"Say 'Hello' to my little friend... "

The Tooncinator is not simply a cat with an AK-47 up it's ass. It's a fearsome kitty decoy that lets our military shoot around corners. Could this be a noble reuse for "Bomber" the unwanted kitty?

We're clearly headed for a future filled with puppet/weapon hybrids.

Kitty Booyah! Whew... that's dumb.

Reggio the Hoofer

Good seats are still available for this season's must-see, tap-dancing masterpiece, The Nut-tapper.

Bjork to the future...

Tech Video of the Week

As Bjork continues her world tour, many people have noted the very unusual instrument on stage that looks like a glass table with a number of glowing toys being pushed around.

It is, in fact, an amazing new instrument called the Reactable, that was developed by music engineers in Spain. Like Microsoft's Surface computer, it uses a table-top screen that reacts to touch. But it goes beyond that, turning the complex sound mixing board into an intuitive visual interface.
From Towleroad (Towleroad.com)

Sellaband

Interesting concept. Pimp your favorite struggling local band, invest a little dough, and get a cut if they succeed.

Props to the Frogs!

They finally did something cool!

DanzaGate

This is old news, and I don't care.

(In convenient Buddy Icon size)

Thank you, Chris.

I miss Chicago...

A woman slipped into a local ballfield last week, cavorted naked around the stadium and took a pickax to a cash machine. Surveillance tapes show a strange and confused unclothed black woman as she stacked folding tables, chairs and traffic cones.

Inside the facility the woman found a pickax and attacked a cash machine. Although she first appears unclothed, later in the tape she is wearing a T-shirt and one sock. She then makes her exit through the team's souvenir shop. The police said it does not appear that the woman stole anything.

(greatly relieved about that)

Differently-abled

In this case, it means he gets one extra thing to pound the DDR pad with.

via one.point.zero

Three year old prodigies

Even with the crushing weight of Communist rule starving her fellow countrymen to death, 3 year old North Korean Mo Kin plays a mean xylophone.

Not to be outdone, 3 year old Sarah Pazen takes notes and keeps her dad's nose to the grindstone. (Be patient when loading this 5 MB Flash movie. It will load, but her dad doesn't believe in Flash loading indicators.)

Rockettes vs. "Nutcracker" in Holiday Steel Cage Match of Death

I thought that the Rockettes weren't coming to Chicago anymore, but what do I know? What's the big deal with them anyway?

In other news, if you haven't seen the Joffrey Ballet's "The Nutcracker" at the Auditorium Theatre, you really should.

via tmn

Insane Japanese Ping-Pong Match

Some wacky Japanese dudes on a wacky Japanese variety show stage an incredible ping-pong match that's sorta The Matrix meets Mummenschanz. You have to see it to believe it!

Requires Windows Media Player...

God-given Talent

Christ, is this guy entertaining? No, really. I'm asking, Jesus. Is he entertaining in any way? Is this how you want your Word spread: some guy drinking a glass of water while a puppet spouts scripture? I bet the kids run away screaming and have nightmares for years.

I like the fact that he has an autograph for his puppet, too. That's deliciously creepy!

via The Lord God, his agent

The First Ever All-Vegetable Orchestra

Those wacky Viennese: what will they think of next?

Scary Image of the Day

Enjoy!

Screwy Doo

Incredibly scary picture of the cast of the new Scooby Doo movie.