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Papercraft Self Portrait Big Head Costume

photo by Eric Testroete Eric Testroete created an amazing papercraft self portrait as a Halloween costume, wearing his surreal big head over his real head. I made this as my costume for Halloween 2009. It was kind of inspired by big-head mode seen in videogames. I really wanted to get the face...

Make Magazine Cover by Adam Koford Featuring Adam Savage of MythBusters

The next issue of Make Magazine (Volume 20) has a great cover illustrated by Adam Koford featuring Adam Savage of MythBusters as an astronaut. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed. ...

links for 2009-11-03

Laika: The Space Dog (The Retro Blog) New LA Driver’s License Application (The Art of the Prank) Inside Astronaut Boot Camp (Popular Science) Tweetie 2.1 Coming Soon With Retweet, Geolocation, And Some List Support (TechCrunch) Twitter Reveals More Lists Power With A Widget (TechC...

Fly In A Bottle, A Documentary About Avant-Garde Jazz Trio Medeski Martin and Wood

“Fly In A Bottle”, a documentary about the avant-garde jazz trio Medeski Martin and Wood directed by their drummer Billy Martin, is scheduled for release on November 24th as part of the Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set, now available for pre-order. As an amazing finale to the entir...

Sixty Foot Ghost, A Giant Squid Art Installation

photos by Todd Freeman Printmakers Todd Freeman and Meg Perec of Freeman & Perec recently created “Sixty Foot Ghost”, a site specific art installation that recreates a 60′ giant squid. The project was created for ArtPrize 2009 and is currently on display at 47 Commerce SW...

The Adventures of Lil’ Cthulhu