Blog about muscly dudes and women from the 80s

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By Cormack O'Connor in Cool Websites on Tuesday 16 October 2012

The whole world of blogging just gets stranger and stranger everyday, but now there’s a Tumblr page dedicated to 80s Muscle, that is: muscly dudes and women from the 80s. Scrolling down the blog takes you on a seemingly endless journey full of protein shaken, steroid taken, ripped and cut muscles. So if you’re a [...]

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The Pleated Jeans blog: corgifying celebrities

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By Michele Banks in Cool Websites on Wednesday 3 October 2012

Let us now praise photoshop, tumblr and people with free time and strange imaginations. The One Tiny Hand tumblr tweaks photos of celebs so they appear to have one normal sized hand and one ridiculously tiny one, an effect which is disturbingly hilarious, or maybe hilariously disturbing. Jeff Wysaski of the Pleated Jeans blog takes some famous people and some innocent creatures and “corgifies” them. All are peculiar. Korgye West is a classic.

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The Amazing iOS 6 Maps Tumblr

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Cool Websites on Tuesday 25 September 2012

Rumours were already brewing earlier this year, but now that Apple has actually gone ahead to drop Google Maps in favour of Apple Maps in iOS 6, some of its users — many aghast about the inaccuracy and lagged speed — are having a good laugh documenting its ineptness with a Tumblr sarcastically named The Amazing iOS 6 Maps. New screenshots are streaming in fast and furiously, accompanied by equally funny captions (e.g. ‘Clearly Apple knows of the coming apocolypse [sic]’ went one in response to a screwed up image of Brooklyn Bridge looking like it’s collapsed).

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The Impossible Cool Tumblr

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By Low Lai Chow in Cool Websites on Tuesday 7 August 2012

The epitome of cool, exemplified by these cool folks so effortlessly, it’s simply impossible. And yet it’s not. As Gore Vidal once said: ‘Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn’. Looking at these pictures, we have to agree.

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Batman Running Away From Shit Tumblr

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By Low Lai Chow in Cool Websites on Thursday 26 July 2012

Before there was Nolan’s Batman, there was 60s’ Batman. Batman had Robin. They got mixed up in all sorts of crazy stuff and ran away from all sorts of shit. Like wild penguins. Like Power Rangers. Like trippy psychedelic graphics. As you can see in this Tumblr, they have a lot of shit to run away from.

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Pictures of Asians Taking Pictures of Food tumblr

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Cool Websites on Tuesday 29 May 2012

As an Asian, I can vouch that the phenomenon of Asians Taking Pictures of Food is not only well and alive, but that Asians take these pictures very seriously. Just check out the expressions.

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Pining for John Stamos

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By Chris DeLuca in Cool Websites on Tuesday 29 May 2012

Pining for John Stamos taps into the nostalgia for 90′s television stars. Celebrities are cropped next to a smiling and youthful John Stamos. Love live Uncle Jesse.

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Illustrated plot twists on Tumblr and Twitter

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By Dan Markowitz in Cool Websites on Monday 21 May 2012

I love stories with plot twists, but I feel like I always see the same handful of cliches: it was all a dream, they were both one person with a split personality, something to do with a ghost, etc. There are infinite endings out there that haven’t been used yet, so I’ve been writing and illustrating ideas on Twitter and tumblr: beginnings and middles not included.

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Fuck Yeah Jesus Men Tumblr

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Cool Websites on Saturday 19 May 2012

Tumblr somehow lends itself quite well to the most bizarre stuff, and its users have been great at feeding whatever fathomable obsessions they have through the microblogging platform. Fuck Yeah Jesus Men is one of these obsessions. People with the hots for blokes who look like Jesus, we’re looking at you.

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Clever Doodles by Gracki

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By Jacob Klensin in New Illustration on Thursday 3 May 2012

The doodles created by Gracki are casually done, sometimes carefully thought out stories, showing the ongoing adventures of her own characters. Other times, they are the product of daydreams, wondering what would happen if Rhinos tried to play soccer or how a giraffe would be treated at an amusement park. 

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Quirky hand-printed Strathcona Stockings

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By Bridget Barnett in New Fashion on Thursday 26 April 2012

Strathcona Stockings make quirky, hand-printed, limited run stockings in their Vancouver studio. If you’re unable to get your hands on a pair (they seem to be pretty much sold out online), the cool and curious array of imagery on their Tumblr site is at least worth checking out.

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Disturbing Gifs by Kevin Weir

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By Samantha Dalrymple in Cool Websites on Saturday 14 April 2012

Get into these lovely yet disturbing gifs by Kevin Weir. The gifs may look simple and old at first, but then, BAM!, sweet surprises await you.

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Fuck Yeah Trippy Gifs

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By Samantha Dalrymple in Cool Websites on Friday 13 April 2012

I just wasted so much of my life looking through the Fuck Yeah Trippy Gifs site. All the gifs are certified to blow your mind away and make you feel like you’re on something. Strong! Totally worth checking out.

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Godzilla haiku Tumblr

Low Lai Chow Contributor

By Low Lai Chow in Cool Websites on Saturday 7 April 2012

Bet you didn’t know this classic film kaiju has a way with words that puts humanity to shame. What’s also a shame: his last haiku update was in August 2011. SInce then, the poetic beast has splashed back into the abyss of Japanese waters. But it’s a huge legacy of haikus he’s left us.

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TUMBLR: Celebrities with One Tiny Hand

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By Christopher Stribley in Cool Websites on Thursday 29 March 2012

There are some great themed Tumblrs out there, from Casually Pepper Spraying Cops, to Chicks with Steve Buscemi Eyes. Then there’s the life-affirming Fuuuu Comics. Recently, a new Tumblr has found a special place in my heart: One Tiny Hand. Celebritites old and new are given a new lease on life on this blog, which reimagines them or someone near them with one tiny hand. Although I’ve looked pretty carefully the image of Kim Kardashian on there and I’m pretty sure it’s undoctored.

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