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Jun 28, 2012 • In Art/Design, Books, Claire, Wishlist

Marvelous ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Pop-Up Book [And More!]

Claire has been a big fan of pop-up books since she has been able to reach for, and grab at objects. And as soon as she turned 1, she began a love affair with books of all kind (just like her mama) and finally stopped ripping out pages or ruining the pop-up mechanisms.
I too, love pop-up books because not only do I believe all books provide enrichment of some kind, but also because I am fascinated by how they work. As a matter of fact, one of Claire and my favorite activities these days is to read and flip through The…

Jun 27, 2012 • In Art/Design, Entertainment, Geek, Science

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The Heroic Table of the Elements

This one’s a doozy! Illustrator Matt Cowan has created a cool piece of geek art titled “Heroic Table of the Elements,” where superheroes and villains from the DC and Marvel universe are displayed in the style of the periodic table of elements. You can tell that a lot of thought went into compiling the chart — the characters are organized by their powers, affiliations, and species, and the year of their first appearance is included as well.

What do you think? Do you think the “Heroic Table of the Elements” accurately categorizes each hero and villain? Are there any changes or additions you…

Jun 26, 2012 • In Art/Design, Entertainment

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“There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand” [Art Exhibit]

I love the melding of pop culture and fine art. I especially have a fondness for art that features my favorite fictional characters — whether from books, television, or movies. For instance, my 3-year wedding anniversary will always hold a special place in my heart because J took me to catch South Park‘s 15th Anniversary Art Exhibit.
If you’re like me and live in the Los Angeles area, you’re in luck. Because Gallery1988 Melrose will be holding a special group art show that pays tribute to one of my all-time favorite television shows, Arrested Development. The aptly-named “There’s Always Money in the Banana…

Jun 17, 2012 • In Art/Design, Entertainment, Geek

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X-Men Guernica by *Theamat

Artist Cynthia Rodgers has created a reinterpretation of Picasso’s Guernica, featuring none other than our favorite mutants — the X-Men!
Can you identify them all?

This piece was submitted to the Comic Book Resources contest The Line Is Drawn, where contributors were asked to imagine radical re-designs for classic comic book characters. Be sure to head on over to the link to see the other reinterpretations.
Via io9.…

Jun 16, 2012 • In Art/Design, Blogging, Personal

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New Layout!

I know many of you read this blog through an RSS reader, but if you have a moment, click on through to see my new layout!

(If you view the site via Internet Explorer, you might miss out on some CSS hover transition effects!)
Some of the new features I have implemented include:

Front page only displays excerpts for long posts
“Pin This Post” at the bottom of each post
Links to the previous and next posts on individual post pages
…and many more little things here and there

Having had run low on the creative juice, I based this…