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“So I was flipping thru one of Ramesh’s art books, looking for the Flammarion image, when I saw the Botticelli at left. I immediately thought of DJ Quick or Snoop because of the head tilt… and then I noticed the hand.” [via tay-lo:]

filigree: “This is hilarious: it’s revisionist art history, as done by the Photoshop-happy editors of Vogue.” here This would have been more “hilarious” if it were a joke. And if you read the post that the quote above is taken from, you’ll understand that the author means “hilarious” as in “absurd.” It’s modern(?) sculpture on

“This is what I think whenever I see one of the new Pepsi ads. :)” [via fiddlyio]

The Deets’ Ed Kohler is apparantly prepping post #3 on citypages.com. Here is #1 and #2. (Note to self: Don’t ever piss off Ed Kohler!) edkohler: If you lift a photo from a major media site then give them credit for the photo, you’re in the clear, right? CityPages’s Emily Kaiser seems to think so.

This, as do all of his paintings, does make me very happy. [via heavycritters: snuh)

So, I live in Minneapolis now, and have not adjusted well to calling a soft drink a “Pop.” I’m from Milwaukee, so it’s “Soda” to me. And I can’t shake calling a drinking fountain a “bubbler,” too. Call me old fashioned. At least I don’t call a Mountain Dew a “Coke,” I guess. [via gompr]

iPhoto ‘09 Face Recognition FAIL [via s4xton]

MinnPost illustration by Corey Anderson for ’Pawlenty’s tobacco plan budget fix gets smoked in committee debut’