Fantasy Theater

Old b&w photos converted to color. The effect isn't quite convincing on a few of them, but the best ones are really powerful...there's an immediacy there that gives you a different perspective on history.

http://www.tickld.com/x/29-incredible-colorized-historical-photos

This is kind of morbid, but kind of sweet too. Retouched photos of what rock stars might look like today if they hadn't died young:

http://sachsmedia.com/rockheaven/

The current Cincy library is perfectly nice, but this place was seriously epic:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/15-gorgeous-photos-of-the-old-cincinnati-library

25 places you won't believe are real:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/miniusanotnormal/25-places-that-look-not-normal-but-are-actually-r-7lct

Some *really* cool images here:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/nikon-small-world-2011/

via Dan Taylor and Poopsheet:




If the slideshow doesn't work, the pictures are here:
http://www.poopsheetfoundation.com/photo/albums/space-2010

Colleen Doran's "A Distant Soil" is being serialized on her new & improved website:
http://adistantsoil.com/

Making real-life scenes look like miniatures:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of-tilt-shift-photography/
(link swiped from Drawn!)

5 superheroes who made a difference:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20794
(link swiped from You'll All Be Sorry)

Fetish illos by Joe Shuster(!!) NSFW:
http://www.secret-identity.net/
(link swiped from Neilalien)

Watch the classic tv series "The Prisoner", free and legal:
http://www.amctv.com/videos/the-prisoner-1960s-video/
(also swiped from Neilalien)

Incredibly cool microscopic photography:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/11/joys-of-microscope-photography.html
(via Drawn!)

Fun with detergent boxes:
http://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/2008/12/tacky-activity-for-kids.html

Squiggle Squid game - this is too cute:
http://www.kongregate.com/games/bradido/squiggle-squid?referrer=bradido
(via lindze)

Moose love lawn sprinklers:
(via Mark Evanier)

From L to R: My brother Tim, me, my cousin Frances, and her boyfriend Kevin F., engaged in a hot-n-heavy round of "Trivial Pursuit '80s Edition" (Which, despite looking like I'm falling asleep, I totally won, thank you very much). Not visible: Mom and Dad, who didn't feel like playing, and couldn't have anyway because the cheap-ass '80s Edition only comes with 4 playing pieces. What's up with that?

Hope everyone had a nice holiday!