Lichtenstein Costume

A MAC makeup artist created this painstaking comic-book character costume which is (supposedly) a tribute to a Roy Lichtenstein painting.

Japanese Stereoviews

In the late 19th and early 20th century, enigmatic photographer T. Enami (1859-1929) captured a number of 3D stereoviews depicting life in Meiji-period Japan.

Check out these stereoviews from turn-of-the-century Japan that have been turned into animated gifs. The choppiness kinda gets on my nerves, but the hand-painted colors are so beautiful and intricate like in this photo of a brass ornaments merchant, or the portrait of Sumo wrestlers.

The Discovered Work of Vivian Maier

I've just found a new blog covering the work of street photographer Vivian Maier - a relatively unknown artist who worked in Chicago from 1950 to 1970. I really love these photos.

The Real Balloon Boy

Dan Nowell, who didn't hear the command to let go of the balloon line, is yanked from the ground in Mill Valley in 1964.

Spock & Kirk, BFFs

BoingBoing linked me to the Mostly Forbidden Zone, a tumblr blog that quickly became one of my favorites, and in turn linked me to the Gorgonist's etsy page, where I found this painting.

We Found Waldo

Deviantart (via Laughing Squid).

Put Yo Stunner-Shades On

Life Magazine has a selection of 30 Dumbest Inventions from their photo archives. I absolutely love these pictures.

These Venetian Sunglasses are proof that Kanye West can and will time-travel.

"I don't have a cigarette holder, I have a cigarette pack holder."

Best Pet EVAR

And all I had as a kid was a wagon. (1920s. Doreen taking an alligator ride.)

Boston.com's BigPicture feature has a great series of pictures from this years Chinese National Day Parade, which celebrated 60 years of the People's Republic of China.

Dancers from the National Ballet of China performs the "Red Detachment of Women" ballet at the Tanggu Great Theater, part of the celebration of China's 60th anniversary, in Tianjin, September 26, 2009. (REUTERS/Jason Lee) #

Oh Ziegfeld Girls

StumbleUpon brought me this great series of photos of turn of the century Ziegfeld showgirls. And now I know why they called him "glorifier of the American girl".

The Grizzly-Bear Chair

Seth Kinman was a Californian hunter, famous for presenting Presidents with exquisitely crafted mountain-man furniture. He once presented Abraham Lincoln with a fiddle made from the skull of his favorite mule.

Obama-Wan Kenobi

Via The Official Star Wars Blog comes photographic proof of our Presidents Jedi powers.

The picture is originally from Newsweek:

Here’s President Obama dueling with, yes, a Star Wars lightsaber at an event held this afternoon at the White House to promote Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics.

Reminds me of this action figure of Obama (seen here with former Vice-President Cheney) from Japan that was sold around the time of the inauguration.

Basic Emoti-KHANS

"In space, Kirk, it is very very cold."

A Night Over Europe

Enemy tracer bullets weave an intricate pattern as they shoot towards the planes of the Royal Air Force during a night attack on Hamburg. This picture was made from one of the raiding planes.

Personally, I'm just reminded of all those old Ikaruga screenshots.

A Student's Dream

A Student's Dream (1906)

Not much information can be found on this photo, other than that it was mass-produced early in the century and can be found in many collections of medical memorabilia. I love the pipe-smoking skull in the foreground, though.