8Bit art history by Aled Lewis

The Secret of Monkey Island meets Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Cafe Terrace On The Place Du Forum 1888’ and other mashups by Aled Lewis for the IAm8Bit show.

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Link roundup

1. "Earlier this year, aerial photos of a newly discovered tribe living in Brazil's Amazon rainforest electrified the internet. Now that entire tribe, numbering around 200, has gone missing—and a panicking Brazilian government fears that cocaine smugglers are to blame."



2. Really vicious article by Rick Reilly about Tim Tebow.



3. An interview with the maker of The Stanley Parable.

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Link roundup

1. Walt Disney Animation Studios chief technical officer Andy Hendrickson, in a talk at the Siggraph conference Sunday:

People say 'It's all about the story,'" Hendrickson said. "When you're making tentpole films, bullshit." Hendrickson showed a chart of the top 12 all-time domestic grossers, and noted every one is a spectacle film. Of his own studio's "Alice in Wonderland," which is on the list, he said: "The story isn't very good, but visual spectacle brought people in droves. And Johnny Depp didn't hurt."

Via.



2. Praise for the free typing game Type Hard.



3. "Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California that is abundant in sea glass."

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Wheatley puppet (Portal 2)

Wheatley puppet by Jennifer Sorrel (lots of making of photos at the link). Via.



*Previously: Interactive Talking Plush Portal Turret.

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Team Fortress 2 in Lego

Sniper, Pyro, Spy and more from Team Fortress 2 in Lego by Matt De Lanoy/Pepa Quin.

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