parked car and then the various "reserved" spaces for the wing and operations group commanders, Lt Col Winslow turned to Captain Kramer, and replied, "That's Bud's car. He always parks there." After a few more steps the Captain inquired, "How does he get away with that?" The Lieutenant Colonel reflected for a moment and responded, "I don't know--he just does."

2.  Teaching a second grade class grammar by having the students edit the Tweets of professional football players.

3.  "The Iranian Monkey Space Launch Is Likely, Probably, Almost Definitely a Fraud"

Portugal soccer jersey by Nike

"inspired by the volcanic rock associated with the country"

"The country’s most famous fugitive, Thaksin Shinawatra, circles the globe in his private jet"

Thailand:

For the past year and a half, by the party’s own admission, the most important political decisions in this country of 65 million people have been made from abroad, by a former prime minister who has been in self-imposed exile since 2008 to escape corruption charges. 

The country’s most famous fugitive, Thaksin Shinawatra, circles the globe in his private jet, chatting with ministers over his dozen cellphones, texting over various social media platforms and reading government documents e-mailed to him from civil servants, party officials say.