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PHOTOS: Who needs Grindr when the national sport involves going spelunking down another dude’s trousers? Though Turkey may have banned the hookup app from its borders, there’s more than enough homoeroticism going around in the country’s time-honored pastime, oil wrestling. Pass the olive oil and break out the leather capris — some traditions deserve to die — ’cause we’re going a-grapplin’.

Photos: Cemil Kömürcü Photography 

h/t: GSN

Car porn created by nicolas bannister. Via thisisnthappiness and fromupnorth

Years after everyone has caught all the latest Pokemon and the credits roll on Ellen Page, people will still be playing tone of this week's more low-profile release — Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness. What is Disgaea, you ask? Let me explain.

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More to see over Mr Peruca

More to see over at buzzfeed

Didn't catch all of the references in Guillermo Del Toro's amazingly comprehensive Treehouse of Horror intro for The Simpsons? These folks think they did. (Though there are a few more in the comments.)

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Family Assemble! by Andry Rajoelina

As a follow up for his incredibly cute and very popular series Justice League Families we covered before on Neatorama, cartoonist Andry "Shango" Rajoelina of El Shango Wuz Here created the Marvel version for the Paris Comic Con, as hosted by Geek-Art.

Now, how adorable are these?

Cosmic Dad

Magnetic Dad

Uncanny Dad

Fantastic Parents

Amazing Uncle

Take a look at more over at Andry's deviantArt gallery.

In an astounding confrontation that took place yesterday at the World War II Memorial in DC, a Tea Party congressman from Texas appeared to blame the Park Service for denying veterans access to the facility — and then made a Park Ranger apologize for the shutdown. "How do you look at them and ... deny them access?" Rep. Randy Neugebauer asked the unidentified Ranger in an incredible exchange that was caught on camera by NBC Washington. In fact, the Park Service has been invoking the First Amendment in order to allow vets into the memorial despite the shutdown making it illegal for the department to do so. "It's difficult," the Ranger replied. "Well, it should be difficult," scorned the congressman. "It is difficult," the Ranger repeated. "I'm sorry, sir." "The Park Service should be ashamed of themselves," said Neugebauer. "I'm not ashamed," the Ranger retorted.  "You should be," sneered Neugebauer.

Finally, my friends! Logo is re-airing the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race after securing the rights to do so. (I’m not clear on the specifics, but my guess is that those Destiny’s Child tracks from the second episode were expensive, girl!) And so I’ve decided to revisit that first season and do my usual thing, drawing my favorite looks and moments from each episode.

It’s hard to imagine a world before the Drag Race, isn’t it? Maybe that’s being overly dramatic, but we’re talking drag queens, so it’s fitting. I watched the show from the start five years ago, and it was a fun, unexpected diversion from an otherwise really, really difficult time of my life.

It’s strange to think that the show has become so important for me and my career–I consider it one of those cosmically serendipitous and absurd twists of fate that you’d scarcely believe if it didn’t happen to you.

An admittedly underwhelming drawing I did last year of Nina’s stunning runway look.

In any case, I was a little nervous returning to this first episode–would it live up to my nostalgic expectations? Would it seem dated and quaint compared to the subsequent seasons? I only started illustrating the Drag Race in season 3, though I did revisit some earlier queens prior to the All Stars season. (Like these portraits of Nina and Tammie.) Ultimately, though, I was worried that I might not be inspired by these early episodes.

Well, guess what? Turns out the Drag Race was stellar from the start. Don’t get me wrong–the video format looks comically fuzzy, and the sets are rinky dink. But the show’s structure and sense of humor are all there, RuPaul werks it, and the QUEENS! My god, I had forgotten what an incredible cast of queens graced this first season.

Considering the small cast of just 9 girls, they represent a huge range of approaches to drag, and they’re a perfect blend of personalities.

You’ve got some edgy queens, the rule-breakers: Nina, Ongina, and Tammie. There are the glamour girls, Bebe and Shannel. Rebecca and Jade are both beautiful, but struggle with channeling their drag queen charisma.

Akashia’s a brash loudmouth who brings it onstage, and then there’s Victoria “Porkchop” Parker, whom I love. It’s a shame she went home so quickly, because I did find her charming and fun, if not the most fashionable.

Okay! On to the art. First: Ongina!

As soon as she walked into the workroom, I remembered: Oh, right! Ongina is awesome! Her playful, buoyant personality is a huge contribution to the show, but I also love her sleek, modern sense of style. She’s a queen with a very particular, well-polished look, though it’s disheartening to hear Ru and the judges push her to be more feminine.

Nina is another gem of the season. To me, this episode set her up as both the most stylish queen, and the sweetest. Her warm personality can seem incongruous with her sharp, angular makeup, but I think it makes her all the more fascinating.

Shannel, the first one in the workroom, immediately showed off both her ego and her asscheeks, but in a way that I find totally endearing. She doesn’t bring the malice to the competition that you see from other queens in subsequent seasons. Just… her sense of total infallibility and perfection. Which I am okay with. Her runway look probably had a little too much going on, but I tried to simplify it and show off her… best assets.

And then you’ve got TAMMIE BROWN. I mean, you can’t even, it’s… my god.

In five seasons, there’s never been as crazy a character as her. Sharon, Jinkx, and Alaska all bring subversive and unexpected dimensions to their acts, but Tammie works on a whole other level. I think it’s because, for Tammie, it’s not an act. She’s kooky, funny, and a little unnerving, but not to be provocative or ironic. She seems entirely genuine and good-natured, as if she walked straight out of some lost episode of I Love Lucy. And it’s some damn fine television. (Seriously, seeing her brought out to the first mini-challenge, coached to be “hypersexual” and like Paris Hilton? Ha! But she was game and did her best.)

I’m seriously excited to keep going with this season, to see what other incredible moments and performances I had long forgotten. When I first heard the news that Logo was re-airing this “Lost Season”, I was skeptical, but man! What fun it’s turned out to be!

Check back in next week for my thoughts and drag doodlings after the second episode has re-aired!

It might be messy to pull, but if you add a whole lot of chalk dust to your skateboard before doing a trick, the resulting cloud of colors can be amazing.

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