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buzzfeed: Blue Ivy is not happy about having a sibling. Shit...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:37:06 -0400

buzzfeed:

Blue Ivy is not happy about having a sibling.

Shit that kid looks like his pappy!

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Thu, 16 May 2013 21:15:39 -0400

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Wed, 15 May 2013 11:14:55 -0400

buzzfeed: DJ Hulk Hogan, coming to your house party this...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:05:52 -0400

buzzfeed:

DJ Hulk Hogan, coming to your house party this summer.

buzzfeed: The future is here and her name is Princess Monster...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:10 -0400

buzzfeed:

The future is here and her name is Princess Monster Truck!

Terrifying

txchnologist: by Txchnologist Staff Like a thief in the night,...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:40:19 -0400

Cancer: Metaphase epithelial cell in metaphase stained for microtubules (red), kinetochores (green) and DNA (blue). This image, taken by Indiana University’s Jane Stout.

Cancer: Mitotic spindle in a PTK1 cell stained for tubulin (green) and Ncd80 (red). Credit: Keith DeLuca

Immunology and infection: CACO-2 intestinal epithelial cells stained to label the apical actin cytoskeleton. Credit: Matthew Tyska

txchnologist:

by Txchnologist Staff

Like a thief in the night, the malaria parasite did its quick work and vanished inside a blood cell. But someone else was watching.

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archiemcphee: Alright Japan, now you’re just toying with us....

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:46:37 -0400

archiemcphee:

Alright Japan, now you’re just toying with us. Your relentless onslaught of weirdness and cuteness has us glued to our monitors lest we miss the next awesome thing you create or do. We’re putty in your hands. Now you’ve gone and made a series of photographs of cats dressed up as creative interpretations of sushi toppings, resting comfortably atop giant mounds of sushi rice, secured by enormous strips of nori. This one has pretty much rendered us speechless.

These “Sushi Cats” or “Neko-Sushi” are the work of Japan-based company Tange & Nakimushi Peanuts. Who needs to shower or go to work when there is stuff like this to see?

“According to the History of Sushi Cats video, the cats are a magical and historical creature that have been influencing humans since the beginning of time. Tange & Nakimushi Peanuts has released a mobile game app for iPhone and Android phones featuring the Sushi Cats. They also have an online store that offers photo prints, postcards and more (only available in Japan).”

Neko-Sushi is an extremely unusual life-form consisting of a cat on top of a portion of sushi rice. Although several references have come down to us through history from various researchers and witnesses, their existence is still shrouded in mystery and actual sightings remain rare.

There are several academics who have devoted their lives to the study of these creatures. According to a number of these, Neko-Sushi make use of gaps in space to come to us from an alternate dimension. Beyond these “gaps” lies the world of the Neko-Sushi in which, it is recently understood, lies the true identity of the cats that dwell with us here in the human dimension.

We can’t look away. It’s just too cute… too strange… too awesome.

Visit Laughing Squid for even more Neko-Sushi goodness.

…. Japan.

lonelyheartsdeathmetal: TOO LATE, SPACE JESUS Too late indeed.

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:22:17 -0400

lonelyheartsdeathmetal:

TOO LATE, SPACE JESUS

Too late indeed.

odditiesoflife: Strange Insects Devil’s Flower Mantis - one of...

Wed, 01 May 2013 09:10:08 -0400

odditiesoflife:

Strange Insects

Devil’s Flower Mantis - one of the largest types of praying mantis, they can measure up to 13 centimeters in length and have a range of coloring that allows them to mimic the Devil’s Flower, a type of orchid.

Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar - before transforming into a beautiful fluorescent blue butterfly, its an armored, blood-red caterpillar with tinted visor shades for eyes and a quadruple row of blunt horns running across its body.

Scorpionfly (Mecoptera) - neither scorpion or fly, what looks like a scorpion’s stinger on the insect is actually its genitals.

Calleta Silkmoth Caterpillar - with a massive color range and dangerous looking barbs, this caterpillar is something most predators avoid.

Giant Prickly Stick Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) - as the largest known stick insect, it reaches lengths of 20 centimeters. It is covered with large thorny spikes which double as camouflage and defensive armor.

Goliath Beetle - can grow more than 4 inches in length and weigh about 100 grams in their larval stage. It is alleged to be mostly vegetarian.

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:43:26 -0400

thebluthcompany: I’m extremely happy for this but then I’m also...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:42:18 -0400

thebluthcompany:

I’m extremely happy for this but then I’m also really upset because there’s no way I can be at the premiere.

You taste these tears. Taste my sad, Michael

wilwheaton: (via VectorBelly Webcomics)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:25:59 -0400

wilwheaton:

(via VectorBelly Webcomics)

idrawcartoons: “She’s in another Castle…You’ve probably never...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:07:57 -0400

idrawcartoons:

“She’s in another Castle…

You’ve probably never heard of it.”

Hipster Mario is so underground.

buzzfeed: stop what you’re doing and look at this. Cat wearing...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:09:54 -0400

buzzfeed:

stop what you’re doing and look at this.

Cat wearing shark costume, riding a roomba, chasing a baby duck.

historical-nonfiction: A caricature of Europe right before WWI....

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:13:31 -0400

historical-nonfiction:

A caricature of Europe right before WWI. For a full explanation of the imagery for each country, click on the image.

popculturebrain: Young Don Draper and Young Michael Bluth Are...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:08:58 -0400

popculturebrain:

Young Don Draper and Young Michael Bluth Are the Same Person | Vulture

saveroomminibar: Gaming Bento Boxes

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:03:53 -0400

saveroomminibar:

Gaming Bento Boxes

latenightjimmy: Obama Expressions

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:56:05 -0400

latenightjimmy:

Obama Expressions

latimes: The story behind Sriracha With a distinctive bottle...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:48:51 -0400

latimes:

The story behind Sriracha

With a distinctive bottle taste, Sriracha has gone from an unpronounceable challenge to a staple sauce for many Americans. In the U.S. alone, $60 million worth of the sauce was sold last year alone.

But it wasn’t always such a prevalent item on store shelves. David Tran, the man responsible for popularizing the hot sauce, had a long journey beforehand:

When North Vietnam’s communists took power in South Vietnam, Tran, a major in the South Vietnamese army, fled with his family to the U.S. After settling in Los Angeles, Tran couldn’t find a job — or a hot sauce to his liking.

So he made his own by hand in a bucket, bottled it and drove it to customers in a van. He named his company Huy Fong Foods after the Taiwanese freighter that carried him out of Vietnam.

Read more via our profile of Tran, and his beloved hot sauce.

Photos: Gina Ferazzi, Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times

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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:46:30 -0400