Short Film: Strange Oaks

"Strange Oaks" by Headless Productions

This twisted ad feels like a set-up for a Pixar movie. Funny, but very short.

Video: Life On Mars

"Life On Mars" Directed and Animated by Lukas Vojir

Event: The Shell Game

The Shell Game by New York-based artist Molly Crabapple

An art show at the Smart Clothes Gallery in New York City April 14 - 23 2013

"‘Shell Game’ is comprised of nine, 6'x4' paintings and one 3’x3’ painting about the revolutions and crises of 2011 (six of which have already been sold to collectors) including the mortgage bubble, the Greek anti-austerity protests, and Occupy Wall Street, filtered them through the artist’s distinctive lens of surrealism, satire, and symbolic animals and, for eight of nine paintings, informed by travel to the settings, including Spain, Greece, and the United Kingdom, during which she interviewed activists for her reported illustrated journalism pieces and participated in demonstrations. For Tunisia, she interviewed members of Nawaat, the dissident blogger collective, via Skype. Nine preliminary watercolors, all sold, will also be exhibited."

Mash-Up: Adventure Time / Charlie Brown

"Charlie Finn" by BazNet

"It's Diner Time with Charlie Finn and Jake the beagle !!"

Mural: Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes Mural by AlltheRobots

Via: Reddit

"Friends asked me to paint a Calvin & Hobbes mural in their nursery."

Illustration: Illustrated Maps of London

Mike Hall is an illustrator specializing in making maps of the London boroughs. Exquisitely hand-drawn, they are beautifully colored and each is presented with its own distinctive decorations specific to that particular area. Available for purchase from Etsy. Price: £40

Illustration: Hand Drawn Map of London

Hand Drawn Traveller Map of London by Wellington’s Travel

Anna Butler is the chief designer at Wellingtons Travel. She is an artist and architect by trade and of British-Polish descent. Taige Zhang is a lover of travel, history, and maps; also a cartographer. They started working on creating a hand drawn vintage but modern old London map in 2008.

"We believe in the beauty, allure and craftsmanship of old maps. In 2008, we started researching remarkable maps from the 16th to 19th Century from legendary explorers and cartographers such as Joan Blaeu, Captain James Cook, and Joseph Cross. Drawing qualities and inspiration from city maps by British cartographers of the early 1800s, we began work on the Grand Map of London using various existing up-to-date geographic data sources including those from open street map.

As a hobby and business, we produce maps of modern cities in historic, beautiful 1800s style. Our maps are made to enchant anyone who loves history and appreciates art. Some of our top customers include City of London, bookshops, galleries and hotels."