Your Amusing Image From Matthew Phelan For The Day

Looking for used painting/portrait frames on craigslist, and came across this dumpy little hero. Has any man ever more looked the part of the WWI-era "doughboy"? Sedentary trench warfare will pork you out.

When Googling Soda Jerk, I Found This

This Exists: Nazi Hoodie

Nothing says master race like beefing around Walmart in a hoodie. What I really want is a velour Nazi tracksuit, with the swastika on the butt.

Jones/Winfrey/Hamm

[via slocker]

Aw.

Great Moments In Manufactured Youth Culture

Also: I strongly consider looking at my friend's piece on the last Polaroid film in existence being sold at Urban Outfitters.

Looks Like The Internet Came Through With The Mad Men Animated GIF I Wanted.

LOL [Context-Free Image]

A Note On John Edwards

"Ethicist" Randy Cohen has a post/piece/whatever on the NYT's site about Elizabeth Edwards new book—however, mostly, I want to direct your attention to this wedding photo and what is perhaps the most textbook "shit-eating grin" I have ever seen on a man's face:

On The Boston Globe's Big Picture Blog

[Via the Awl]

Each year, the New York Times presents in-house awards, called the Punch Awards, to recognize great contributions from the staff. This year they quite rightly recognize the inventor of The Big Picture, the genius Boston Globe-hosted photography weblog. Unfortunately, the owners of the Times are forced to note that staffer Alan Taylor (a software engineer) “developed and promoted the blog largely on his own time.” Perhaps in the future the newspaper company will encourage the development of their most successful products on, say, staff time.

Can I Has This Michael Jackson Portrait?

[Via NYT]

Ellis vs. Predator

Hot Dog In A Bun

[Via some Glass person]

The People Have Spoken, As You Well Know

Warren Sinclair (as Kevin McAlister)

Way back in summer 2001, one of the original visual inspirations for how I would draw Warren was Home Alone-era Macaulay Culkin. It's never really felt obvious to me, until I saw him tonight drawn in a holiday sweater. "Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh!"

I Need Something Not Political Up Here

I Want To Know Where I Can Find This Larger!

NOW NOWNOWONOWNOWNOW NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 31st is coming up and that means Goth Christmas

I think this is a solid costume:

Albino Alligator

Okay, I'll level with you guys.

I am only posting this to move that post off the main page with the (otherwise great) video from "The Real News"—the one that starts automatically.

Is This Obama Vs. Palin Banner Ad For Real?

Who the eff made this? Is this just dumb? Or some kind of push poll for totally apathetic, disinterested people?