These french and their wacky pseudo-science, I totally agree! ;) As for the misogyny, I couldn't see it, I was too offended by how both male characters where portrayed as stereotypically bad.
One of them is a brawny douchebag, the other a complete loser and an idiot, both with only sex on their mind. Completely offensive!

Oh, wait, so they screw up science, they screw up their portrayal of the female character, and they screw up the portrayal of the male character... could it be that they just didn't plan anyone to take this wacky, well made short film, as anything more than a cartoon?

Damn those french!
-a french guy

Lovely list! and I'd love to argue back to those geeks who would argue that poutine is the best geek food, I mean, come on! You either have to go buy it fresh from the restaurant or cook it yourself, so you lose precious gaming time. Grease, Gravy and melted cheese could get everywhere on your cards, warhammer figures, or computer keyboard. And it's a "traditional" quebecois meal, probably invented for truckers, which are mostly far from being gamers, and whenever I go out to get one, I see more orange-skinned damsels and douchebags and business men enjoying one than I see folks of the geek-type.

Ramen's much more geek friendly! heck, I'm eating some right now!

At the Mountains of Madness!

Oh my, sweet memories! this movie was always showing on my favorite cartoon channel when I was a wee kid. Loved it.

wow... am I the only one who doesn't understand what's going on in this picture?

Dragonflye: Beware, they'll probably shoot and release "attack of the killer blueberry yogurt covered martian vulvas" pretty soon!

Oh my. -15°C, Mostly Cloudy?
It's like
Hoth
out there.
Cold, ice, freezing desolation.
You may have to climb inside a tauntaun for warmth.

Gotta find a tauntaun... QUICK!

damn you, Chicoutimi, QC, CA!

As long as my steak's still tasty, I'm happy.

However, folks from peta and greenpeace would find a reason to complain anyways, imho.

ted: don't you think that the whole sex doll look might have been what she was aiming for? otherwise she would probably have took the 1 or 2 hours it would have take to give it an acceptable paint job. (btw, red nipples? wtf? If I saw a topless girl with bright red nipples, I'd believe she has some kind of disease, or weird tattoo.)

Also, it's not because you don't get it that there isn't a true meaning behind it; guess what, if her goal was making up a load of bullshit and call it art, it would actually serve some kind of poetic purpose and thus, would be art. Just look at Dada work and see what I mean. and the first comment was just general modern art bashing from someone who still believe in the artistic values predating WW2.

Now I know i'm probably losing my time on this, but the point is this: There isn't good or bad art. only art. If you don't like it, it doesn't mean it's crap. If you feel the need to comment about it, tell us what can be improved to make it "better". That's what we call a critique.

lucky: After spending quite sometime reading neatorama, I came to realize that most people who take time to comment here don't actually grasp what modern art is all about. The big problem is that people tend to look at such a piece of art without reflecting about the creative process or the concept behind it. If shown any of Duchamps' ready-mades or Pollock's action painting, they'd dismiss it as junk because it didn't require hours of work from the artist. It's quite sad, actually, that only young art students and graduates such as you and me can appreciate modern art.

I personally love it, and even though the idea is quite simple, I think the artist deserves much credit for actually thinking about it and going through creating this work of art. After all, it might seem crap, but it's still more clever than what most commenters on here can come up with!

This is one of the most brilliant ideas an hotel could have.

Personally, when I travel, i'm on a quite tight budget, and having a place to sleep can be problematic; 20$ for a bathroom and a shelter is a great deal, it would make backpacking so much easier!

after all, who needs more than a sleeping bag, a roof and a bathroom to get a good night's sleep?

marishka: Joseph Merrick (not John) died in 1890, we are now in 2009. Things have changed.

He wasn't treated worst as a sideshow freak than other performers. However, his boss was indeed a jerk and took a way most of Merrick's money. He was badly treated mostly by townfolk he encountered in the streets, not people who came to see him when he was exhibited. You have to keep in mind that the movie wasn't true to reality ;)

A dog, working today in the sideshow industry, would be well treated, not just because of PETA and other groups working for the ethical treatment of the animals, but because he would probably be loved by his fellow freaks and performers.

Even though I love body modifications, including tattoo, I must admit that you must be pretty stupid to get your face covered in stars unless you have a stable job that accepts facial tattoos. Plus, major facial work can and will often look good IMHO, but in her case it looks more like a bad case of blackheads than art.

I feel sorry for the artist, though. He obviously love his work, and i'm sure he's very talented as a tattoo artist. It really sucks that he was blamed for this girl's poor decision making.