Art, Vision, & the Disordered Eye

Interesting site on famous artists and the visual disorders that may have affected their work.

Via the Museum of Online Museums, via Barista, behold the Gallery of East German Paper Bags.

Even more Zen than the Museum of Moist Towelettes.

OK, now play this.

Good Lord, that Zombie Jesus joke's been around for a heck of a long time. And check out the you - cannot - kill - what - does - not - live comments thread.

Vintage Octopus Pulp

Today's haul - plus six other things I posted today and predated to give the impression I've been conscientiously updating this thing for the last two weeks.

The internet grants me the power to shape my own reality, and you cannot excape it!

Polish Poster Art

Featuring the surreal movie posters of Wieslaw Walkuski.

Found Magazine

A collection of found items: doodles, notes, to-do lists, &c. Much more interesting than it sounds.

Aerial photographs of Mexico City

It being Easter n' all.

Chocolate Jesus

Don't go to church on Sunday
Don't get on my knees to pray
Don't memorize the books of the Bible
I got my own special way
Bit I know Jesus loves me
Maybe just a little bit more

I fall on my knees every Sunday
At Zerelda Lee's candy store

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Keep me satisfied

Well I don't want no Anna Zabba
Don't want no Almond Joy
There ain't nothing better
Suitable for this boy
Well it's the only thing
That can pick me up
Better than a cup of gold
See only a chocolate Jesus
Can satisfy my soul

When the weather gets rough
And it's whiskey in the shade
It's best to wrap your savior
Up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy
But that's ok
Pour him over ice cream
For a nice parfait

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Good enough for me
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Good enough for me

Well it's got to be a chocolate Jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate Jesus
Keep me satisfied


Go here to watch Mr Waits sing it live on Letterman. Chocolate Jesus image from Jesus of the Week. Or if you're looking for something with stigmata, why not borrow this half baked idea, a White Chocolate Jesus with Liquid Cherry Center.

That's about all I could find by googling "chocolate jesus", apart from the book and the band. I'm glad to say the phrase doesn't seem to have some paraphilic meaning I was previously unaware of, or if it does no-one with that peccadillo has a website. More chocolate deities here. This guy's weblog looks interesting.

Now go bite the heads off some bunnies!

Babbage's Difference Engine Made with Lego

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned Gnod before, or perhaps I'm thinking of something similar. At any rate, now it should be easier to dig out of the archives. Gnod is a self-adapting system for mapping books, movies and music on the basis of shared preferences. ("If you liked that, you'll like this" - nearly always a lie, of course.) See specifically: Gnoosic, Gnooks and Gnovies.

Interactive Tartan Weaver

The Creatures in my Head

The creepy little beasties of Andrew Bell.

If'n you've been visiting Eyeteeth like I suggested, y'all've already seen the BenettonPlay Flipbook. Yes, I believe it does have something to do with the ugly jumper company with the cheesy ads.

Unembedded

Freelance photography from Iraq. Not all of these photographs are grisly, but not all of them are not.

Via Barista.