February 2012
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A Simple Form of Machine Self-Replication
Via Wikipedia, naturally.
January 2012
6 posts
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Son of a Plumber
The incredible Dusty Rhodes.
Via the ISB.
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Ninja Scooter Simulator
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Osaka Expo, 1970
A modest entertainment robot.
Via Cybernetic Zoo, via @joshjjosh.
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Greenman Teleoperator
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Batman vs. The Calculator
Lethal Crane Forehead Attack, helpfully labeled in red LEDs.
From Detective Comics #467, 1977
December 2011
1 post
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November 2011
6 posts
Evening of the Bearded Heart
Theo van Doesburg’s poster for a Dada party, 1923.
RIP Hugecrab.com
In memory of my old home page, www.hugecrab.com.
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A Model of the Brain
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Male Narwhal (or Unicorn)
Includes an incredibly unhelpful drawing of the eye of a Greenland Shark.
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Flex Mentallo!
New cover art for the long-awaited collection.
September 2011
4 posts
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More Trapdoors
“Hurled by Highbinders Through the Rat Pit’s Double Trap.”
Via BLDGBLOG.
Beard Trap
“Then let it be the kiss of death.”
Via BLDGBLOG.
Batman Dracula
Nico as Batman and Andy Warhol as Robin, from Batman Dracula, 1964
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August 2011
8 posts
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Burning Man Day 1 Update: Finally, we get to the...
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Burning Man Day 1: We don our stillsuits and...
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Once more, for my #1 buddy Rem
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STEMT ROOD!
“Vote red! Choose the candidate of the Social-Democratic Labor/Workers’ Party”
Dispatches from Martha's Vineyard
Jortmaster, relaxing on vacation.
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July 2011
7 posts
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Litton Mark 1
Litton Mark 1 Prototype spacesuit
Frame 423
From this archive of every single frame of the Zapruder Film.
Cannonade Plan for Crenellated Fortress
They have lizard-drawn battle wagons made from old...
Rivaling Chronenburg’s Total Recall and Jororowsky’s Dune for the title of best movie never made comes the paleo-future disco epic Dazzler pitched in the 70s by Marvel’s Jim Shooter.
Cher, KISS, the Village People and Robin Williams are in.
Spiderman and the Avengers play themselves.
Do yourself a favor and get the entire treatment here.
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Spoiler Alert: Dendochronology Edition
the tree gets cut down.
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Juxtaposition
Stephen O’Malley of Sun0))) posing awkwardly in front of Richard Serra’s “Out-Of-Round X” in May of 2011. Via Wikipedia.
June 2011
7 posts
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May 2011
11 posts
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