Awkward Family Photos
The Awkward Family Photos blog is a treasure-trove of embarassingly hilarious photos from the photo albums of people from around the world who send them in to the editors of Awkward Family Photos to reveal in all their glory to their readership.
Awkward Family Photos has a classic collection of 1980s family portraits, in particular, but Awkward Family Photos manages to post truly disturbing, yet ridiculously funny images of the badly dressed, bizarrely posed, and invariably strange-looking families as they wish to be remembered — or forgotten! — across all eras. One for the ages!
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December 23, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Leicha Stewart 
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Christmas is the season to be jolly, so to bring a little bit of laughter to your day, we’ve raided the archives of the cringe inducing but hilarious Awkward Family Photos. Their Christmas collection boasts inappropriate nudity, people dressed as Christmas trees, and classic 80s styling that has become the site’s signature look. Merry Christmas, indeed. Read more
July 1, 2010 | Cool Websites | by Zolton |
First there was Awkward Family Photos, now comes the natural progression in the lineage: Awkward Family Pet Photos. Seriously, is this the greatest website ever? Read more
August 20, 2009 | New Trends | by The Uncool Hunter |
We ran this a while back, but it’s worth revisiting. Overacting poses, exacerbated similes, pretentious backgrounds, freaky characters, you will find all these kind of stuff and much more at the Awkward Family Photos site, which is divided into a pile of categories, such as Awkward Baby Photos, Awkward Engagement Photos, Awkward Family Vacation Photos, and Awkward Prom Photos, among many others. Read more
May 22, 2009 | Cool Websites | by Gerry Mak |
Personally, I think it’s difficult for family photos to not be a bit stilted and weird, but Awkward Family Photos manages to post truly baffling images of badly dressed, strangely posed, and generally weird-looking clans as they wish to be remembered. Read more
All the Brandon Boyd aficionados out there can now get their hands on some newly released Giclée prints. The limited to a hundred special edition high-resolution digital scans feature the intricately lined Vitamin Sea sketch from Boyd’s renowned Ectoplasm exhibit. I’m really digging the centred wave pouncing into the foreground. Nice!
Not that we’re ones to poke fun (gettit?) at the Facebook supremo, but what the hell: M.I.C Gadget did it for us. Though I say, ‘did’. Their cheeky Poking Inventor toy — ‘the next greatest action figure for tech nerds’ — has just been quietly discontinued. We wonder if Zucks got the sooks? Read more
Australian group Pivot have recently signed with the mighty Warp label and — even better (well, for us anyway) — have written a fun Secret Playlist for us. You can see where the many disparate influences have seeped into their latest recording, the beautiful and colourful, O Soundtrack My Heart.
Wow, they are getting into some crazy things in Poland! The aptly named PMS Collective have positioned a series of ‘‘friendly blow-up dolls‘ for those Polish drivers, and cyclists, who just can’t wait until they get home. Sander Reijgers, where are you when we need you! Read more
Fat Cap is an excellent site for the latest and greatest in graffiti and street art. From pictures to interviews, and even a member site that you can upload your work to, this site is pure crack for anyone that loves art. Read more
I’ve yet to find out what they put in the water in Germany that generates such a consistently rich stream of good electronica. Carrying the torch at the moment is Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha du Prince, whose early 2007 release, This Bliss, landed on my doormat with a deep bass-kick and hasn’t left my iPod since. Read more
These double triangle earrings made with bamboo are not only bio-degradable, but are also super lightweight and made with a rapidly renewable resource. The 14k gold-filed hardware is designed, made, and packaged in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Yes, we’ve all been there: the chinese food from last week that still looks edible amongst the bare surrounds of an empty fridge. But really, we shouldn’t. Just let it be. Or College Humor will expose you! Read more
Mathematics? Leave me out. Fashematics? Now you’re talking! This gem of a site is a runway equation that adds up to a whole lot of wonderful.
Pencils made from recycled newspaper
The problem with awesome things like these pencils made out of recycled newspaper is that you almost don’t want to use them.
Christoph Niemann illustrates a nightmare flight
New York Times illustrator Christoph Niemann has created a brilliant visual diary outlining the peril and pitfalls that beset the everyday passenger based on his recent experience flying from New York to his home town of Berlin. Read more
Here are a couple awesome pieces by Matt Leines that were recently on display in the Doubting Thomases exhibit at Nudashank gallery in Baltimore. Gives me ideas for Halloween. Read more
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