Blanket Octopus Unicorn Chaser

Blanket octopus and NO THAT IS NOT A MICHAEL JACKSON REFERENCE

Blanket octopus and NO THAT IS NOT A SNEAKY MICHAEL JACKSON REFERENCE

Been way too much celebrity around these parts for comfort lately (not that I’m not grateful for three rt’s from John Cusack this morning) so I thought I’d flush out the pipes with this gorgeous beast, surely as lovely in its own way as Paul Newman in his, although far less likely to send underprivileged kids to camp or manufacture (excellent) salad dressing, and far more likely to serve as an entree in a Greek restaurant.

Quote of the Day: Paul Newman on character

1969:  American actor Paul Newman in a still from the film 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid', directed by George Roy Hill., with a bloody scratch on his cheek.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

If you don’t have enemies, you don’t have character.

Paul Newman, via bklynfather

Justin Bieber meets Gordon Pinsent (raincoaster)
Sean Penn is a big drag (Ayyyy)
Mister Rogers’ neighborhood is kinda rough! (Lolebrity)
World’s Worst Couple Award shoo-ins (CelebrityBeehive)
The Recession has been hard on everyone, even Monte Carlo call girls (AgentBedhead)
High, Angelina! (BusyBeeBlogger)
Lindsay is free, LOCK UP YOUR COKEPANTS (CelebDirtyLaundry)
Kanye Kant help himself (HaveUHeard)
Lisa Marie on MJ (INeedMyFix)
You can’t Sh!t on the Shat! (SeriouslyOMG)

Justin Bieber meets Gordon Pinsent

JUSTINBIEBERKIRA

JUSTINBIEBERKIRA

One Canadian legend meets another, as that classic icon of stage and screen, Gordon Pinsent, reads aloud from the “memoirs” of sixteen-year-old Justin Bieber.

It’s touching, really. Sorta the way Pedobear patting you on the head is touching.

via TheDailyWhat

World’s Coolest PhD Thesis

You think I’m joking, don’t you? You probably think this is some moderately-snazzy, TED-derivative powerpoint dog and pony show, doncha? Well think again, pal, because this is an award-winning microbiology PhD defense from Carleton University, presented as interpretive dance.

I say again:

this is an award-winning microbiology PhD defense from Carleton University, presented as interpretive dance.

Behold:

via BMD Love Blog

Operation Global Media Domination: the celebrity situation

You can’t touch this.
http://twitter.com/#!/raincoaster/status/27594335937
No, seriously, you can’t touch this.
http://twitter.com/#!/johncusack/status/27595857284
Because it’s pixels on a computer monitor, silly.

And also because it was followed by two DMs and a Follow from @johncusack, but it’s cool. It’s no big deal. Because I’m not That Creepy Fan. Nope, not me.

Guess the Goth (Ayyyy)
Bieber-bashing, a sport for the whole famdamily!(CelebrityBeehive)
Jerry Lewis has the secret to happiness (raincoaster)
Vladimir Putin vs Conde Nasty (Lolebrity)
Cthulhu vs Jackass (AgentBedhead)
As god is my witness, I thought NFL has-beens could fly(BusyBeeBlogger)
Celine Dion is keeping her fingers AND legs crossed (CeleBitchy)
Mad Men spoilers don’t make ME angry (CelebrityDirtyLaundry)
Death to Duckface! (CityRag)
By the ghost of Auntie Grizelda!!! (SeriouslyOMG)
Latoya is a vision…(Cojostyle)
Tyra Banks kidnaps teen sex addict? (DailyStab)
Fembot popstar NO this isn’t about Pussycat Dolls (DListed)
Yes, Colin, we still remember the Britney thing (LaineyGossip)
Save the boobies!!! (INeedMyFix)
Kate Hudson with a pretty dress and a face full of Botox(JustJared)
Johnny Depp continues path to canonization (PerezHilton)
Cindy Crawford is still Cindy Freaking Crawford (PopBytes)