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Chile-based photographer Jon Jacobsen creates surreal photographic portraits that he distorts using digital illustration techniques. The works exist both as digital illustrations and animated GIF cinemagraphs.

images by Jon Jacobsen

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KING OF THE MISOGYNISTS. SAVIOUR OF OUR CITY.

Deviantart's Deeed documents the construction and unveiling of her amazing Octopus hairpiece, created and worn for a steampunk ball.

Octopus Hairpiece (via Crazy Abalone)

(Photo: Gillian B Dragancaor)

Today is the day we Reset the Net! It's been one year since the Edward Snowden disclosures hit the news and the whole world woke up to the scale of mass, indiscriminate Internet surveillance -- a spying campaign that was only possible because our own tools leak our private information in great gouts. Reset the Net provides you with a technical, political, and social toolkit to harden our Internet against the spies; and Boing Boing is proud to be playing a role. Read the rest

Secret Fun Blog has a series of 50 background paintings taken from seasons one and two of the Scooby-Doo Where Are You television show that demonstrate the impressively spooky quality of the art, which was often overshadowed by moving cell animation. The precedent for the backgrounds was set by former Disney artist Walt Peregoy in the show’s early days and continued by the Hanna-Barbera staff after his departure.

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When the USS Enterprise was hit with an enemy attack, it would rock the entire starship, throwing crew members over equipment and to the floor. Most people know the effect on the old Star Trek television series didn’t have the budget to put the set on a shaker, and the old school movie magic effect was created simply by shaking the camera and have the actors throw themselves around the set as if the room was in sudden movement. Of course, the internet is having fun with this, creating a new reddit subreddit called r/StarTrekStabilized where they put the old television footage through image stabilization software to show you the funny truth behind the filming. Hit the jump to see more Star Trek motion stabilized gif images.

Star Trek Motion Stabilized

Someone compiled a bunch of the image stabilized clips in a music video called “Turn Down for Spock”, which features the song “Turn Down for What” by DJ Snake and Lil Jon:

You can see more motion stabilized Star Trek gif images on r/startrekstabilized

Here is a tutorial on how you can join in on the fun and use motion stabilization on your own Star Trek video footage.

via: GammaSquad

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A great many people watch Community via Hulu — it’s one of the streaming service’s most popular offerings — and now Hulu may be the home for the near-mythical sixth season of the show. When the show was canceled by NBC there was some talk that a place like Hulu could be the home for one last season. And while comments from the show’s creator Dan Harmon made that seem like a  pretty distant possibility, conversations are taking place.

At this point that’s all it seems to be — like Hulu buying Sony TV a drink and slyly being all “so, you think you might wanna make a sixth season together?” But that’s better than nothing.

Deadline and Vulture both say that Hulu is talking to Sony Pictures Television and the two parties are exploring options for a sixth season. There is nothing set yet, and no ink is on any deal. Deadling, for instance, says “sources stress that conversations are preliminary and it is unclear whether they would lead to a deal,” while Vulture cautions that “both sides are open to the idea and are trying to see if it makes financial sense.”

So don’t happily deploy that #sixseasonsandamovie hashtag just yet. But if you’d like to see more of the show, there’s some hope.

While we wait for news, revisit, if you will, Dan Harmon’s recent comments about the show’s potential afterlife. He said,

I will confess, however, that when Sony called me on Friday with the news, there was brief discussion at the end of the call about the concept of the show living elsewhere, and I was definitely in the “eh” column. For a million reasons, some selfish, some creative, one logistic, five sexual, three racist (in a good way) and, oddly, nine isometric. I won’t bore you with them. I mean, of course I will bore you with them. Boring you is my job, my hobby and my passion. But it doesn’t matter right now WHY I’d be lukewarm or if my reasons would be valid, what matters is, I won’t be lukewarm. I’ll heat up. I said “eh” on a Friday afternoon, I will change it to a “sure, let’s talk” on Monday morning and Sony can do their thing. I’m not going to be the guy that recancels cancelled Community.

Hulu sixth season of Community

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In theaters this Halloween will be a different sort of ghost story. The Book of Life is a film based on the images and stories about the Day of the Dead, and features a man, recently deceased, who hopes to journey back to the land of the living to be with the woman he loves. The real attraction in the film, which is directed by Jorge Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro, is the visual design. The lands beyond the living, as seen here, are just stunning to see; the colors and level of detail are almost overwhelming. Watch the Book of Life trailer below.

The Book of Life opens on October 17. Apple has the trailer.

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style. THE BOOK OF LIFE is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, THE BOOK OF LIFE encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.

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• ’21 Jump Street’ Green Band Trailer

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In the history of movies, the list of films with essential, iconic and influential looks is short. Films like Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and 2001: A Space Odyssey all instantly come to mind. On that list, too, is Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. The “future noir” aesthetic it helped pioneer over thirty years ago remains a standard in science fiction to this day.

That legacy makes it an absolutely perfect film to commemorate in an art show, which is exactly what the Bottleneck Gallery in Brooklyn, New York is doing this weekend. The Blade Runner art show is called Moments Lost – Music and Art Inspired by Blade Runner and is centered on a brand new album released by Analog Sweden. Fully funded through IndieGogo, the album is full of music inspired by and made with the same equipment Vangelis used to compose the score to the film. Each track also has an accompanying piece of art and those pieces, along with many more, will be on display beginning May 31.

Below, check out some of the gorgeous work in the Blade Runner art show and find out how you can attend.

Moments Lost opens from 7-9 p.m. May 31 at the Bottleneck Gallery, 60 Broadway, Brooklyn NY. It remains on display through June 8 and you can visit www.bottleneckgallery.com for contact info and hours.

Here are just some of the pieces in the Blade Runner art show. Mouse over each for the artist names.

Plus, the first 30 people in line will get this free 12 x 6 inch giclee print by Killian Eng, who also did a few above.

Any art that doesn’t sell out at the show ill go on sale at noon EST June 1 at www.bottleneckgallery.com. You can also grab the Analog Sweden soundtrack there and on their site, Analogsweden.com. To read more about the album, check out the IndieGoGo page or watch the original pitch video below

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Vimeo user Roman Holiday has created a supercut video of rage-induced table flipping in 34 classic films. You can view the full list of movies shown on Vimeo.

music by Georges Bizet – “Carmen Overture”

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Emmy voters are currently deciding on the best in television over the past year and, all over the streets of Los Angeles, your favorite TV shows are plastered on billboards. The Walking Dead, True Detective and many more are being pushed by their respective networks, hoping voters check them out or at least have their memories jogged about shows that finished a while ago.

Of all the ads emblazoned up and down Sunset Blvd or Highland Ave., the ones for Mad Men really stand out. Which makes sense. A show about advertising should have the best advertising. While the show’s creative team has done a great job with that in the past, these ads take things to another level. Check them out below.

Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter for the images.

Emmy FYC Mad Men Ads

Be sure to click on each of these to read the fine print. They’re really smart but, whether or not it works helping Mad Men (not this season that just ended, last season) get many Emmy nominations, we’ll find out July 18 when the nominations are announced. Read more about the process at this link.

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Last weekend the Brandalism anti-advertising campaign launched their biggest covert ad takeover yet, replacing 365 advertising billboards in UK cities with art supplied by an international team of artists. For more takeovers, see the Brandalism gallery. There’s also a Brandalism short film in the works. We posted about Brandalism back in 2012, shortly after its first takeover campaign.

Photo via Brandalism, art by Princess Hijab

Photo via Brandalism, art by Dr. D

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Photo via Brandalism, art by Ankles

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Host John Oliver explained net neutrality and why it’s such a big deal on a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they’re doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren’t covering it.

By Crom! is an autobiographical webcomic by concept artist and illustrator Rachel Kahn featuring Conan the Barbarian as a spiritual guide. The webcomic, which ran from January 2012 to May 2014, follows Kahn as she deals with a variety of issues with helpful advice from Conan.

The full run of the webcomic has been compiled into two collections which are both available for purchase via Kahn’s Big Cartel store.

images via Rachel Kahn

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Canadian photographer Jeff Friesen of The Brick Fantastic has created “Bricksy: LEGO Banksy,” a collection of LEGO dioramas that reimagine the work of legendary street artist Banksy. Prints of Jeff’s dioramas are available to purchase online.

Haring Terrier

Kissing Coppers

Banana Pulp

Bouquet Thrower

Hanging Around

Old Skool

images via The Brick Fantastic

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“Are You Alone,” is an animated short by Munich design collective KurzGesagt that explores some pretty deep questions regarding the nature of human life on Earth, from our atomic structures to our deep connection to the cosmos.

The idea of being a deeply-connected, minuscule part of an enormous structure is really mind-blowing. We don’t know what all this means, or if it means anything at all. We know that we’re made up of little parts that connect us to the beginning of the universe. The beginning of everything.

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