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h/t Atlas Obscura.

Let’s take a photo trip through various abandoned Santa parks.

CIDADE ALBANOEL
Brazil

SANTA CLAUS LAND
Golden Valley, Arizona

SANTA’S WORKSHOP
Negaunee, Michigan

SANTA’S VILLAGE
East Dundee, Illinois

For more photographs and Santa theme parks, head over to Atlas Obscura.

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Black Desert Online, the Korean MMO that has the best character creation system of all time, is about to enter open beta. So we get a new trailer, taunting us with how this game looks. Excellent.

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PRhyme, the duo consisting of Royce Da 5’9″ and DJ Premier, are set to release their self-titled debut album on December 9. Available now for pre-order on iTunes, the Detroit MC and legendary Texas producer partner with NPR Music, giving fans a first-listen of the collaborative project in full for free.

The 9-track LP features appearances from Slaughterhouse, Jay Electronica, Common, Killer Mike, Mac Miller, TDE’s ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul, and singer Dwele.

Continue after the jump……

PRhyme – PRhyme (Tracklisting):

1. “PRhyme”
2. “Dat Sound Good” (Feat. Ab-Soul & Mac Miller)
3. “U Looz”
4. “You Should Know” (Feat. Dwele)
5. “Courtesy”
6. “Wishin’” (Feat. Common)
7. “To Me, To You” (Feat. Jay Electronica)
8. “Underground Kings” (Feat. Schoolboy Q & Killer Mike)
9. “Microphone Preem” (Feat. Slaughterhouse)

Previously: PRhyme – “PRhyme” (Video)

A special message from the White House. https://t.co/YxFcHfA5qy

— House of Cards (@HouseofCards) December 1, 2014

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Now we just have to wait until the end of February.

By the way…semi-related note…if you’re feeling empty inside while waiting for House of Cards to come back with it’s “data dump” of diabolical goodness…I sympathize. But here are a few things to help ease your pain along the way.
After the jump

1) The Escape Artist: I’ve enjoyed PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery since childhood. It even kickstarted my lifelong obsession with artist Edward Gorey, who did the incredible opening and closing credit illustrations for the series. Everyone is up on the series Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. But I also highly recommend the recent 2-part series The Escape Artist, a really dark mini-series about a high-powered lawyer who helps a serial killer go free and regrets it. Hopefully that’s on-demand near you.

2) Peaky Blinders: My homegirl Mary HK Choi randomly recommended a Netflix series called Peaky Blinders, with zero context. I’m glad she did. It’s two seasons worth of bloody, suspenseful post-World War I drama about a family of Irish gangsters, who wear tweed caps with razors sewn into the brims. Starring Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later, Batman Begins) who is fantastic.

3) Marco Polo: I’m excited to check out this upcoming Netflix series, Marco Polo, which dumps on Dec 12th. According to this past weekend’s NYT story, it’s a massive epic that cost $90 million for just 10 episodes, the most expensive series Netflix has ever made. So I’m expecting over the top production, and lots of juicy drama about the Mongolian Empire and travels of Venetian merchant, Marco Polo. Not to mention insane costumes and scenery from the sets built in Italy, Kazakhstan and Malaysia.

Related:
‘House of Cards’ + Drake Lyrics = House of Drake
‘Orange Is The New Black’ Is Coming Back! Watch The Season 2 Trailer #OITNB
Game Of Thrones Season 4 Is Almost Here, And The Dragons Are All Grown Up (Final Trailer)

A Hung-over Giant, Rory Kurtz

Interviewer: Is it hard to get past that, when audiences can’t see black people doing other things, other characters? (x)

oeming:

andrewmaclean:

Little Nemo in a Rift in Slumberland

…for Locust Moon’s Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream. Purchase this amazing book here:
http://locustmoon.storenvy.com/products/8656665-little-nemo-dream-another-dream

View it full size here:
http://www.deviantart.com/download/493732620/little_nemo_by_andrew_ross_maclean-d85yej0.jpg?token=9195751c2c881bcb834cbd641b07ad8954887711&ts=1415645276

I love Andrew Maclean’s art!

Noelle Stevenson on INPRNT.

Noelle Stevenson has some fantastic prints available in her INPRNT Store which is currently offering free shipping until December 1st, 2014.

(This post was sponsored by INPRNT).

For another day or so, y0u can get your hands on four new art prints by Mike Mitchell. He’s continued his Just Like Us, Fat Birds, and Fat Kingdom series. The info for each is listed below. These are timed-editions that will end Sunday, November 23rd at 11:59pm Central Time. Visit SirMitchell.com.

“Collector”

8″ x 10″ Giclee, $35:

“Hugging a Friend II”

8″ x 10″ Giclee, $35

“Tufted Titmouse”

8″ x 10″ Giclee, $35:

“Dik-Dik” 

11″ x 14″ Giclee, $50:

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Rollers of the Realm is a pinball/RPG hybrid. It's also the type of pinball game I've wanted for a long time.

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An ominous dash-cam video has captured an extraordinarily bright orange flash in Russia's Sverdlovsk region in the Urals. Though the event was witnessed by many onlookers, there's still no explanation for what appears to be a rather massive blast.

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Steve Ditko


Alan Davis


Bill Sienkiewicz


Jon J. Muth


Mario Alberti


Simone Bianchi


Gabriele Dell'otto


Brandon Peterson


Frazer Irving

The Doctor is in.

1. Steve Ditko
2. Alan Davis
3. Bill Sienkiewicz
4. Jon J. Muth
5. Mario Alberti
6. Simone Bianchi
7. Gabriele Dell’otto
8. Brandon Peterson
9. Frazier Irving

Designed by the architects Antonio Girardi and Cristiana Favretto, Jellyfish Barge is a floating agricultural greenhouse producing food without consuming land, fresh water or energy.

(Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)

Mondo will release the first portion of their Batman prints today. The info for each is listed below. They go up today (Tuesday, November 18th) at a random time. Visit Mondotees.com.

The Black Mirror by Jock and Francesco Francavilla 

24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 275, $50:

Batman by Brandon Holt

18″ x 24″ Screenprint, Edition of 275, $45:

Batman / Manbat by Alex Pardee

Two 24″ x 36″ Screenprints, Editions of 200, $80/set:

The Dark Knight Returns by JC Richard

24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 275, $50:

A Death in the Family by We Buy Your Kids

18″ x 24″ Screenprint, Edition of 135, $40:

A Death in the Family (Variant) by We Buy Your Kids

18″ x 24″ Screenprint, Edition of 75, $60:

Gotham by Gaslight by Tom Whalen

12″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 250, $45:

Red Rain by Francesco Francavilla 

24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 225, $50:

Year One by Jock

24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 250, $50:

Year One (Variant) by Jock

24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 125, $75:

Year One by Matt Taylor

12″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition of 300, $45:

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loneris:

oh my fucking

Deadline reports:

The CIA’s controversial mind-control program is getting a miniseries treatment at ABC. The network has put in development MKUltra, a historical mini from writer Karen Stillman and ABC Studios’ boutique division ABC Signature.

Full Story: Deadline: ABC Developing ‘MKUltra’ CIA Miniseries

Oh, and Twin Peaks is coming back, apparently.

(both via Warren Ellis)

See also:

My earlier write-up on MK-ULTRA

Did MK-ULTRA Kill “The James Bond Of Money”?

Mondo will release a pair of new Marvel prints today. Methane Studios’ Ghost Rider poster is an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 240, and will cost $40. The variant has an edition of 115 and will cost $60. Neal Russler’s Storm poster is an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 225, and will cost $40. These go up today (Thursday, November 13th) at a random time. Visit Mondotees.com.

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This is Pritz. They're a South Korea pop group. And during a recent performance at a horse track, they wore outfits that drew comparisons to Nazi uniforms.

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Second Life has always been one of the strangest virtual spaces. It's an odd mixture of totally earnest role players, professional sellers and weird-as-hell trolls. And buying or selling something in it looks like it can turn into a total nightmare, fast.

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A LEGO art show called Comic Bricks! was part of Designer Con last weekend in Los Angeles. Builders were asked to recreate a comic book cover of their own choice. Looking at the photo gallery it's quite obvious that they all did good and were very very creative.

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A woman had me use her photo as part of her new ad. She paid for some touch-ups with Photoshop, so I sent her the new picture.

Client: I look great! Is there any way you can make my breasts a little larger though?

I thought it an odd request but proceeded anyway. However, she still wasn’t satisfied with the second, or even the third copy. However, once I sent the fourth, I got an angry email.

Client: Why did you make my breasts so big?! I look like a bimbo!

I then showed her the numerous requests she sent me. I got another email shortly after.

Client: Sorry for the confusion. The first draft is fine. My husband decided to answer my emails for me.

If you've been following me on the various social media sites then you've probably got a rough idea of the kind of things I've been working on recently - but if not, here's a quick look at what's to come...


This booklet is being written for the Age of Shadow system (being the 2nd encounter/adventure booklet for the AoS).


As you can see (and as the title suggests), this one is more dungeon based than the last one ...though I'm writing it in such a way that each encounter area is pretty much self-contained - but with an overarching theme (so that they can also be linked together).



This map-pack will contain a map of a small village (that might also have some AoS background material included - similar to the current 'Fortress' map-packs) ...with detailed maps of all the major buildings - done in a similar style to the 'Into the City' range...


...except that this time, each building has been given more of a dark-age appearance (making them suitable for human settlements in the AoS setting).



I've also got a few more ideas for things to add to the 2.5D dungeon...



...so there should be more (free) pdfs & tutorials coming later this month.



Another product line I hope to expand upon before the end of the year, is the pay-what-you-want dungeon tiles...



...with the aim of introducing larger (multi-page) rooms, using tiles similar to the one pictured above.



And finally, I'm (once again) trying to make more of an effort to reduce my pile of unpainted miniatures...


...and so far (rather than buying yet more miniatures) I've managed to kit-bash a few miniatures together to use as the 'half-breed spies' featured in one of the adventures in the 'Encounters in the Northlands' booklet.






And that's it for now. There's a couple more things I have on the go ...but I'll not bore you with those just yet :)

StarCraft II's next expansion—which actually isn't an expansion, but a standalone game, Blizzard says—is all about the Protoss. Blizzard announced StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void years ago, but this is the first time we've really seen it.

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