— via deviantART
While the clay way drying, a slimy, gross, tentacled monster slithered up from the deep and attempted kidnap! Using the magical freezing fire power of my kiln, I was able to save this poor, innocent bowl from the ravages of the sea monster. But not before a few of the vicious, viscous tentacles were fused by fire to the bowl’s sides. The End — via Etsy
Eight detailed tentacles twist together to form this solid bronze Octopus Tentacle Twist Ear Cuff. This fluid Tentacle Twist Ear Cuff has detailed suction cups and can be worn on either the left or the right ear — via Etsy
Trailer for the action/fantasy film The Monkey King (????) directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starring Donnie Yen. The film is based on selected chapters of Wu Cheng’en’s classical novel Journey to the West and will tell the story of how the Monkey King rebels against the Jade Emperor of Heaven — via Youtube
Little Maddie is a Cthulhu-themed My Little Pony designed by Bigshot Toyworks for Friendship is Maddness
, a project encompassing a series of animation shorts and toys — via Laughing Squid
In the Saratov region fishing wild fox came to us — via Youtube
The Abbey Mills pumping station is a sewage plant designed so elaborately it looks like an authentic Byzantine monastery. It was thus named the Cathedral of Sewage. Located in the Thames estuary, this one-of-a-kind pumping station was built between 1865 and 1868 to siphon London’s sewage from the low level sewers up to the high level plant which processes the waste waters. Designed by architect Charles Driver and engineers Joseph Bazalgette and Edmund Cooper, the Cathedral of Sewage has a cruciform layout with intricate Byzantine architecture, a special touch that earned it a place in the United Kingdom’s Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Not to mention, the fascinating building got a starring role in Batman Begins (2003) as the Arkham Asylum Laboratory with the Scarecrow and Rachel Dawes — via When On Earth
Cephalopod anyone? This little critter is inspired by the fascinating (and adorable) Hawaiian Bobtail squid (order Sepiolida) — via Etsy
Too Adorable to Boot off Lounge, originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Illustration of a twisting knot of monster tentacles, printed with water-based inks in vibrant greens and purples — via Etsy
Made with real chocolate, our home-made version is just as easy to make as the pre-packaged stuff and tastes infinitely better — via Youtube
— via Etsy
The script for this video is an excerpt from our new book: The Wise Book of Whys — via Youtube
A fire in a workshop owned by Swatch sent shares in the world’s largest watchmaker sharply down yesterday and prompted fears about the knock-on impact on the broader Swiss timepiece sector.
The blaze broke out in Swatch’s unit at Grenchen in the Swiss canton of Solothurn. The company said it is fully insured, but Swatch’s stock nevertheless dropped 2.2 per cent in trading before recovering to end down 0.76 per cent at 589 Swiss Francs (£4.02).
The Swatch workshop, which was destroyed, made standard movements
— the components that drive the moving parts of a watch. They are mainly sold to other firms, such as Richemont and LVMH, rather than being used in Swatch’s own products. LVMH owns the Tag Heuer, Hublot and Zenith brands.
It’s very serious,
said Jon Cox, an analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux in Zurich, told Bloomberg. It may have an impact on the whole Swiss watch industry as Swatch is the biggest supplier of movements
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Classic video games from the 1970s and 1980s have been put online by the Internet Archive and can be played within a web browser for nothing.
The collection has launched with games from five early home consoles, including the Atari 2600 and Colecovision.
The games do not have sound, but will soon, the Internet Archive said.
In coming months, the playable software collection will expand greatly,
archivist Jason Scott wrote.
Making these vintage games available to the world, instantly, allows for commentary, education, enjoyment and memory for the history they are a part of.
The other machines included are the Atari 7800, the Magnavox Odyssey (known as the Philips Videopac G7000 in Europe) and the Astrocade.
Well-recognised titles such as Pacman, Space Invaders and Frogger are all in the archive — with more consoles and games expected soon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This lovely tea set was created by LoucheLab — via Little Bunny’s Creepies
The figure, stand, table top, stool and sewing machine are made out of Philippine mahogany while the gears are carved from Narra hardwood. The table legs and pedal are made of copper wire. The figures are painted with enamel and protected with a clear lacquer. Bumblesweet sits at 5 1/4″ high while the whole piece measures 6 1/2″ long, 3 3/4″ wide and 8 1/8″ high. It took 102 3/4 hours to make — via Youtube
Thanks Caitlin for sending in this winter-y photo of Otto and Victoria. Remember it’s very important that Cephalopods keep their heads warm when playing in the snow — via Brian Kesinger’s Tea Girls
James Hong and John Carpenter on the set of Big Trouble in Little China — via Steve Niles Tumblr
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