Disturbing short about Pinocchio

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"The Tree Man" was written and directed by Navin Dev:

Set between Chapters 15 and 16 of Carlo’s Collodi’s classic novel 'The Adventures of Pinocchio', 'The Tree Man' depicts Pinocchio’s seemingly final minutes as he hangs from a tree. As he slowly dies, the wooden marionette spiritually journeys into an inferno of fear, guilt and hope through his encounters with key symbolic characters such as the Maiden with Azure Hair and the ghost of the Talking Cricket. As he falls deeper into darkness he learns the crucial dangers and virtues of the mortality he seeks.

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Adorable knitted bears

Adorable knitted bears on sale for about $30 each in Knitting Dreams' Etsy shop. Via.

*Learn how to make plush creatures with these books at Amazon.

Ashtray plus hazmat miniatures

Ashtray plus hazmat miniatures.

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Batmobile redesign contest

Two redesigns by Matt Gould for a Batmobile redesign contest. Via.

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Rattan and bamboo car

The Phoenix by Kenneth Cobonpue - - made of of rattan, bamboo, steel and carbon fiber. Via these sites.

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Illustration roundup

The Albatross by Myke Amend on sale at the link.



Muammar Gaddafi by Noma Bar.




The Appleseed Cast concert poster by Kevin Tong on sale here.




Battle of the Planets by Neal McCullough on sale at Etsy.




Super Frog Saves Japan by Aaron McConnell (based on a story by Haruki Murakami) on sale at eBay to benefit Japan. Via.




WIP logo by Serge Seidlitz for the solo electronica project "Bone shaker."




Mister Miracle by Farel Dalrymple.




Hellboy by Duncan Fegredo being auctioned off at eBay to benefit Japan.




Topiary lion by Kim Dulaney, who was picked as one of Print's best new visual artists.




Urban Forest banner by Michael Worthington & Yasmin Khan.

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Annotations from the Superman episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Last week's "Battle of the Superheroes!" episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold was an absolute pleasure to watch with my kids. You can probably catch most, if not all of it, at Youtube, and these sites have provided detailed annotations. For example:





You can also find several wallpaper-sized images at this site, including these:




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Scribblenauts toys

Available for preorder at the BBTS, Maxwell from Scribblenauts plush and action figure.

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Facebook Like Button added to an elevator

Holding the elevator door open becomes a bit more fun when Facebook like stickers are added. You can buy Like stickers at Amazon.

Image roundup

A few gems from Reddit:



Dust storm in Kuwait March 25, 2011 (might want to watch with the sound off).



"My only professional ambition is to get a desk where no one can see my computer monitor other than me" from Some eCards.




Ant pushing a drop of water.



Ermine, I think.



Anyone can put a fairy door on an upright surface. How about a door convincingly placed on the ground?

*Previously: Move over fairy doors. Here's tiny elevators.

Link roundup

1. This is a story about having Glenn Danzig as a neighbor.

2. Funny NSFW comic strips in an ad campaign by MTV for condoms showing that sex is no accident.

3. Tyler Cowen considers the question, "Are we seeing the beginning of the end of work?"

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Alice: Madness Returns wallpaper and box art

I took the liberty of turning the (French) box art for Alice: Madness Returns into a widescreen wallpaper:



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Krull movie poster

Krull movie poster by Justin Erickson of Phantom City Creative. If you're in Toronto, you can win one, as described here.

*Buy the Krull board game at eBay.