Four incredibly talented artists — Jay Ryan, Diana Sudyka, Tom Stack, and Jason Harvey — have just started a new T-shirt company called Flinchy. Before you starting moaning about the world not needing another hipster tee-shirt company, watch the damn video. They are well aware of this. They are also very funny.

No ironic slogans or visual pop culture gags. These shirts mostly feature cool little animals and endearing odd creatures. If you have a problem with that, well then, I guess I really don’t know you.

More: www.flinchy.com

I’m a big fan of PRIMER for always promoting great art and design, now thanks to them, I am a big fan of Scott Derby. “Fueled by comic books, cartoons, punk rock…” What’s not to love?

Stellar video by The Philadelphia Experience!

Esteemed Philly design shop Heads of State have created a striking series of  Travel Posters. Each city is done justice with an authentic vintage feel and super clean iconic representation. “The City of Brotherly Love” is my favorite because there is no Rocky statue in it. Two choices:

Three color silkscreen measuring 14″ × 24″. Second edition.

Buy: $30.00

Oversized archival print. 24″×42″, printed on 100% cotton, 190GSM water color stock.

Buy: $70.00

From the gaping mouth of Todd:

Throughout the month of December, MilkBoy Acoustic will be adorned with the photography of UsedWigs shutterbug, Tiffany “Fly Me to the” Yoon and artwork by UsedWigs poddy mouth, Todd “Me” Marrone. Join us for the First Friday reception and enjoy the smooth strumming of UsedWigs maestro, Russ “Jawbone” Starke and participate in a roving podcast conducted by UsedWigs mastermind, Jeffrey “Jeff” Lyons.

Join us!

Friday, December 3rd, 7:00 – 10:00 PM
MilkBoy Coffee Acoustic
824 W. Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA

Crowdsourcing rules.  There really is no better use of a designer’s time and talent than designing logos on spec. So, I jumped the gun a bit and sent Gap Inc. my new logo designs for its other two popular brands.

I think I nailed it! Hope I get some new khakis out of it.

Junk Mail: Just got Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk in the mail. Yup, had to order online, I was too ashamed to buy it in the bookstore during my weekly visit to pick up OK!, People and Asian Lady Holz. Since ripping open the package 2 hours ago, I’ve been hiding from my family, reading and enjoying the hell out of this very funny and highly uninformative sex manual. The book is jam-packed full of sexy, hairy nuggets of info and advice separated into short, easy-to-digest segments, perfect for the sporadic reader. It was researched and written by The Association For The Betterment of Sex aka Scott Jacobson, Todd Levin, Jason Roeder, Mike Sacks, and Ted Travelstead (writers for esteemed shows and mags like Conan, Daily Show, The Onion, Esquire, Vanity Fair) with additional morsels provided by Andy Richter, Allison Silverman and Jon Wurster.

If you’re a fan of finely-tuned parody, stellar design and highly-detailed illustrations of mushroom-shaped penises, this book is a must. Sample:

…or the do’s and don’ts of fisting at high altitudes. Or whether it’s still considered safe to store your condoms in Barbicide. Sexual truth is never a constant—it varies from one mature, engorged partner to the next. It’s up to you to decide what turns you on and what gives you AIDS.  We’re here not to judge you but to guide you. To gently take your hand while you’re having sex and to sit on a bedside stool, patiently waiting for you to finish.

It’s the perfect coffee table book. If your coffee table is located in the seldom-used, third floor bathroom.

Buy: Sex: Our Bodies, Our Junk

Promo: Video

Follow The Authors: @ourbodiesourj @toddlevin @trumpetcake @straintest @michaelbsacks @jasonsroeder

Parade of Frightening T-Shirts: Intrepid UsedWigs and Huff Post reporter SM Shrake went deep undercover to the Beck Rally and snapped some lovely photos! He also documented his day of hunting the big fat tee shirts. It’s a good read, and you might be surprised by his take on the participants.

Mr. Clapton, Me, too.

Ha Ha! Enjoy a great video of Scott Weiland and his dumb megaphone falling off the stage during a concert. Somehow, he was able to keep singing without missing a note… wait a minute… is that a backing track? Best fall since Frasier ate it. (via eachnotesecure)

Emmy Thought #1: I’d love to see Jim Belushi in this show… dressed as his dead brother and smashing Jimmy Fallon’s guitar.

Emmy Thought #2: Emily Deschanel is the sister that doesn’t sing, right? I thank her for that.

Emmy Thought #3: Fake confusion and fake anger for winning is always endearing. Nice job, Soprano mom.

Looking for a Social Media job? Need to prepare with some extremely unhelpful interview questions?

Great & Sad & Heartbreaking & Inspiring: Please, please please read this. If you’re a parent or a just human who enjoys incredibly well-written and emotional stories, this should move you: A Supposedly Fun Thing I Would Do Again in a Second. Thanks to @caissie

Free MP3! Versus is back and serves up two beauties (via Magnet). Download: “Gone to Earth” and “Invincible Hero”

Bad Ads: Give Golden Corral credit, they use people with real buffet aficionado bodies in their ads. So you know who you’re up against when vying for the ham.

Scary Good Art! Monster Friends Poster Series by Family Tree Design! The Sasquatch, The Kraken, a Yeti and this cute fella…

See all four!

Low Bridge: 13 Crashes in 13 Months “This is a compilation of the 13 crashes from April 2008 to May 2009 at the Gregson St RR trestle in Durham. The soundtrack is by Killer Filler.”

Yup, this ancient bronze artifact stands proudly on the lawn of a house one block from the beach. Note the sassy pose, the leave-nothing-to-the-imagination gym shorts and the flip flops. Dignified yet beachy.

Sadly this relic was not supposed to be sans arms, they broke off during shipping. Don’t fret, North Jersey Classy Classics will be sending replacement appendages and epoxy. I heard Stanley Tucci gets royalties with every purchase.

More Beach Updates

5″ x 6″ (plus border for framing)  – $20.00

Buy: www.tinyshowcase.com

24″ x 30″ version also available here:

Web: www.jacklong.com

Mark Ryden painting “Incarnation” for “The Gay 90′s” exhibition at Paul Kasmin gallery, New York, April 29, 2010. Music by Dustin O’Halloran.

More: www.markryden.com

Artist Lee Bretschneider from www.adventuringcompany.com has been busy crafting some serious Lost love!

If you dig these and send em, consider participating in Lee’s fundraiser for Haiti. (Link via @popcandy)

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