Papercraft zombie (link roundup)

Download this zombie paper toy here.

And a few more links:

1. Nintendo might provide wireless service for an upcoming version of the Wii like Amazon provides for the Kindle. Via these sites.

2. Lego coin-operated candy machines. Also, Lego King Arthur from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Via.

3. Can't say I really understand what happened, but the first sentence doesn't sound good: "A spokesman for California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown has surreptitiously recorded telephone interviews with news reporters . . . ."

*Previously: The umbrella in the stone.

*Buy Lego minifigs at eBay.

New book mocks Palin's memoir

Going Rouge: Sarah Palin: An American Nightmare collects various essays critical of Palin, and (obviously) mocks the design of her book Going Rogue: An American Life. Via.

*Previously: "Quitters Never Win" Sarah Palin button.

*Buy Sarah Palin collectibles at eBay.

Homemade swamp Yoda costume (link roundup)

Go here to find out how to make this Yoda costume. Really cute beanie.

And a few more links:

1. Tim Schafer's defense of gameplay in Brutal Legend is so absurdly complex that it seems almost intended to further discourage people from buying the game.

2. Pithy film description: A group of people are trapped in an elevator, and one of them is the devil.

3. Those new blogger disclosure rules announced by the FTC are pretty funny when you see the conflicts of interest that the White House glosses over. Via.

*Previously: Remember when beanie babies were supposed to be a valuable investment?

*Buy Instant Period Costume: How to Make Classic Costumes from Cast-Off Clothing at Amazon.

Monstrous tortilla chips and salsa (link roundup)

Monstrous tortilla chips and salsa concept packaging by Jeanelle Mak. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Now this would of have been interesting - - awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the opposition in Iran. Via.

2. Digital tank camouflage on a tank. Weird how what looks like 8-Bit graphics is actually cutting edge.

3. Wait, you're not Data, you're Lore!

*Previously: Highly desirable cigarette packaging.

*Buy wind-up tanks at eBay.

Pirate paper doll (link roundup)

Go here to download a pirate paper doll, created to promote a pop-up book called The Castaway Pirates (the download link is immediately above the pirate video). Via.

And a few more links:

1. I sure read a lot of people opining about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, but almost no one identified someone who should have won. Well, here's a nomination for Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai.

2. In case you ever wondered - - the answer to the question of whether zero is odd or even.

3. Watched Wolverine on the plane and thought it was fine - - better than X2 (I've only seen the atrocious end of X3). Watched Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in the theater and was thrilled when, after an hour, my oldest asked to leave. Boy, how did that get even half decent reviews?

*Previously: Bruce Lee paper doll.

*Buy pirate toys at eBay.

4 out of 5 skaters recommend... (link roundup)

4 out of 5 skaters recommend Satan over Jesus. See also: Custom monster skateboard wheel. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Funny photos of White House staff passing out lab coats to doctors so they would look more like doctors while posing for a photo op with Obama (to promote health care reform).

2. Augmented reality iPhone app makes the World Trade Center reappear.

3. Google makes some funny recommendations when you type in "Brett Favre is a."

*Previously: ARG sites for FlashForward.

*Buy Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art at Amazon.

Philippe Tournaire's architecture rings (link roundup)

As I understand it, made to order architecture rings by Philippe Tournaire. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Depressing information about the way lobbyists are shaping health care reform.

2. Lego ship in a bottle.

3. Banjo-playing bird paper toy.

*Previously: Art exhibition based on Bottle City of Kandor.

*Buy ships in bottles at eBay.

Skateboarders play neon Tetris in San Francisco (link roundup)

Neat idea - - put on neon helmets and skate down a hill to "play" a video game. But couldn't it have been something more interesting than Tetris? Via.

And a few more links:

1. A military spending bill working its way through Congress includes an earmark for $20 million for an educational institute honoring late Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Via.

2. Olive Oil punches out Bluto animated gif.

3. Cute housewarming card.

*Previously: Popeye as Hellboy.

*Buy Popeye toys at eBay.

Tiger and boy (link roundup)

Photo of tiger and boy via these sites. Source unknown.

Update: Thanks to the tipster, here's the tiger, available as a print. That's a major complaint I have about sites like Digg, Reddit, and Found - - users frequently show no respect at all for intellectual property holders and often craft links in such a way that you can't figure out where the images originated.

And a few more links:

1. An officer handcuffed a nurse and put her in a squad car because he was dissatisfied with the speed the hospital was moving to draw a suspected drunk driver's blood. There's video of the incident at the link (which I haven't watched). Via.

2. Funny anecdote about apparent senator to be Paul Kirk.

3. T-Rex with a Tommy Gun.

*Previously: Excuse me, is that a T-Rex in your pocket?

*Buy handcuffs at Amazon.

Abominable Snowman (link roundup)

Abominable Snowman sculpture by Eric Althin. More photos and concept art here.

And a few more links:

1. An alternate skin for the board game Operation.

2. Some insight into how elite political bloggers strategize before launching attacks on opponents.

3. Ralph Nader wrote a novel fantasizing about "good" rich people like Warren Buffet saving the world.

*Previously: Plush Abominable Snowman.

*Buy Abominable Snowmen at eBay.

Illustrated Version of "Up Simba" by David Foster Wallace

In 2000, David Foster Wallace wrote an extended essay called Up Simba! about the week he spent on the road with John McCain's primary campaign. Mike Russell has created a comic book adaptation of the story.



Follow the link to see the rest. Via Raketenwerfer.

*See also: John McCain and ... Anna Nicole Smith?

Obituary of the Day: Yeltsin was like "a retarded nephew...

"Boris Yeltsin was always good for a laugh, which is probably why on the occasion of his death people outside of Russia are not calling him words like scum and monster, but instead recalling him fondly, with a smile, as one would a retarded nephew who could always be counted on to pull his pants down at Thanksgiving dinner."

Read the rest, this first paragraph is mild.

*Buy KGB collectibles at eBay.

Video: Presidental Debate Spliced With Super Punch Out Style Graphics/Music

Via Blogometer.

Professors Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein Hate Each Other

Mr. Finkelstein has called Mr. Dershowitz a "raving maniac," "hoodlum" and "evil." On normanfinkelstein.com there is a recent Finkelstein article titled "Should Alan Dershowitz Target Himself for Assassination?" On Mr. Dershowitz's Web site ( alandershowitz.com), he has had students compile lists of "The Most Despicable Things Finkelstein Has Said," "The 10 Stupidest Things Finkelstein Has Said," and so on.

Read on.