Mad Quickies 7.24

• A Romantic Subplot Won’t Make Your Female Character Less Awesome. {via Anne S.}
• I got ya’ something nice. The wonderful illustrations of Elise Gravel.
• Generative artist Sergio Albiac creates Stardust Portraits. {via miserlyoldman}
• These Gender-bent X-Men are awesome but they’ve got nothing on our Slave Leo. {via Anne S.}
• And in today’s demonic possession news: The Long, Strange Career of ‘The Conjuring’ Demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren.
• 11 tech sounds you’ll never hear again.
• The Sun and the Moon tells the true story of the Great Moon Hoax perpetrated on the citizens of New York In 1835. Full text here.
• Newspaper + Marker = Poetry. That’s Newspaper Blackout.
• Infographic: Social Media from 1960 to 2012. {via Maria S.}
• Ridiculous news of the day: “Forgive me, I’m having trouble with my words today,” says CNN anchor. And here’s why. {via Emily}

…………..

From Grant Thompson – “The King of Random”

Self-Freezing Soda

{via Smashley}

Found at Laughing Squid.

…………..

The Badpiper Thunderstruck

Found at goodbadlibrarian.

from the page

The world’s only flame-throwing, leather-clad, heavily tattooed, punk rock warrior performing AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” in Fremantle, Sunday 19th May 2013.

…………..

Wow- who knew ducks were such assholes?

Scientifically Accurate Ducktales

{via Smashley}

http://youtu.be/_1v_EcjeIkg

…………..

Featured image is a stardust portrait by Sergio Albiac.

…………..