Mad Quickies 12.9

It’s the Friday Quickies! Whatever time zone you’re in, that means it’s time to kick back and enjoy. Surf’s up!

• Robbie Cooper took photos of Gamers and paired them with their avatars. Pretty fascinating. Definitely a conversation starter. We recommend that you go to Cooper’s site for the entirety and click on Simulations, then Alter Ego, then Photos.
• Planet Pentarrus Five, Political Sectors, Galaxy of Delusion {thanks to Steve D}
• Devastatingly awesome. Underground toy emporium and spaceship parking. Mad Art Lab favorite? It’s a toss-up but there was a lot of love for Tardy the Man Pony. {thanks to fabulous quarksparrow}
• Tree Lobsters schools us on the History of the World {thanks to Cory A}
• And speaking of history… Here’s Facebook’s newsfeed of the world and a select history. There might be a mistake or two in here, so get up out of our grill. It’s Friday. And this is crotchin’ hilarious! {props to Victor}
• It’s 1949. Picasso paints in light. Chicks dig him more than ever.

• If you can ascertain a baby as “nerdy”, then this coloring book is just the thing.
• You know how we feel about Muppets. Therefore, we give you: Interview: Man Behind the Muppabet.
• Cthulhu Christmas calendar!
• Chalkboard globe!
• Not sure why they’re calling this “romantic”. We think it’s pretty gorgeous as is: a do-it-yourself star projector.
• Retro-futurism in French Children’s Encyclopedias, 1945-1975 And here’s the information’s origin: at Mondorama 2000. En français.
• An elegant grouping of Bond image homage. Le Parody 007. And here’s the animation.

Hero: A portrait of the artist’s father using more than 3 million Micron pen dots.
by Miguel Endara

For a closer look at the art, visit Miguel Endara and click to zoom in.