How to be a Retronaut has assembled an awesome post of images of men’s jump suits from the 1970s. Why the heck didn’t this fashion statement stick around and who among you is going to be bold enough to bring it back? Don’t forget to accessorize with tinted sunglasses and a thick beard.

Oh, and if you decide to head over to How to be a Retronaut to view the rest of the post, be forewarned that there is so much raw machismo radiating from those images, if you don’t already have a luscious beard and thick carpet of chest hair, you might by the time you’ve scrolled the length of the page.

Tree of Life by Heather Watts, currently on exhibit at the Art Gallery of Calgary.

This entire painting is awesome! The more we look at it, the more wonderful details we notice, but our favourite part is the unicorn.

[via Arrested Motion]

The Missouri History Museum wants your undies! But before you jump out of your chairs and get ready to send them your Handerpants, Undercaps, World’s Largest Underpants, or start chasing down squirrels to get their Squirrel Underpants, please read further:

The museum is planning a major exhibit on the evolution of women’s underwear and needs the public’s help to round out its collection of old-fashioned and modern unmentionables. The “Underneath It All” exhibit is slated to open July 1.

Curators are understandably picky about what they’ll take, and the museum’s underwear interests tend toward the antique and the exotic — like 19th century corsets and inflatable brassieres. But they also are looking for good examples of more everyday items of more recent vintage — like padded panties, 1980s shoulder pads and a Wonderbra or two.

The goal is to chart the course of American women, industry and consumer culture through the lens of lingerie, said Shannon Meyer, a senior curator who is organizing the exhibit.

So that’s the skinny. If you’ve got some awesome old-timey or contemporary ladies’ unmentionables to contribute, please send them to this address: Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63112.

[via Neatorama]

On the other hand, if you’ve got photos of yourselves wearing some of our awesome Underpants, you’re welcome to Submit them to us!

If you already know about Archie McPhee’s Last Supper After Dinner Mints and Paper Placemats it should come as no surprise that we enjoy a good spoof of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece. This awesome Star Wars rendition was made by OhSoWrong Tees aka David Hoker, who has a knack for making humourous t-shirts. 

[via That’s Nerdalicious!]

“A moustachioed [and completely awesome] Emperor tamarin sticks its tongue out at Fürth-Erlenbach Mountain Zoo in Fürth, Germany.”

[via Telegraph.co.uk]

Thppppppbbt! Less talk, more dapper monkeys sporting awesome facial hair!

This video illustrates what your life is like with Anime Eye Glasses. Surely a little anime in your reality is just what you need.

Don’t you just hate it when this happens?

Christophe Huet has some seriously awesome photo manipulation skillz. Visit InspireFirst to view more of his work.

In his awesome mixed media sculptures of spiky animals and insects, artist Sean Avery creates fur and feathers using meticulously layered fragments of broken CDs. Be sure to check out more of Sean’s work over at DeviantArt.

[via Colossal]

Kawaii!! All hail the awesome Bobtail Squid! 

Pictured above are Berry’s Bobtail Squid (Euprymna berryi), photo by Rokus Groeneveld, and a Striped Pyjama Squid (Sepioloidea lineolata), photo by Tony Brown.

ferrebeekeeper assembled a fascinating post all about Bobtail squid, who are closely related to another awesome creature, the cuttlefish:

“With huge expressive eyes, tiny little tentacles, and opalescent skin, bobtail squids look like they were designed by a Sanrio artist having a strange day. Sepiolida cephalopods appear to be all head (they are also known as dumpling squid or stubby squid because of this shape)–and their large rounded navigation fins, which stick out like Dumbo’s ears only add to the impression.”

“There are approximately 70 known species of bobtail squid living in the shallow coastal waters from the Mediterranean, to the Indian Ocean, to the Pacific.  To quote the Tree of Life Website, “Members of the Sepiolida are short (mostly 2-8 cm), broad cephalopods with a rounded posterior mantle.” The animals are gifted hunters which eat shrimp, arthropods, and other small animals which they chomp apart with a horny beak at the center of their arms. During the day, bobtail squid bury themselves in the sand with only their eyes protruding and then they hunt at night.”

Visit ferrebeekeeper to learn more about and view more photos of the awesome bobtail squid!

Afraid to face the world after Downton Abbey ends its second season? Kyle Hilton of Vulture has given you a means to create your own adventures with this series of Downton Abbey Paper Dolls. As you can see, the Dowager Countess doll comes with a variety of faces to express any emotion.

Click here to get the whole series

Here’s another delightful instance of street art making clever and entertaining use of its surroundings: “Poster Cred is an ongoing project by Seattle-based designer Joseph King that attempts to poke fun of the implicit credibility suggested by designers who photograph themselves holding posters for marketing purposes. You can participate in the project by requesting stickers via the Poster Cred page, and awesome photos of the stickers in action have come back from all over the world. Definitely see the entire gallery, some of these are pretty fun.”

[via Colossal]

Zombie Sleep Mask - To heck with the walking dead, this mask makes you look like the sleeping dead. Please discontinue use if significant other reports that you are muttering “brains” in your sleep.  

“There is a lot to be said about Abraham Lincoln, one of America’s most influential [and awesome] presidents, which is made abundantly clear by the newly erected tower of books in the nation’s capital. The cylindrical structure stands three stories high at approximately 34 feet in height and features over 15,000 titles about the 16^th president of the free world. The innumerable volumes of works present in this towering pillar symbolize the never-ending discussion about the famed American president.

Placed in the lobby of Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership, it makes for an excellent introductory piece to the new museum dedicated to Lincoln’s history. Fascinatingly, it is adjacent to where Lincoln died at the Petersen House. The museum is currently under construction and set to open later this month, in time for President’s Day.”

[via Design You Trust and My Modern Metropolis]

For nearly a decade since the late 1970s artist Takanori Aiba worked as a maze illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE. The following decade he worked as an architect and finally in 2003 decided to merge the two crafts—the design of physical space and the drawing of labyrinths—into these incredibly detailed [and awesome] tiny worlds. Using craft paper, plastic, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and other materials Aiba constructs sprawling miniature communities that wrap around bonsai trees, lighthouses, and amongst the cliffs of nearly vertical islands. If only we could shrink ourselves and explore these awesome little realms on foot!

See more of Aiba’s work here.

[via Colossal]

German photographer Martin Klimas drops porcelain martial arts characters from a three meters height and photographs them the moment they hit the ground. The dramatic results give these awesome photos a cinematic feel. 

[via Whudat]