The ghosts of Google Street View

Artist Paolo Cirio takes the images of random people photographed on Google Street View and then uses wheatpaste posters to recreate those images in the real world. The results are intriguing to see online, but I suppose they must be rather confusing when you're driving by. (Especially if you were the subject of the original photo. Imaging going for a stroll in your neighborhood, only to encounter yourself going for a stroll in your neighborhood!)

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The bear sleeping bag (that is, a sleeping bag that looks like a bear, not a sleeping bag for bears)

Hey, campers! What could be more cozy than snoozing under the stars in a sleeping bag that makes it look like you've been swallowed by a big freaking bear?

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Johnny Cash's THUNDERBALL theme

Thunderball does not feature one of the more memorable James Bond movie opening themes, despite the best efforts of Tom Jones. (Jones reportedly fainted while belting out that final high note.) But had the producers gone with this proposed theme by Johnny Cash, the Man in Black himself, it's safe to say that nobody would ever forget Thunderball!

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The awkward transitions of Disneyland

Here's one for my fellow Disneyland nerds: the Passport to Dreams Old and New blog has a very, very detailed look at the awkward transitions of Disneyland, those weird, in-between places where one "land" meets another. It's a testament to the skill of Disneyland's designers that you usually don't even notice when, say, the rustic scenery of Frontierland gives way to the futuristic architecture of Tomorrowland. In the picture above, a little bit of New Orleans Square butts up against Frontierland down by the waterfront.


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END PIECE: The final works of fine artists

End Piece, a grim but fascinating Tumblr, is an online exhibition looking at the final works of various fine artists before they died. Seen here, an unfinished 1989 painting by Keith Haring.

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A happy ending for the tragic tale of SCTV vet Tony Rasato!

A while back, we told you about the sorry state of SNL/SCTV alum Tony Rasato, who was behind bars, suffering from a serious mental illness and wrangling with the Canadian legal system.

Rasato had developed a condition call Imposter's Syndrome, and he was convinced his wife and daughter had been replaced by lookalikes. Well, I'm pleased to report that Rosato now appears to be doing much better. He's a free man, he's working again, he sounds rational and apparently he's even reconciled with his wife and daughter. For such a tragic story, this is just about the happiest ending anybody could've asked for.

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How many times did Bill Murray relive the same day in GROUNDHOG DAY?

I'd always assumed that Bill Murray spent a few months at most reliving the same day in the 1993 comedy classic Groundhog Day. But it seems his ordeal was actually quite a bit worse than that!

Director Harold Ramis once remarked that Murray must have spent ten years or so trapped in Punxsutawney, given that he had enough time to learn how to be an ice sculptor, play piano, speak French, etc. Wolfgnards.com has broken it all down, with graphs and everything, to figure out exactly how many Groundhog Days Murray endured.

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More Muppets through the years!

Kermit the Frog is not the only Muppet who has changed quite a bit through the years. The Muppet Wiki actually has quite a collection of galleries showing how various Muppet characters have evolved over time, including Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and many, many more. It's fascinating stuff, but don't click over there until you have at least an hour to kill looking at pictures of foam rubber animals. (Seriously, never visit the Muppet Wiki on a day when you need to get anything done.)

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A visual history of Kermit the Frog

Kermit the Frog did not go directly from being a tadpole to the amphibious superstar we all know and love today! He's evolved quite a bit over the course of his five-decade career. The Muppet Wiki has an interesting gallery of Kermit through the years, from his weird, flipperless beginnings to his appearance in last year's hit movie The Muppets.

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MUSIC FROM SPACE: "Adventures in Success" - Will Powers

Feeling lost and directionless in life? Here's a very 1980s pep talk by Will Powers. Will Powers was actually the brainchild of celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who provided the creepy robot voice via a Vocoder. Her collaborators on the song included Sting and an uncredited Carly Simon. Apparently Goldsmith makes a cameo here as the lady playing the video game.

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