http://www.cracked.com/article_19832_5-iconic-pop-culture...
If everyone could create a pop culture icon, everyone would. There's no set formula for coming up with something that really takes off with the audience, otherwise our series Zombie Housewives Ad Agency Glee Club: SVU (starring Zooey Deschanel) woud be a hit.
http://flavorwire.com/283685/early-sketches-of-11-famous-...
Some of them are barely recognizable. There's a huge process between what animators first envision and what ends up on the screen.
Culture Buzz Upset about deceased rapper, Nate Dogg, performing via hologram at Coachella? Well, before you freak out too badly, let's take a look back at some famous holographic performances.
Food Buzz This is some eggs-cellent craftsmanship. U.K. based company LMC Design held a contest to see who could create the best pop culture persona in egg form, with awesome results.
http://www.tecca.com/columns/night-lights-for-kids
Yeah, your “kids”. Or your “nieces and nephews”. Definitely not for you of course.
Culture Buzz Formulations and equations by Matt Cowan, based on various pop culture figures. I was told there would be no math, but I guess this is fine.
TV Buzz I think pleated-jeans has stumbled into some strange pop-culture quantum entanglement.
http://flavorwire.com/253244/vintage-photographs-turned-i...
Victorian superheroes need to become a thing. Get on that comic industry. Combining 19th century cabinet card portraiture with pop culture, artist Alex Gross has created an army of whimsical trading cards with a vintage feel.
Culture Buzz So Ray Stanz gets slimed, and Jake Blues is Slimer? Nice work, Luis Diaz. (via flickr.com)
Culture Buzz Joseph Senior created this series of illustrations that completely reinvent the Hello Kitty image. (via visualnews.com)
http://www.cracked.com/article_19576_6-pop-culture-vision...
We all know that our favorite games, comics, movies and TV shows are probably collaborative affairs. But we as a culture just love the story of the creative genius so much that we heap tremendous praise on the rare few who manage to do it.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/pure-sabacc-wins-again-22p...
Writers of fiction won't let anything as paltry as creating understandable rules for their poker/chess hybrid stop them. One of the easiest ways to differentiate a world from our own is by giving the residents their own pastimes, regardless of how little sense they make.
http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/11/22/pop-music-biggest-tr...
Lap dances, dubstep and extreme hair, oh my! A look back at the trends that made up 2011.
Where’s Waldo? Now where’s your favorite pop culture icon or character, because they’re probably in this picture, too. Click here to enlarge.
Celebrity Buzz Re: Being curvy in Hollywood. This is how everyone should write open letters on the Internet from now on.
Culture Buzz From the Cosby to the Flanders, the great pop culture moments in knit garment history are covered here.
Celebrity Buzz In other news: Donald Trump is preggo, Kate Moss gets high on 9/11, and get ready for The Real World: North Korea! These exclusive scoops brought to you by your friends at TrustoCorp. (via arrestedmotion.com)
You may remember Madeon's very well-executed mash-up of 39 different pop hits. Nathan Barnatt is the master of dancing everywhere. (via coketalk.tumblr.com)
What do you say when your friend confesses they've neither read nor watched the Harry Potter series? What if they've never played Portal or seen Mad Men? (via loldwell.com)
TV Buzz Nickelodeon's popular decision to show old episodes of Clarissa Explains It All has been deemed lowbrow/despicable by New York Magazine's Approval Matrix. (via nymag.com)
Culture Buzz Andrew Kolb’s little wooden Two of a Kind figures are great pieces of art depicting the common Fat/Skinny dynamic found in pop culture. (via The Uniblog)
Culture Buzz You might remember the creepy old Birds With Arms meme from two years ago. Now birds with arms have found their way into the video for “Staring Out The Window” by Fulton Lights. (via meme-meme.org)
Culture Buzz Great Showdowns is a series of watercolor paintings by artist Scott Campbell that presents us with unique interpretations of some of the greatest pop culture showdowns ever! (via greatshowdowns.com")
Culture Buzz These Pop Culture Nesting Dolls by Ginger Williams are hilarious and perfect. The caricatures are mildly grotesque and super kitschy in the way that the art on a Nesting Doll should be. (via The Uniblog)
Celebrity Buzz
Don't call it a comeback! Check out these gorgeous stills from Lindsay Lohan's collaboration with painter/director Richard Phillips. You can watch the whole film over at BlackBook Magazine right here on BuzzFeed!
Princess Leia seems a little short to be such a height snob. To commemorate the one year anniversary of his daughter, this Geeky Dad created an awesome growth chart. Taller than a tribble; shorter than a dalek.
Culture Buzz Especially when it's laced with geeky pop culture references. I gotta give it up to the stitchers at Steotch. They make cross stitching baller.
Maybe he’s old news now that Jet Blue folk hero Steven Slater has stolen his spotlight, but you can still celebrate Internet phenom Antoine Dodson in a commemorative doll!!! It’s currently on Ebay–and at a price of $50, it can be yours.
Culture Buzz Spiderman with a coke problem, Catwoman having a threesome with Batman and Robin and Hitler engaged in S&M. It’s safe to say that artist Giuseppe Veneziano has a fondness for portraying pop culture icons and historical figures in a less than flattering light.
There's a formula for everything. I just can't believe someone found a way to logically compare Spongebob to both Captain Kirk and Harry Potter.