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Björk Premieres the Video for 'Lionsong' on Noisey
800-Pound Stingray Is One Of The Largest Freshwater Fish Ever Recorded
There are some pretty humongous fish swimming around Southeast Asia’s rivers. In fact, there are two very different species that are both contenders for the region's largest freshwater fish: the Mekong giant catfish and the giant stingray.
Exclusive: Preview Robert Rodriguez’s Frank Frazetta Museum at SXSW 2015!
If you’re planning to attend this month’s SXSW in Austin, Texas and you have even a passing interest in classic American illustration art, then you owe it to yourself to visit Robert Rodriguez’s Frank Frazetta Museum. This marks the second year that the director has showcased his private collection of Frazetta painted masterpieces at the arts and culture festival, and this year Rodriguez is offering a selection of hand-numbered giclée prints of some of the pieces, all of which he’s photographed and printed, available for purchase. Best of all, the proceeds from the sales of these prints–as well as that of related merchandise–will be put towards the preservation of Frank Frazetta’s art legacy.
Included amongst these works are paintings of Conan the Barbarian and Death Dealer, just two of the characters Frazetta brought to life throughout his legendary career. Also on display will be artwork from Rodriguez’s own upcoming Fire and Ice, based on Frazetta’s work, as well as an original Sin City piece by Frank Miller, Drew Struzan’s poster art for First Blood and The Thing, original paintings by pop art master Sebastian Kruger, and original movie props and painted portraits of characters from Rodriguez’s films. Also on display will be a rare self portrait Frazetta painted. And we have an exclusive look at that painting here:
Check out the invitation to the Museum below, as well as a gallery of images for the giclée prints — including one featuring poster art for Rodriguez’s vampire favorite From Dusk Till Dawn — that will be available for purchase there.
What’s your favorite Frank Frazetta masterpiece? What are you most excited about seeing at this year’s SXSW? Let us know in the comments below, and don’t forget to swing by and say hi to us at Bangers this weekend if you’re in Austin! We’ll be talking to Robert Rodriguez live in person on Saturday from 3:30-4pm!
All Hail this NSFW, Ridiculously Gory Princess Bride/Game of Thrones Mashup - Based on books by George Rob Reiner Martin.
There's a Tiny Working Planetarium Inside This Pop-Up Book
Adobe recently posted a video profile of designer and paper artist Kelli Anderson that includes a sneak peek at a phenomenal new pop-up book she created. But instead of castles or magical forests rising from its pages, the book is packed full of functional 3D contraptions including a planetarium with real constellations powered by a smartphone's LED camera flash.
I Saw the Future at New York's Uncanny Smithsonian Museum
It's weird to see a working Nest thermostat on display at a Smithsonian museum in Manhattan. It's even weirder to tinker with the gadget, pushing buttons and changing settings. But touching and tinkering with technology is the Cooper Hewitt future museum's specialty.
Carl Sagan's Son Is a 9/11 Truther
Carl Sagan is arguably science's biggest rockstar—the ultimate champion for logic and reason. Which makes it all the more painful to find out that his son is a vehement 9/11 truther.
Two New Kurt Cobain Docs: Montage of Heck vs. Soaked in Bleach
For me, it's gonna be really tough to beat listening to Kurt's own voice in About a Son, but I think I will definitely watch Montage of Heck because of the promise of never-seen-before home movies and family photographs. Directed by Brett Morgan for HBO, it doesn't premiere until May 4, on HBO-teevee. The doc also promises an unheard "mind-blowing 12-minute acoustic track" written by Cobain.
Soaked in Bleach seems more depressing...
... and is based on unending theories that Courtney murdered Kurt. Would Seattle police chief Norm Stamper really reopen the case if he was still in charge? REEEALLLY? That seems far-fetched, but feck, maybe I'm wrong. Exact release dates are still TBA.
Disneyland Parks Will Open For 24 Hours On 60th Anniversary
Bridgetextra time to catch measles! (also seriously i cannot get over how people here fucking love disneyland)
You can party until the break of dawn at the happiest place on earth. [ 
23andMe Wants to Make Drugs—Here's What That Could Mean in 10 Years
23andMe made a name for itself selling DNA test kits, but today it announced a radical new direction : The company will start mining its huge database of DNA sequences to create new drugs. The science of how they could do that is fascinating—but it raises a lot of futuristic ethical questions too.
Entertainment Weekly asked the Game of Thrones cast to explain their show in thirty seconds.
Entertainment Weekly asked the Game of Thrones cast to explain their show in thirty seconds. According to them, it's all about death, boobs, revenge and—oddly—the plot of Breaking Bad.
"Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages."
- Terry Pratchett
L.A. Weekly's Artopia Comes to Downtown L.A. on April 30
L.A. Street Artists Get Instant Feedback — and That Can Be Dangerous
Here's Your Presidential Traffic Cheat Sheet
Craigslist Post Mocks Overpriced Luxury Artist Loft Downtown
Perks include the fact that Nicolas Cage used to live nearby and that Skrillex still does. [ more › ]
Brace yourselves, Obamajam is coming. [ 
Here's a picture of Michele Bachmann filming Sharknado 3 outside the White House
What's Michele Bachmann been up to since her 2014 retirement from Congress? Igor Bobic of the Huffington Post has the answer:
Former Rep. Michele Bachmann filming Sharknado 3 outside White House pic.twitter.com/IoGBJOaTb4
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) March 11, 2015
According to Bobic, Bachmann delivered the line, "I believe they are growing in size. Congress has to take this seriously," and later explained that she was playing "Congresswoman Michele Bachmann."
Sharknado 3 will also feature Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban as the president of the United States, and political pundit Ann Coulter as the vice president.
Further reading: Sharknado 2: The movie's 10 greatest lessons, by Alex Abad-Santos
Cards Against Humanity is free online starting this weekend
Cards Against Humanity will be free on smartphone, tablets and Windows PC this weekend following the launch of web app Cards Against Originality, Business Insider reports.
Cards Against Originality features all original cards first made available in the cult party game, as well as its five expansion card sets. And it's legal. Under the original game's Creative Commons license, this web spin-off is allowed to exist as long as it's offered to the public at no price. As a result, similar web apps have been released including Xyzzy, a clone that is still in development.
The app, which is currently down but will be up and running over the weekend (according to Mashable), will generate a URL that you can use to invite other players. After...
Dying Light gets a new hard mode, free content and a tease of what's to come
Bridgetalso included - destroying my save file. at least i got my trophies?
Techland is rolling out an update for its zombie survival game Dying Light this week that adds a handful of new features, including a harder difficulty setting and new in-game items, as part of a free patch. The developer also teased today a few unannounced features, including what appears to be the ability to drive the game's dune buggies right into a horde of zombies.
Dying Light's hard mode patch comes with extra outfits for players to wear, more than 50 new weapons, like the Bone Splitter and Rune Hammer, and numerous gameplay tweaks and improvements, Techland says. The patch and its associated content will be available today, March 10, on all platforms throughout the Americas. This week's update drops for Xbox One and Windows PC...
Oh Hai! Amazing Photos Capture LA's Newest Baby Mountain Lions
Bridgetthis makes me happy, iirc their dad/grandpa got poisoned last summer.
Clear photos of wild mountain lions are pretty rare. Crystal clear photos of an entire family — a mother and her two cubs — are unprecedented. These cute little guys live in the Santa Monica Mountains above Los Angeles. http://indefinitelywild.gizmodo.com/my-dog-treed-a...
If You Feed Your Baby The Paleo Diet You Should Be in Prison
Bridgeto_O
Publishers in Australia are delaying the release of a new Paleo Diet book aimed at new moms over concerns that some of the recipes could be harmful to children. The most alarming recipe? Homemade baby formula made from little more than chicken liver and bone broth.
