Mad Quickies: Gorey Etiquette, Lost Beastie Species, Homophobe Selfies, Alien Zoos and More!

Hello my lovelies and welcome to the weekend! Doesn’t it feel like big, comfy bunny slippers? Snuggle up and enjoy these warm and fuzzy Quickies. And a hearty Happy Mother’s Day to all you people who are nurturing beings. We salute you!

• Hyacinthe Phypps offers the “right thing to say on every dubious occasion” in The Recently Deflowered Girl. You too can own these words of wisdom by Edward Gorey circa 1965. {via Katie H.}
• At the AV CLub: Science proves there were exactly three pop music revolutions, so that’s settled. {via Smashley}
• Travis Louie has created a new series of mythical beasts in “Archive of Lost Species”. His work is in a class all its own.
• The Elusive Past of Ivory Anatomical Models. Fascinating and mysterious indeed. {via Critical Dragon1177}
• This visual cognitive dissonance really drives home the hate speech. Russian LGBT activist artist Lena Klimova posts people’s cute selfies with their horrible homophobic threats. {via Smashley}
• Ever wonder how our visiting overlords will deal with us? How about for starters: 10 Real-Life Animal Husbandry Techniques that Alien Zoos Will Use on Us. Pretty mind-blowing article.
• Harun Mehmedinovic and Gavin Heffernan are two guys who want to win back the starry skies above LA by turning off lights. Their project to accomplish this is called Skyglow {via Surly Amy}

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Located at the University of Edinburgh: A Circular Wave Tank Generating Water Spouts and Other Impressive Aquatic Phenomena

FLOWAVE

Read about it at Laughing Squid.

https://youtu.be/WffR6HrEqTA

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Featured image is from Travis Louie’s new series.

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