Smith & Wesson 357 Magnum... Violin?!? It's the "Six Shot Six String" by Maskull Lasserre, whose art-mashup-thingies also include "Sonata Blade", a stringed cleaver, "Second Thought", an 'axe' that really IS an axe (obvious) and "Coriolis", a piano (made of rusted steel that resembles wood) that has come in contact with a boulder (100% real rock). Somebody has issues about his childhood music lessons.

Tug of Real War: If hostilities ever break out between the U.S. and Canada, this is how they will probably play out.

The 15 Most Ridiculous White House Pets Vice-Presidents not included. more inside

Huge floods in NSW displace wolf spiders. Note for arachnophobes - lots of spider silk, plus one shot showing lots of spiders in a tree.

CATS! In Shoes!!

From the Department of Highly Specialized Tumblr Sites Department: It's "(1960s) Batman (and Robin) Running (in animated gifs) Away From Sh*t (that's photoshopped behind them)", like the 2008 Joker, dinos in Jurassic Park or Teletubbies. Or running just ahead of Rock Hudson in 'North By Northwest' (my favorite). Well, it's better than Pictures of People Scanning QR Codes

Chimpanzees are NOT all alike. In fact they are LESS 'all alike' than Humans. "the genetic diversity of these different chimp populations, even those who are practically right on top of each other, is significantly greater than that found in humans separated by entire continents."

Cognitive enhancement from electrostimulation of the brain. Sounds amazing. more inside

Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen perform together again. Here they are from their first performance.

"Money Can't Buy Happiness" semi-proven by a multi-national poll. But always remember, statistics don't lie, but liars sure know how to use statistics. more inside

Roll up roll up and Katamari your browser!

So you thought the 'Live Fast, Die Young...' meme originated in the Hard Rock culture of the 60s-70s? Uh, nope. more inside

GIMPRESSIONISM. [Via]

Maddie the Coonhound stands tall and proud (on top of damn near anything, anywhere). more inside

Historical photo tampering

40 of the Strangest Ad Agency Names, and Where They (well, most of them) Came From
Because sometimes you WANT your marketing strategy in the hands of "Wexley School for Girls". more inside

Greece rolls a 6 - one for the econ-junkie monkeys out there. It's the "Choose your own Troika program for Greece Adventure" more inside

A history of the sky for (almost) one year via Nicely complementary (I think) - the Toronto skyline through a pinhole camera.

Conservatives attending CPAC and trolling Craigslist for gay sex? Yep, they exist. At least 10 this year, up from 2 or 3 last year, when gay group 'GOProud' was much more visible. more inside

The Scale of the Universe