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Super Emo Friends
Isn’t Spidey cute? Artist J Salvador has created a whole collection of adorably angsty little superheroes with a host of personal problems. You can see the entire set here. He has a few prints of individual “heroes” available for purchase in his Etsy shop, but they’re selling out fast. Not anticipating the high demand he’s…
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“Be a Martian:” Crowdsourcing Data Analysis
Following the theory that humans will happily grind through boring tasks for the chance to win virtual “prizes,” NASA has teamed with Microsoft to create the Be a Martian program. (It’s unfortunate that Microsoft Silverlight is required for anything on the site to work, but whatever.) Users play “games” that require them to sift through…
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A Humanist Thanksgiving Proclamation
When I became convinced that the universe is natural-that all the ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood, the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell, the dungeon was flooded with light and all the…
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Link Dump
Child Development Lab – Awesome concept for a nursery. Tauntaun Groom’s Cake – With little sculpted entrails! How to Steam Up Your Old Goth Wardrobe – Article by steampunk/horror author Cherie Priest about moving from goth to steampunk. Cell Size and Scale – Neat scalable image illustrating the relative size of things from a coffee…
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Interstitial Arts Auction
The Interstitial Arts Foundation is releasing its second collection of Interfictions and is running an auction of jewelry and art inspired by stories in the two collections. The full press release is below. You can see the current piece being auctioned here and the full schedule here. The auction runs through December 1. Interfictions 2,…
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Para Abnormal
I think what I like best about Para Abnormal is Dave Lowe’s ability to say so much with so little. I can totally see a “The Empire Shall Rise Again” sentiment simmering in the losing side.
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This is Why…
…there are no horror movies starring physicists. See the rest of the strip (and highly entertaining punchline) at Partially Clips.
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I’ve Wondered About This Myself
Full strip at Abstruse Goose. (Yes, this does appear to be turning into a comic theme week, why do you ask?)
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Sagan-Man
Click over to xkcd for the rest of the strip (and mouseover Easter egg).