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Well, this is highly satisfying. Deadpool interrupting Deadpool and beating up Slater is pretty much all I could want in this world.

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Propaganda at its finest.

"I’d invade that!"

Beneath Etsy’s glitter-soaked, hand-stitched paisley exterior lies some of the weirdest, darkest wares the internet can offer. And in one of thee seedy offshoots, you will find some of the world’s biggest pop culture icons in the form of amateur, taxidermied mice. And people fucking love ‘em.

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I specialize in creating lifelike animals through Needle felting. Needle felting is still a relatively unknown art form. It is done by stabbing into wool fibers with a very sharp, barbed needle over and over. The stabbing motion knots the fibers via the barbs on the needle and you can mold and sculpt the wool fibers into form.

I usually start out with a simple wire armature, the skeleton of the animal, and felt around the armature. I often sculpt claws out of fimo and add glass eyes of taxidermy quality. I work with tons of reference pictures.

I can only go this far with making animals look realistic. Working with wool limit my abilities, but I enjoy the challenge of portraying the essence of each animal and hope they come alive in my sculptures.

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Charming hedgehog couple

Adorable little bird

Spectacled Flying Fox

I needle felted this bat sculpture for the owner of a bat sanctuary in Australia. It was super important to me to get her just right since she is going to help teach people about Flying foxes. It has a wire armature throughout her body and wings and can be posed as wanted.

Cute Fawns

Mr. Jack Rabbit

Red Panda

Needle Felted Giant Anteater

I take commissions from people and love it when I get an unusual request! It took me about 2 weeks to complete.

Turtle eating its salad

Barn Owl

This barn owl is life size and took me about 2 weeks to complete. I needle felted this guy over a wire armature and sculpted his beak and claws out of fimo. He has taxidermy glass eyes

Snail

Barn owls are my favorite

Needle Felted Grizzly Bear and Cups

I was inspired by bear photography from Alaska, in particular by a photograph of this totally relaxed bear mama and her cups.

Adorable owl couple

Frog sitting on a mushroom

Peacock spider

White bunny

Playful kitten

Moluccan Cockatoo

I really wanted to show the personality of this awesome bird! Needle felted over a wire armature. Some of the head feathers have wire in them too to make them stand up and her beak is sculpted of fimo and hand painted.

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Ensemble films rely on a large cast of colorful characters in order to develop the themes of the plot. Ensemble comedies are a bit different from their dramatic counterparts in that they use the large celebrity casts as a background of zany characters to deliver continuous laughs as well as for story purposes.

They differentiate themselves from other comedies due to their larger scope, more ambitious plot line and wider range of characters, increasing the possibilities of comedy as a genre. They also often allow for heavier improvisational elements, allowing the various comedians to play off of each other.

Some comedy stars have stayed away from ensemble films because they don’t get as much acclaim or money for sharing the screen with other talents, but the interplay between multiple comedians can often be funnier than someone being wacky on their own. Like other ensemble films, the structures can be varying.

The films can feature one large, continuous story with many characters, typically featuring a few main characters who are at the center of the plot. There are also films that are divided up into several separate but intertwining stories that spread the focus, allowing the actors to shine more equally. Both methods have produced many hilarious and smart films that stand out in the huge catalog of comedy films.

In order to keep the list diverse, only one film for each director and troupe will be featured, otherwise it would be overpopulated with Monty Python and Christopher Guest films who have dedicated their careers to the genre. The list below reflects the variation and brilliance in the greatest ensemble comedy films ever made.

 

15. Wet Hot American Summer (David Wain, 2001)

This absurd cult film follows the antics of the counselors during the last day at the summer program, Camp Firewood. It features future stars like Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper among many others, as the goofy, sex crazed teenagers in charge of the campers.

The film follows several characters in different stories throughout, such as organizing a talent show, taking a field trip and saving the camp from falling space equipment. The characters are also bizarre, such as the paranoid war veteran chef, played by Christopher Meloni, or the goofy astrophysicist who lives nearby, played by David Hyde Pierce.

From the comedy troupe who made the MTV sketch comedy show The State, Wet Hot American Summer combines traditional comedic scenarios with ridiculous, sometimes impossible humor, resulting in a unique, satirical atmosphere. The film pokes fun at teen films, summer camps as well as addressing more controversial subjects like drug use and homosexuality.

The result is a bizarre combination of moods and characters that can be a bit bewildering, but there are always laughs. At the time of its release, the film flopped and condemned by critics, but has grown it’s reputation as a cult classic, with a new Netflix series in the works. While not the most accessible film, Wet Hot American Summer is a highly original work, as funny as it is bizarre.

 

14. Clue (Jonathan Lynn, 1985)

Based on the Hasbro board game of the same name, Clue is a campy, fun murder mystery. The film stars, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn and many others as the dinner guests from the board game. Set in the 1950s, the film starts with the characters making their way to a mysterious dinner party they had been invited to. They are greeted at the mansion by Wadsworth the butler, played by Tim Curry.

There, they are informed that they are all brought together because they are being blackmailed by another guest Mr. Boddy, and Wadsworth wants them to confront him and send him to jail. Things become more complicated, however, when Mr. Boddy is killed, starting a chain reaction of deaths.

There are three endings to the film and, during its run in the theaters, the endings were randomized given audiences different conclusions. For this reason, the film was written off by many as merely a Hollywood gimmick. Due to the highly stylized events and characters, however, the film has grown in reputation over time, now boasting a large following.

While the story is fairly straight forward and predictable, each actor’s exaggerated portrayal of the iconic characters make the film highly enjoyable to watch. The ensemble of wacky characters, along with the goofy events, make Clue one of the funnest murder mysteries ever made, even if it is cheesy.

 

13. Seven Psychopaths (Martin McDonagh, 2012)

Following the success of his 2008 black comedy In Bruges, Martin McDonagh reunited with Colin Farrell to make this quirky, self-aware crime film.

Farrell plays Marty, a screenwriter working on his next script “Seven Psychopaths”, taking inspiration from recent killings of gangsters in the area. His friend Billy, played by Sam Rockwell, makes a living stealing dogs with Hans, played by Christopher Walken, selling them back to their owner claiming they found them.

They unknowingly steal a dog belonging to the violent gangster, played by Woody Harrelson, and get caught up in a dangerous conflict. Meanwhile, Marty’s script begins to coincide with real life events, blurring the line between his imagination and reality.

McDonagh’s script is both witty and creative, forming a hilarious meta-fictional plot, with outrageous and colorful characters. The characters are, however, the backbone of the film, with each actor inhabiting them fully, playing, as the title suggests, comically terrifying psychopaths. Their erratic actions and entertaining chemistry provide the film with a unique blend of unpredictable violence and wacky humor.

Also featured in the ensemble are Tom Waits, Harry Dean Stanton and Olga Kurylenko, playing different types of psychopaths with varying levels of sanity. Seven Psychopaths is a film as unpredictable and outlandish as its characters, filled with dark and unconventional laughs.

 

12. Tropic Thunder (Ben Stiller, 2008)

This satirical spoof of the film industry stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. as egotistical movie stars of action, comedy and drama films respectively. They are filming the memoirs of Vietnam veteran Four-Leaf, played by Nick Nolte, and, upon his recommendation, the director, played by Steve Coogan, films the movie in the actual jungle to get more realism and avoid costs.

Unfortunately, they become stranded in the jungle after losing communication with the crew and find themselves going face to face with a Vietnamese drug cartel, having to fight for their lives like their characters did.

The three central characters are hilarious, especially Downey’s Kirk Lazarus, who has undergone a skin pigment surgery in order to play a black sergeant. Along with their struggles in the jungle, the plot also follows the other people involved in making the film, as well as the executives in Hollywood.

The rest of the cast includes many big name stars in hilarious roles, such as Tom Cruise as the head of the production company and Matthew McConaughey as Ben Stiller’s dedicated agent. The irreverent humor of the characters and the plot made this film one the most offensive and funny movies of the decade.

Tropic Thunder is an unabashed comedy about race, sexuality, drug use and mental disabilities and even though it is extremely politically incorrect, it is still an irresistible parody of show business.

 

11. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004)

Will Ferrell stars as the narcissistic newsman Ron Burgundy who is at the top of the San Diego news ratings. His news team consists of comedians Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Ted Koechner and together they comprise a hilariously ignorant and goofy team of professionals who rule the air. Their empire is shaken when reporter Veronica Corningstone, played by Christina Applegate, arrives on the scene and becomes Ron’s co-anchor.

This leads to an escalating trend of one-upmanship between the two which becomes out of control, tarnishing Ron’s professional reputation.

In addition to the news team, there is an endless line of cameos from famous comedians like Vince Vaughn, Jack Black and Ben Stiller. This hilarious ensemble helps set the tone for the wacky setting of 1970s San Diego, filled with partying, sunshine and the changing political climate. The clash of the emerging feminist movement against the chauvinist leaders like Ron sets the stage for many politically incorrect jokes and scenes.

Although arguably more of a Will Ferrell picture, the ensemble elements of Anchorman are key to the film’s success, with the improvised bits between characters usually being the funniest parts. It’s outrageous personalities and jokes make Anchorman one of the funniest defining comedies of the 2000s.

 

10. Happiness ( Todd Solondz, 1998)

Todd Solondz’s controversial satire of American culture and its hollow perception of contentment is at once a highly funny and disturbingly upsetting film. Split up into many story lines, all following depressing and morally reprehensible characters, the film concludes with ironically almost every person very unhappy.

A family of three sisters tie the film together, uniting all the disgusting sides of American society. The eldest sister Trish is symbolic of suburban life, who lives “happily” in her nice house with her pedophile husband, played masterfully by Dylan Baker.

Helen, the middle sister, is a successful writer who gets aroused by disturbing phone calls from Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s perverted character. Joy, the youngest sister, is trying to find love but rejects the nice guys and ends up being used by others.

This highly polarizing film has been both praised and condemned for it’s use of extremely dark content as comedy. The parts that are the hardest to watch are often the parts that have you laughing the most. Solondz’s critical view of the false optimism of American society is scathing and unrelenting, with all of the different flawed characters representing some affliction of the culture.

The most upsetting of the film is the prevalence of bad intentioned people, suggesting that this is the reality of the world. This overwhelming film is certainly not for everyone, but for those that can handle disturbing content, Happiness is one of the funniest and most powerful dark comedies ever.

 

9. The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998)

Originally one of the Coen Brother’s least celebrated projects, The Big Lebowski has evolved into a cult favorite. Jeff Bridges stars as The Dude who becomes entangled in a crime due to a case of mistaken identity. The Dude, with the help of his quick-tempered bowling partner Walter, played by John Goodman, tries to unravel the criminal organizations involved in order to keep himself safe.

Along the way he interacts with a large assortment of bizarre characters who drag him deeper into the heart of the mystery without giving him any answers. This ensemble is comprised of talented actors like Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, all of whom sink themselves into their roles, creating an uncomfortable and strange environment in which The Dude gets lost in.

Featuring an intentionally nonsensical plot and psychedelic dream sequences, The Big Lebowski is one of the Coens’ most complex and ambitious films. Not only is their dialogue and script hysterical, but the atmosphere that they and their cast create is exceptionally bizarre, making the audience as befuddled and The Dude.

Filled with as much memorable one-liner material as it does situational humor, The Big Lebowski is a one-of-a-kind film that guarantees some good laughs.

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writer vs. muse: the animation

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i saw this a few times but I just realized what was happening, this is sick

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I’m going to weep the day he signs off.

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In response to concerns of painfully long commutes and generally annoying "far-ness," the Los Angeles City Council on Monday approved an ordinance that will move the city of Santa Monica “closer.” Voting 12-3, the council overwhelmingly approved the measure to relocate the beachfront town, moving it “at least, like, 20...

Attempting to bolster attendance, Los Angeles' downtown Art Walk has relaunched its monthly event, paring it down to nothing but food trucks. "Art is defined by its audience," explained Edmund Vale, assistant cultural director of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, between bites of a Chinook burger from the Lobos...

Los Angeles has had a tumultuous history with street art. Under the regrettable tenure of former City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, authorities cracked down on murals and equated them with graffiti. The city later lifted its ban on murals and provided a pathway toward legalization, even though precious few today are...

When Game of Thrones sex monster Kit Harington isn't being drowned by the overlong hair they won't let him cut , he's stressing out about being sexualized. "To always be put on a pedestal as a hunk is slightly demeaning," he recently fretted to Page Six. "It really is and it's in the same way as it is for women. When an actor is seen only for her physical beauty it can be quite offensive."

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It’s that time of year again, folks: a time of cosplay and comics, of panels and signings… a time known lovingly ’round these parts as Convention Season! You may have seen us kick the year off at Bangers, Austin for SXSW 2015, but if you’re based in the Los Angeles area, you can come see us this weekend at WonderCon 2015! Along with our pals at Geek & Sundry, we’ll be hanging out all weekend long at Booth #1612, right in the heart of the con floor.

All your Nerdist favorites will be there, including Jessica Chobot (Nerdist News, Bizarre States), Dan Casey (The Dan Cave), Malik Forte (Nerdist Play), and Kyle Hill (Because Science). We’ll also have signings with Chris Hardwick, Felicia Day, and Jessica Chobot, a whole host of Nerdist and Geek & Sundry merch available for purchase, and of course, giveaways a-plenty. Among the sweet items you can nab are con-exclusive Nerdist sunglasses and temporary tattoos, as well as Magic the Gathering goodies to celebrate Geek & Sundry’s Spellslingers Season 3! But wait, there’s MORE: we’ll also be showcasing live editions of Nerdist News, the Nerdist Writers Panel, and Geek & Sundry Trivia, AND hosting several panels throughout the weekend. Yeah. It’s a good time to be a nerd.

And because we love you so much, we want to hang out with you! Come chat with us, enter to win some of our awesome prizes, take a few nerdy snapshots in our photobooth, and keep your eyes peeled for a few surprise guests throughout the Con.

Here’s the full breakdown of where we’ll be:

Friday, April 3: 12 – 7pm

12:30 – 1:15pm (Booth #1612) – #LetsPlayTogether – A Geek & Sundry meet and greet with Twitch Overlord Zac Eubank and Twitch host Becca Scott!
1:30 – 2:00pm (Booth #1612) – Our favoritest Chobot of them all, Jessica Chobot herself, will host a meet and greet for all you Nerdist News fans out there.
3:30 – 4:15pm (Booth #1612) – Come meet more of Geek & Sundry’s Twitch hosts, Hector Navarro and Ify Nwadiwe.
5:00 – 5:30pm (Booth #1612) – Witness the witty banter for yourself with our Nerdist News meet and greet, featuring Jessica Chobot, director Mike Shaw, head writer Ben Mekler, and Dan “The Dan Cave” Casey!
6:30 – 7:30pm (Room 300DE) – Think you know pop culture better than anyone? Well, you clearly haven’t met us yet. Face off against your fellow geeks with the Geek & Sundry Twitch channel crew and Vloggers for a chance to win a prize from the Limited Edition International TableTop Day Promo Kit.
7:30 – 8:20pm (Room 208) – Join Jessica Chobot and the rest of the Nerdist News gang as they bring you the latest in movie, TV, comic book, gaming, and tech news in a special LIVE WonderCon episode! See how the magic happens behind-the-scenes, catch some surprise special guests, and join the conversation with a Q&A.
8:20 – 9:10pm (Room 208) – Gamer extraordinaire and Nerdist Gaming Editor, Malik Forte, takes the stage with special guests to take a look at the year in gaming, from what’s coming up on the next-gen systems to the current state of gaming culture.
9:10 – 10pm (Room 208) – Join Pop My Culture’s Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland as they discuss movies, music, TV, celebrity gossip, and all the usual trappings with special guests Jessica Chobot and Whitney Moore! It’s the perfect way to close out your first day at the con.

Saturday, April 4: 10am – 7pm

11:30am – 12:30pm (Room 300DE) – Swing by Felicia Day‘s panel to hear more about her upcoming projects, what’s on the horizon for Geek & Sundry, and to catch a sneak peek at her new book, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost).
1:00 – 3:00pm (Both #1615) – Can’t make Felicia’s panel? One hour of Felicia not enough for you? Head on back to our booth where she’ll be hosting a meet and greet with fans!
7:30 – 9:10pm (Room 208) – It’s a Nerdist Podcast Network double feature with Ben Blacker and Heath Corson! First is the Nerdist Comics Panel, covering the art, film, writing, and more with some of the talent behind today’s biggest titles. Then, hop inside the minds of your favorite TV masterminds in a live recording of the Nerdist Writers Panel.
9:10 – 10:00pm (Room 208) – No, we’re not done yet–wrap up the evening with Ben Blacker, Ben Acker, and members of the Workjuice players for a glimpse at what goes on in The Thrilling Adventure Hour.

Sunday, April 5: 10:30am – 5pm

11:00am – 12:00pm (Arena) – Our Nerdist Overlord himself, Chris Hardwick, will be asking us the hard-hitting questions on the one and only Nerdist Industries panel! Jessica Chobot, Brian Walton, Dan Casey, Malik Forte, Matt Grosinger, Kyle Hill, and Rachel Heine will be on hand to talk about Nerdist editorial, what’s next for Team Nerdist, and of course, answer quemments. We’ll also be joined by special guest Justin Willman, who will be performing live magic on stage at the arena.
12:30 – 2:00pm (Booth #1612) – Make your way back to the booth for our Chris Hardwick signing! Now’s your chance to really earn some points!
2:00 – 3:00pm (Room 209) – Our Nerdist Science Editor Kyle Hill will be hosting a panel of scientists, writers, and engineers to discuss the science of your favorite fandoms. Panelists include an impressive array of folks, including neuroscientist Ricardo Gil da Costa, psychopharmacologist Jessica Cail, and media relations at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Preston Dyches. Just don’t ask them if it’s aliens (it’s definitely aliens).
2:00 – 2:30pm (Booth #1612) – Watch Justin Willman perform magic up close and personal, right at our very own booth!
3:00 – 3:30pm (Booth #1612) – Miss Jessica Chobot’s earlier meet and greet? Never fear, Nerdist News fans! She’ll be back Sunday to make sure she gets a chance to meet y’all.

Make sure you stay up to date with all our WonderCon events and giveaway opportunities (free stuff!) by following us and Geek & Sundry on Twitter (Nerdist, Geek & Sundry), Facebook (Nerdist, Geek & Sundry), and Instagram (Nerdist, Geek & Sundry), and using the hashtag #GeekAndNerdy. See you in Anaheim!

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Yuichi Ikehata’s Sculpted Photographs.

Japanese artist Yuichi Ikehata sculpts disintegrating body parts, photographs them and then manipulates them using various programs resulting in truly haunting works of art.

Continue below to see more of the talented artist’s work:

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Spanish street artist Pejac (previously featured here) just completed a beautiful new piece, entitled New Order, on the wall of an old building in his hometown of Santander, Spain. This wonderfully minimal piece of urban intervention depicts the mortar in a faded brick wall warping and transforming into branches of a tree upon which cherry blossoms have begun to bloom, providing a perch for a single bird. The artist used sand paper to help emphasize the mortar lines and create the illusion that the new branches have actually grown out in front of the wall. Both the branches and the little bird cast delicate shadows on the worn exterior of the building, to help create this uplifting optical illusion.

To check out more of his creations visit Pejac’s website or follow him on Instagram.

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Dude went to a Magic: The Gathering tournament and saw a whole lot of ass hanging out and decided to have fun with it.

This dude is also banned from said tournament because this photoset got so popular and it was considered insulting to the players…….

A true martyr.

The look in his eyes is majestic.

#Tragic The Gathering

God bless the internet.

April Fool’s Day is imminent, which means that we’re about to see A) lots of unfunny people making awful attempts to prank everyone; and B) some people—often including big tech companies like Google and Blizzard —creating some brilliant things. Here’s one example of the latter.

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TIDAL, Jay Z's illuminati zone for streaming internet music, launched today, and the press conference might well have been absurdist performance art, some kind of corporate-monied Fluxus play, down to the noodling saxophone soundtrack that seemed piped straight from John Zorn's brain. Or, alternately, Alicia Keys giving an incoherent, ominously positive speech that rang familiar to anyone who watched the Scientology doc Going Clear last night. THE WAR IS OVER! *FLEX BOMB*

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The casserole dies…

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One of my absolute favorite places in Paris: Deyrolle, a modern day Wunderkammer just behind Musée d’Orsay on the left bank. It was first established in 1831 by Jean-Baptiste Deyrolle from a passion for natural history and entomology and you can visit (and buy everything seen here!) this wonderful shop on 46 rue du Bac in Paris. Some of you may even recognize this place from Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (2011) 

Would love to visit this place one day