The Quick 10: 10 Long-in-the-Tooth “Teenagers”
You all know that I’m a big Glee fan. But I’m not delusional – I know that a lot of the actors in the show are nowhere close to being of high school age… unless they’ve flunked many a grade (Cory Monteith and Mark Salling, who play Finn and Puck respectively, are both 27). They’re [...]
Halloween Papercraft by Eric Testroete
Halloween Costume Papercraft Self Portrait by Eric Testroete
Eric Testroete made this amazing papercraft head for Halloween, inspired by big-head mode seen in video games. By using these Applications, 3ds Max 2009, Mudbox 2010, Photoshop CS3 and Pepakura he managed to create a 3 dimensional pseudo realistic paper portrait. His idea came from Bert Simons another [...]
Month in Review: October’s Most Popular Stories
Another month is in the books. In case you missed a day or two here or there, these are the top 12 stories originally posted in October:
1. The Origins of All 30 NBA Team Names
by Scott Allen
Why is a team in Los Angeles named the Lakers, and what’s a team called the Jazz doing [...]
Why Dogs Hate Halloween
Dog blogs always get emailed lots of photos, and, naturally, the Halloween season brings about a barrage of photos of costumed pups. Being one of the largest pet blogs on the net, Dogster’s blog decided to collect some of the most embarrassing, yet most endearing photos that were sent to their inbox this holiday season. [...]
Twitter hosts world’s first online seance
In a Halloween publicity stunt the world’s first ever online seance conducted via Twitter proved popular and allegedly succeeded in contacting…
Internet Cat Costumes
Internet memes make great Halloween costumes, although they are usually only clever for one year. The exception is cats, because their popularity (at least on the internet) goes on and on. Here are some clever LOLcat Halloween Costumes.
Jacki was Spaghetti Cat in 2008. You don’t have the time to make a better costume for this [...]
The Stories Behind 6 Famous Masks
Just in time for Halloween, here are a few behind-the-scenes tidbits about some famous masks (of both the scary and not-so-spooky variety).
1. The Leatherface Mask
Portions of the classic horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre were based on the crimes of serial killer Ed Gein, but the trademark Leatherface mask was inspired by a far more [...]
How do you perceive Halloween ?
For many Halloween is a time for fun and dressing up, but for others it has a greater significance – some believe it to be a time for tradition an…
The Late Movies: Halloween Pranks
Halloween is almost here. Just remember, scaring people can be a dangerous business.
Nice right cross.
Really, people need to relax.
Good to know this officer is on the job.
OK, they can’t all be winners.
It’s always fun to see the tiny ones run.
Sometimes, the simplest pranks are the best.
Now this is some good parenting right here.
Let’s end [...]
Giant pumpkin breaks record
Just in time for Halloween, a school teacher in Ohio has grown a record breaking giant pumpkin that’s so large it weighs more than the average cow…
