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Colbert Super PAC Releases Romney Attack Ad In South Carolina
January 15, 2012
Huffington Post

A fake run for president is nothing without fake attack ads, and “Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC” is wasting no time in getting its hysterical message out to South Carolinians [voiced by John Lithgow].

In a press release announcing the ad, Jon Stewart spoke about his new role as head of the Super PAC:

Hi again, it’s me, Jon. When I took over this Super PAC, I had no idea there’d be so much email-writing. Also, there are a lot of plants around Super PAC office with extremely specific watering schedules. Seriously, does a Northwood Spotted Fern really need to be watered “thrice fortnightly at dusk”?

Anyway, The Definitely Not Coordinated With Stephen Colbert Super PAC made an ad, and I figured you’d want to know. I’ve attached the press release below, so hopefully your mouse’s scroll-wheel isn’t broken.

The spot takes Romney’s claim that corporations are people, along with his history of buying companies and breaking them apart, to its comedically logical conclusion: Mitt Romney is a serial killer.

Stephen Colbert readies for presidential run
by Kim Geiger
LA Times
January 13, 2012

After hinting that he might jump into the South Carolina presidential primary race, satirist Stephen Colbert on Thursday moved one step closer to becoming a presidential candidate, declaring the formation of an “exploratory committee” and turning over his super-PAC to fellow Comedy Central host Jon Stewart.

The move is largely symbolic – Colbert missed the Nov. 1 deadline to join the GOP primary ballot and has not qualified for the ballot in any other states. It’s unclear how he plans to win votes in South Carolina, where write-in votes “are not allowed in political party primaries or for president and vice-president,” according to the South Carolina State Election Commission.

But it allows Colbert to press forward with what has become a running skit mocking federal campaign laws.

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A Sofa Experience Communications production:

Say Good Bye to the round pizza and switch to the good vibes. It’s Pizza Boomerang!

It has character and lots of ingredients. You throw it and returns always “al dente”… It’s Pizza Boomerang! It’s an innovative throwing food; made with cheese, pepper and chorizo.

Realization Ibra Muñoz & Nico Zarza. Photography Takuro Takeuchi.
http://www.pizzaboomerang.com/

Es un innovador alimento arrojadizo, hecho con queso, pimiento y chorizo,
dille Goodbye a la pizza redonda y pásate a la buena onda … Es Pizza Boomerang !!

Tiene carácter y un montón de ingredientes, la lanzas y regresa siempre “al dente” … Es Pizza Boomerang!!

via Huffington Post

Cultures Jam in an explosive display of passion as broom wielding rival factions of robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests, arriving to clean the holy site of Christ’s birth, wack it out.

image: metro.co.uk

From Erin:

A Very Calvin & Hobbes Christmas

Snowmen… On Ice!

Everything by Jim Frommeyer, Teague Chrystie, & Bill Watterson. From Jim Frommeyer:

Some have been asking how this was made, so here is a link where we break down some of the process.

Submitted by Jean:

by Singer Songwriter Jessica Frech

thanks Boris

Rachel Maddow figures out the true nature of Herman Cain’s presidential candidacy: It’s performance art!

Rachel Maddow: Herman Cain’s Candidacy is an "Art Project"
msnbc.com
November 5, 2011

The perfect product for bankers, politicians & Supreme Court Justices:

And, oh… a note from TOTO – the company making this great product, which is now on a 600 mile tour through Japan:

TOILET BIKE NEO does not have the mechanism to run on the rider’s waste. It runs on biogas fuel (fertilized, purified and compressed livestock waste and household wastewater) provided by Shika-oi Town in Hokkaido and Kobe city.

Therefore, the NEO REST seat does not function as a toilet, and has been created for promoting TOTO’s environmental efforts. TOTO is not involved with any motorbike or biogas production businesses.

Sounds a little defensive, no? (more…)

Onion antics: telling the truth by lying
by Jon Carroll
SF Gate
October 4, 2011

The tweets started with a blast from the Onion about gunfire erupting at the U.S. Capitol building. The Onion follow-ups came thick and fast:

“BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building.”

“BREAKING: Capitol building being evacuated. 12 children being held hostage by a group of armed congressmen.”

The posts linked to an article on the Onion’s website with the headline “Congress Takes Group of Schoolchildren Hostage: ‘We need $12 trillion or these kids die.’” The article also featured an obviously doctored photo of John Boehner holding a gun to a schoolgirl’s head.

The question became, of course: Was this funny? Some people took it seriously, ignoring the Onion screen name. The staffers of the Onion may be serious when they visit the doctor or take their marriage vows, but they are definitely never serious when tweeting as the Onion. Conclusion: No schoolchildren were harmed in the making of those tweets. (more…)

Submitted by Steve Lambert: Alex Melamid was once part of Komar and Melamid – an amazing pair of artists. He has now created:

The Art Healing Ministry:

Watch the NY1 video interview of Melamid here.

Harnessing the Power of Art!

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Can’t Hack Marriage? Try Quantum Entanglement Instead
By Scott Thill
WIRED
May 11, 2011

In his latest science-themed prank, concept artist Jonathon Keats will marry anyone — or anything — using quantum entanglement as the tie that binds.

“Unlike conventional weddings, which must meet church or state standards for couples to be married, the nuptial entanglement process is totally open, as nondenominational and nonpartisan as the laws of physics,” experimental philosopher Keats told Wired.com in an e-mail interview. “As long as people meet the basic criterion of exposure to entangled light, the procedure can be as simple or complex as they wish.”

Monogamy isn’t mandatory. In fact, spouses need not even be human, said Keats, who will begin his quantum marriage ceremonies Thursday at New York’s Art Currents Institute.

“Many people already have a more intimate relationship with their iPhones than with their spouses, and perhaps this is another way in which nuptial entanglement is honest,” said Keats. “Technology is neutral. From a technical perspective, you can become entangled with your pet or your plant or your iPhone. You can show the ultimate environmental commitment by becoming entangled with the planet.” (more…)

From Variations on Normal:

Finger-nose stylus for touchscreen technology
by Dominic Wilcox

I sometimes use my touchphone in the bath. I know it’s stupid. One problem I encounter is that when put my left hand in the water without thinking, it gets wet and unusable for touchscreen navigation. It is too risky to try to hold and navigate with one hand. I found that I could use my nose to scroll but I couldn’t see where my nose was touching precisely. It was at that point that I came up with this idea of a nose extension ‘finger’ that would allow navigation while my phone is firmly held by one hand.

Watch the Vimeo video here

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead, Vader Says
by Den Dhur and Hallis Saper
The Galactic Empire Times
May 9, 2011

CORUSCANT — Obi-Wan Kenobi, the mastermind of some of the most devastating attacks on the Galactic Empire and the most hunted man in the galaxy, was killed in a firefight with Imperial forces near Alderaan, Darth Vader announced on Sunday.

In a late-night appearance in the East Room of the Imperial Palace, Lord Vader declared that “justice has been done” as he disclosed that agents of the Imperial Army and stormtroopers of the 501st Legion had finally cornered Kenobi, one of the leaders of the Jedi rebellion, who had eluded the Empire for nearly two decades. Imperial officials said Kenobi resisted and was cut down by Lord Vader’s own lightsaber. He was later dumped out of an airlock.

[For maps, video, photos, TimesCast, related stories & opinions, visit the original Galactic Empire Times sidebar.]

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