St Matthews Island

Artist Stuart McMillen created an online comic about a small herd of reindeer introduced to an isolated island with natural resources and no prey. An interesting read if you are concerned about green living and the planet.

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Tiger Nurses Piglets

From Animal Planet, a adult tiger nurses piglets.

 

Painted Trees

Artist Curtis Killorn gives new life to dead trees by painting dead trees bright colours.



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Smartest Dog in the World

A short animation by Graham Annable about an owner, a dog and a cat.



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Cat Dreams

What do cats dream about? Eating fish, chasing mice or cuddling with their owners? Artist Theresa Knudson created a series of portraits with a sleeping cat.

 

Everything Important about London

Artist Nick Patchitt creates wonderful spherical wall prints with iconic images and symbols. I think I like the Animal one the best.

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Monster Landscape Paintings

Artist Chris McMahon buys mediocre second-hand landscape paintings and paints monsters to them. Rather awesome indeed.



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Listening New Order - Regret

 

Tiger Cub and Piglet



 

Last Breakfast

Artist Bryan Stuckey adapted the painting of the Last Supper featuring breakfast cereal characters titled The Last Breakfast.

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Murder of Eagles

As salmon season approaches in Alaska, thousands of bald eagles descend upon Dutch Harbor. This video is a little eerie.



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Passive-Aggressive Office Notes

Some of my favourites from the 40 Office Notes:





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Before I Die...

Artist Candy Chang created a great interactive art installation in New Orleans.



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New Smithsonian Wildlife Photos

The Smithsonian has created an online database, http://www.siwild.si.edu), that presents more than 202,000 wildlife photos to the public. These photos were captured with camera traps--automated cameras with motion sensors.

Here is the query for a giraffe.

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Listening to: Rising Appalachia - Scale Down

 

Yosemite National Park

Horsetail Fall is a waterfall in Yosemite Valley that appears to be on fire during two weeks in February when the setting sun strike it.



 

Immigration Patters in Lego

Artist Samuel Granados created a 3D Lego map to show immigration patterns in North America.

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Monkey Pirate Confiscated

In Louisiana, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confiscated four monkeys from an autistic 64-year-old woman. The Department claims the primates are illegally owned. The woman likes to wear a pirate costume and also dress her "service monkeys" in pirate costumes. She claims the monkeys assist her with her disability.



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I am a recent fan of Big Bang Theory. I am only starting Season 3, but I love the show, the characters, style and zany plots. I heard there was a crazy cat episode involving Sheldon (I have yet to see it).



 

Hamster Mansion

Katja modified her Ikea expedit bookcase into a mansion for her hamster Fred.



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Ecuador: court rules Chevron guilty of polluting the Amazon, fines oil giant $8 billion

Chervon was on of the top 10 biggest polluters of the 1990s. Now a court in Ecuador has ruled Chervon is guilty of polluting the Amazon and has fined Chervon $8 billion. Chevron (formerly Texaco) abandoned open toxic pits in the Ecuadorean Amazon rainforest near Lago Agrio.

Since the late 1960s, the Cofán people have suffered numerous health and environmental problems due to oil production on their lands. The health issues continue as the water and soil are polluted and the Cofán people have new illnesses and cancer.

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Dave the rottweiler plays mother to orphaned bunnies, birds and kittens

One day, Amanda Collins brought home an abandoned French rabbit only to discover her 6-year-old rottweiler affectionately became its guardian. The Dave the dog continued to adopt a nursemaid role, when Collins also brought home ducklings, geese, rabbits, kittens and puppies. Dave came from an abusive home, his first owner chopped his tail with a cleaver, but continues to be a calm and loving guardian to stray animals.



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Muppets LCD Soundsystem cover Dance Yrself Clean



 

People Are Awesome



Hooked

An animation by Character Matters Animation Studios about a little fish and a baited hook.

Hooked from Character Matters on Vimeo

 

Extreme Underwater Ice Hockey

Austrian polar divers play underwater hockey.



 

Cats with Thumbs



 

Listening to: DeVotchKa - How It Ends

 

Cat Purrs Loud

Imagine if your cat purred as loud as a Boeing 747? Deafening yes. Smokey just wants to show his family that he is happy.

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Whatever



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Laser Cat Bowling

A strike!



 

Billboard Swing Set

Architect Didier Faustino built a swing set out of an old billboard frame in New York. A great, random interactive art installation.



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Listening to: Sheryl Crow - Every Day Is A Winding Road