Was in St. Marks Books yesterday and a little “zine” of sorts caught my eye done by one Lief Parsons. Canadian born illustrator living and working in Brooklyn, best I can tell. Some good work. A few, in their whimsical simplicity, remind me of the glory days, others are smack on the trending-down “naive” penciled style (as above). All in all a fine browse. Also of note is his well done signifiers project.

Old Yeller. The illustrious history of the yellow legal pad. via.

Everybody knows at least one. Creative department Douchebag by Pete Johnson. (Thanks Kurt.)

Adding inter-species incest to injury for evolution rejectors. Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests. How many times does the Prez need to say it? NO human animal hybrids!

Somewhere at the top of the Hundred Acre Wood a little boy and his bear play. On the surface it is an innocent world, but on closer examination by our group of experts we find a forest where neurodevelopmental and psychosocial problems go unrecognized and untreated. Pathologies in Winnie the Pooh. via.

05.18. filed under: link dump.

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