One Birth, Bat Wings Not Included

A Japanese fetus model set from 1877.

Ultrasumo!

With the exception of the oh so forgettable song accompanying it, I quite like this Duracel Ultra commercial (and what a clever way to bump up their bunny iconography).






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OHY-2bv0vk&feature=related

Ursa Asia

I could kill the photographer/stylist for not stretching that fold out at the base of the bear's neck, but otherwise I've nothing but appreciation for Lise Lefebvre's work.


http://www.liselefebvre.com/

Calamarvelousity

-and to think, I'd never even heard of squid porn 24 hours ago...


http://www.daikichiamano.com/

Paper, Scissors, Stoned

I went through a fun, albeit short-lived, papercraft spell a few months ago.
My favorite designs (and the simplest to assemble) were by Brian Gubicza.

http://goobeetsa.blogspot.com/

Poolgaphone

I haven't allowed myself to use a friend's iPhone for fear that I will immediately decide I need one, but for those of you who've already succumbed, here are a few of the many wallpaper choices (also available for iPad) assemble by Poolga for your viewing pleasure.

Links to the artists individual websites are listed there.

http://poolga.com/


Imperial
Guy Warley


Queen of Spades
Marco Recuero


Socialist Leisure…
Irina Troitskaya


Ella
Puño


Peacock Feathereyes
strawberryluna


Ataque sorpresa
Ana Galvañ


Supa Dupa Lovers
Jonathan Calugi


We Two
Catalina Estrada


The Weeds
Catalina Estrada


Summer Moths
Rich Gemmell


The Smoker
Malota


Hanako
Malota


Pyra Vastu
Adrian Fleet


8
Camilo Carmona


3
9000


The hanged man
Emmanuel Polanco


Ciudad poliedro
Ivan Bravo


Heracles Ivanov
Ricardo Cavolo


Ric Magic Body
Ricardo Cavolo


World
Judy Kaufmann

Japean Delights!

Of my many lovely birthday prezzies this year, these came as a surprise as they arrived in the mail today from Pittsburg - anyone who know me knows my weakness form asian cuteness in all forms, so I can't thank Sara P. enough for these treasures (Korean wedding dolls & 1950's Japanese kokeshi/nesting dolls)!

The keyholder, front and center, was a gift from Daniel Kay Wilbur.

Humpty Dumpty Goes To Macao

Egg Fu first debuted in Wonder Woman #157 (October 1965).

He was a Chinese Communist agent, inexplicably shaped like an egg the size of a house, with a Charlie Chan-like speech pattern, who used his mustaches as whips against his enemies.

-Wikipedia

If he wasn't so I Wear My Straight Jacket On The Inside insane of a character, he'd be slightly racist.





He recently made a comeback of sorts in D.C.'s exhaustion of a epic "52" under the name Chang Tzu, explaining that "Egg Fu" was one of his "Nine thousand and nine unmentionable names", and immediately killing a guard who laughs at the mention of it.

As you can see, time, Wonder Woman, and p.c. racial stereotype homogenization have not been kind to him...

Circa 1915

Pagoda Dress by Etienne Drian

KIDCHANgelings

I'm a bit jaded when it comes to manga, through no fault of the genre itself (well, maybe that '90's glut of penis-tentacle-rape animetion had a li'l to do with it), which is a shame because, in addition to the Giant Robots vs. Freaky Villains stuff which I'm more forgiving of...





...it means I miss some very pretty pictures.

Art: kidchan

http://kidchan.deviantart.com/gallery/#Original-Arts

Robogeisha

This trailer is too insane for words to explain, but if Death By Fantail Shrimp is on the menu, I'm there!



And the original link, as my blog crops widescreen YouTube videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo-gGes6qig

C.H.U.D., Tokyo Style

This is what the sewage system of Japan looks like.




"American urban planning" just became a punchline...

The Emotibot Revolution

Leave it to the Japanese to invent a robot that displays seven different human emotions, including joy, sadness and disgust.


To express disgust the robot prototype, named Kobian "purses its lips and withdraws one hand in an effeminate manner".


It has soft rubber hands, and is being developed for use in nursing (!); what else to say that the video clip below doesn't:

!PONYO!

I'm a mega Miyazaki fan, and have been waiting for this movie to come out - in Kids Sitting In The Back Seat Of The Car On A Road Trip Time - FOREVER!

So, you can imagine my pleasure when my coworkerfriend, The Former Madame Pompadour, told me that the theatrical trailer for Disney's release of it was posted this morning.

The link, as this isn't resizing correctly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiNB4epGxK8