Moonrise Kingdom Trailer aka Ah, Wes Anderson

Moonrise Kingdom Trailer from Wes Anderson on Vimeo.

Yep. I'll be seeing this.
It's like watching a vintage thrift store painting come to life.

Did I mention the font is designed by Jessica Hische?

Poop Coffee at Zeke's this Weekend!

By now you've probably heard of Kopie Luwak-civet coffee... the MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE IN THE WOLRD! No? You mean you haven't heard of the Monkey poop it comes from?

I kid you not.

Let me tell you a little story of the Asian Palm Civet (the monkey culprit above). This scavenger scours the jungle eating the sweet red coffee beans he finds....then, yep! Poops out the undigested coffee beans!  Then some entrepreneurial genius gathers the poop, cleans it (tho never enough for my tastes),  grinds the digested coffee beans and charges outrageous amounts for it! Joy!

Boing Boing describes it best:

humans discovered that the enzymes in the civets’ tummies break down the coffee’s bitterness, leaving behind an extremely delicious pooped bean. 

I tell you all this because Zeke's, the best coffee in the known universe, is having a Tasting Event for Kopi Luwak this weekend!

I may need someone to come with to hold my hand...

And because I may have inadvertently destroyed your appetite, here's a cute kitty in a coffee cup as an apology:

Planet of the Apes Party Fun Time

The Alamo Drafthouse pre-show's have just been killing it! This little gem played before the showing of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (a surprisingly well done movie. yay decent summer movies!). love!

Also, I can't believe how appropriate the "Dance Monkey Dance" tag is on this post...

Hurricane Irene? Such a wuss.

For those on the East Coast, thought I would share some gems:

Reporting from 1/2 mile from my house, this girl sums it up just right. via


As always, the Oatmeal is RIGHT on target:

Hope everyone is okay and your internets are back up!

Lucius Art! Where Monkies Ride Rodents!

Astronaut Space Pug

Monkey in Cowboy Hat Riding a Chipmunk

1980s Portrait Studio Cat

I just about peed myself for the portrait studio cat. Oh... and the Pants are Overrated print!
Ahhh...Etsy. Everything I never knew I needed. Link!

Takashi Murakami for Summer Solstice Google Doodle!

Whooo hoo! My favorite artist Takashi Murakami made today's Summer Solstice Google Doodle!
With oozing saccharine monsters like this, how can you NOT love him?

via Uproxx

via HypeBeast

Oh, and looking for things to do on the Summer Solstice? How about some Naked Hiking on the Appalachian Trail?

Jews for Cheeses!

Fight the lactose intolerance!

Dear gawd, this is some funny stuff.
Specially since...oh... about 80% of us are Lactose Retarded!

Awesomeness brought to you by the designer of the famed t-shirt Jill!

The Joys of Sugar Induced Super Hyperactivity... and Mean Mommies!!!!

New favorite site EVER.EVVVEEEERRRRRRR.

Becca sent this over with the caveat "Maybe you shouldn't be reading this in class. Last time I read this I was laughing so hard I thought I was dying". (Complete paraphrasing and embellishment for exaggeration's sake - I would NEVER read blogs in class... nor would Becca die laughing).

But she was right! OH DARN WAS SHE RIGHT!
The chick that writes Hyperbole and a Half takes her childhood memories, ramps them up on crack, draws funny little doodles and basically BLOWS MY MIND!!!!

The best reading so far has been The God of Cake (doodles above). All Allie wants is a tiny sliver of her grandpa's cake... then UNLEASHES THE FURY!

When Parents Text: The Hilarity Ensues

It's as if S*** my Dad Says and Text From Last Night made teenie internet babies!

"When Parents Text"... Thanks for the good look Lrn!

Understand Rap the Book!

If you're like me, who had a TOTALLY wrong idea what "Riding Dirty" is, this book is for you!

The name says it all:
Understand Rap: Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You and Your Grandma Can Understand

Durnit, outta stock here but still at Amazon / via

Fancy Schmancy Manicures! (Including Cupcake Nail Art!)

Two words:
YES PLEASE!!!

Feast your nail eyeballs on this insanely creative Nail Art by Brooklyn'er Naomi Yasuda!

Hmm...considering tho I STILL haven't gotten my bacon nails or my Half Moons...it's safe to say I won't ACTUALLY be getting these anytime soon. But they sure are pretty to look at!

via / link to her salon

Paint-By-Number: Instant Artwork! (not for kiddies).

  

Most excellent. 

Forget all the landscapes and flowers...these Paint-By-Numbers by Brandon Bird separate the Men from the Monkeys!

Now in the flavors of Brave Cone Dog, Uncanny Valley (feat Nic Cage), and Bad Day on the High Sea. 

via / link to buy

And the Parenting Award Goes To....

Three Letters:
WTF!?

via Laurenish!
(She's on a roll with the linkage!)

Iron Man Diorama: The First Step!

I’m gearing up for the next Diorama installment: Iron Man!
This time tho, it's in comic book fashion, with word bubbles and panels! Fancy, I know!

So where exactly do things begin?
With Storyboards of course!
Each panel is “PAINSTAKINGLY” scribbled out on paper. (Painstakingly is in caps cause, well, I’ve got self-proclaimed A.D.D., so an hour is a WHOLE lotta time to me!). Although you MAY be able to see a whip of some sort, I’m not gonna tell what’s going on in each panel... it’s gonna be a big surprise!

Look for more Iron Man goodness coming your way!

Drunk History!

Best FREAKIN Idea EVER!! EVVVVVVVERRR:

Get a history buff to get WASTED and retell an historical event.
THEN! Get a bunch of awesome actors to portray those same events...completely narrated by said drunkard!

The flick above is the retelling of Ben Franklin, played by Jack Black, getting it on with his neighbors fiance. If only history class was like this, I might have paid more attention!

Funny or Die Drunk History consider yourselves DVR'd!
via Spence!

Augmented Reality Tattoo! (Animate boring flash art!)

The brainiacs over at ThinkAnApp have really created a digital doozy!

In a nutshell: When viewed through a camera, the barcode (tattooed above) is read as augmented reality! A.K.A. Super-Awesome-Fun Animation!

(The ThinkAnApp guys "developed the software to recognize the AR barcode on curved surfaces like the human body" making way for new tattoo art!)

Don't care for the LOTR Dragon?
How about a Robot & DJ?

via / link

The Hills Are Alive, with the sound of AAGRRRTGGHHH!!!

I've got the giggles!
Mostly cause I'm thinking of the "ARGG!" scream moment from the Literal Video: Total Eclipse of the Heart. (at approx the 3:35 point).

Vote on Threadless!

LAST DAY for the Giveaway!

Match Made: Lady Gaga and David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle and Lady Gaga should make babies. Weird, amorphous, children to populate the world with imagination and surrealism!

The Daily Mail reports:

The shots feature in the super deluxe limited edition of her new album The Fame Monster ... Not only does it come with a booklet containing these amazing pictures, but giving fans a very unusual and very weird treat, she has also included a lock of her hair.

And here's a whole-lotta Lady Gaga Photoshoots on flickr.

Friday's Art That Makes Me Happy.

A.K.A. "Cleaning out my saved Bloglines posts".

Like these MAGNIFICENT HOWLING MONKEY BEERS!

Come'on.. they've got Monkeys, and it's beer. Who could ask for more! via / link

Beautiful Colors from Katie Lombardo, how can you NOT be happy?  link

Totally mesmerizing Film Festival posters! Looook deeep into the eyes... you are getting very sleepy.... via / link

P.S. Is anyone on Google Wave yet? I'm thinking of starting to post from there! Anyone have luck yet?
P.S.S. I can't believe I missed a post yesterday! Gah! Totally my bad.

"I Just Made Love.com" And Now You Know Where...The Website

Great for Teenagers that can't go home and don't have a car, the website "I Just Made Love.com"  marks worldwide where people have just "made love" with a teeny bunny symbol.

Click on the map and you can add your own marker to the map with the position you used! Everything you never needed to know. 

Exhibitionists rejoice!