Papercraft Voldemort

Voldemort paper toy available for download.

*Buy Dementors at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Why doesn't this woman get more press? "Hooters Waitress-Turned-Lawmaker Admits to Carving Initials Into Assembly Desk."

2. An estimate of how much it costs to attend Hogwarts.

3. Gizmodo's list of essential Spotify tools. (I've only played with it briefly, but so far I don't see why it's so much better than Last.fm.)

Link roundup

1. "Writer Laurann Dohner has inked a 75-book deal with erotic romance publisher Ellora’s Cave." (Links are probably NSFW.)

2. Interview with the actor who plays Neville Longbottom. Relatedly, this is a good overview of the series, with an emphasis on the fact that although Harry and friends might have started out as geeky outcasts, they ended up the popular kids.

3. A good summary of the Palin phenomenon: At a screening of a new Palin documentary, the only person attending was a reporter.

4. The BBTS has the Boba Fett Mail-Away figure available for preorder.

Link roundup

1. Good cosplay idea: Instead of dressing up as wizards for the Harry Potter premiere, wouldn't it be way funnier to dress up as wizards trying to dress up as muggles? Via.

2. I never get tired of rereading Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory. Here are some great links exploring the series. Via.

3. FYI, Spotify installation and startup was almost instantaneous. Music playback has been smooth, and it went and added my own music library without any intervention from me.

Image roundup

Ministry of Magic access point.




Most popular names in Europe for newborns.




Grains of sand - - one of the many terrific magnified photographs by Gary Greenberg that are available as prints. Via.




"Easter eggs" from The Dark Knight Rises poster. Via.



Image from The Anthology Project, I believe.




There's Waldo.




Rapture wallpaper.




Solar system.

Hogwarts cake

Hogwarts cake by Charm City Cakes.

*Previously: T-Rex cake by Charm City Cakes.

Illustration roundup

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing from The Mummy - - one of several b-movie illustrations by Zach Bellissimo.




Ravenclaw Quidditch t-shirt by spacemonkeydr on sale at Tee Fury.



T-shirt by Dave Perillo on sale here.



Vox Solus by Jimmy Xu.




Doctor Doom's going to a wedding.



Panel from a creepy scifi Christmas comic.

*Buy Polish movie posters at eBay.

One last Harry Potter art show preview

Here's a few more highlights from tomorrow night's Harry Potter show at Gallery Nucleus. Some work from the show is already up for auction.


Yule Ball by Patrick Moore.



Voldemort by Tang Kheng Heng.



Ginny Weasley by Peter Breese.




Ravenclaw Quidditch Team by Abby Boeh.



Hermione by Nicolas Bannister.

Hogwarts Express travel poster

Caroline Hadilaksono's latest travel poster from the world of Harry Potter features the Hogwarts Express. Prints are on sale.

*Buy travel posters at eBay.

Link roundup

1. The best name from the Harry Potter world is Miraphora Mina. No, she's not a character, she created some of the props.

2. EW has a great collection of photos of Potter props and sets.

3. EW also has a short article by Chris Columbus in which he he blames the lousiness of the first two movies on the kids' inability to act:

The first film was shot in an almost documentary style because the actors were so untrained and raw . . . . That's why the first film is an exercise in rapid editing . . . . By the time we got to Prisoner of Azkaban, Dan, Rupert, and Emma were able to perform an entire scene in one long, continuous take.

Hmm, I can think of a different reason why number 3 is so good, and why 1, 2, and 4 are so bad.

4. Finally, there's lots of great Potter concept art at Rob Bliss's site.

Link roundup

1. Find out what Google thinks you're interested in (and turn off the tracking). Via.

2. JShea posted the three sculptures he created for Gallery Nucleus's Harry Potter show.

3. Since I seem to be obsessed with Bruce Timm's art right now, here's a pinup.

Harry Potter vs. the Dementors

Expecto Patronum by John Hendrix for the upcoming Harry Potter show at Gallery Nucleus. I watched Prisoner of Azkaban with my boys last week (their first Harry movie) and they instantly became obsessed with this spell. (They jump out from corners and use it on me regularly.)

Illustration roundup

Data in love by Martin Hsu for Gallery 1988's upcoming Crazy for Cult show.




Prime Trucking t-shirt by Steve Thomas on sale at Ript.



This shirt is a Horcrux on sale here.



Tesla by Adam Koford.



Cover to Secrets of hypnotism by Dimitris Papabasiliou. (See also: The Eye.) Via these sites.



Beauty and the Beast poster, found at this interesting examination of what Disneyland's Haunted Mansion could have been like. Via.

*Previously: Travel posters based on the world of Harry Potter.

Hogwarts travel poster

Hogwarts and Quidditch world cup travel posters by Caroline Hadilaksono for the upcoming Harry Potter show at Gallery Nucleus. Prints and postcards are already available.

*Previously: Star Wars travel posters.

Image roundup

Pull for candy.



Pug hates baths.



Fully loaded.



Jamnik - Church of St. Primus and Felician.




Hedwig balloon.



Camels at an oasis in Chad (wallpaper-sized at the link).

Illustration roundup

Dementor by Tony Lombardo for Gallery Nucleus's upcoming Harry Potter show.




Prints of Myke Amend's steampunk Boba Fett now available for purchase.




Man's Ruin by Tom Bagshaw for the Vices show at London Miles Gallery.




Barnabas Collins commission by Farel Dalrymple.




Twister circa 1966.

*Buy Dementors at eBay.

Illustration roundup

One great illustration after another at Josh Courlas's site. Via.





Harry Potter by Sebastian Mesnard and Pentagus by Mary Grandpre for the upcoming Harry Potter show at Gallery Nucleus.




It's Superman vs. Supergirl in Action Comics #402.




Map from the official site for Lev Grossman's The Magicians and Magician King.




Octopus by Jeff Soto for the upcoming Sea No Evil show. Via.

*Buy vintage maps at Amazon.