Phantom punch

Watch Paul Briggs go down 29 seconds into his fight against IBO cruiserweight champ Danny Green, and then listen to the commentators discuss whether a punch even landed. Briggs denies taking a dive.

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Link roundup

1. Police officers in Southern California were simply investigating reported drug sales when they stumbled upon a body - - the suspect had preserved a woman's body with dry ice in a swank Newport Beach hotel room for a year.

2. Fascinating comic about homeopathy, especially discussing the claim that water has a memory. Via.

3. Bare knuckle fighting is much safer than boxing with boxing gloves on.

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Friday Night Fistfight (poster roundup)

"Amateurs" by Dan Matutina available as a print here, and made for Friday Night Fist Fight.





Spoon posters by Casey Burns. Via.




Craig Bellamy/Manchester City poster by Todd Slater. Via.




Bear in Heaven by Kim Hunnersen.




Dachstock Reitschule Bern by BlackYard.

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Mike Tyson/Buster Douglas poster (link roundup)

Manga-style Mike Tyson/Buster Douglas poster by Eric Tan for the upcoming Gallery 1988 sports-themed show.

And a few more links:

1. GM is going to discontinue Hummer. Seems like only yesterday that GM was able to demand that car dealerships build dedicated Hummer showrooms. Via.

2. In many ways, our bodies are terribly suited for modern life. For example:

For long stretches of history, the average woman had only about 100 menstrual cycles in her lifetime, because frequent pregnancies and breastfeeding kept her from menstruating. A typical woman today has 400 cycles, creating more stress on her ovaries and subjecting her breasts to more hormonal swings.

Via.

3. There's still time to participate in this month's art contest, or to comment and win a book.

*Previously: Four Horseman poster for the Gallery 1988 show.

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Kangaroo vs. Gorilla

Little Kangaroo vs. Giant Gorilla t-shirt by Joao Fonte on sale at Threadless (newly announced today).

And of course, go here to see how to win a $100 Threadless credit.

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Kangaroo vs. Gorilla

Little Kangaroo vs. Giant Gorilla t-shirt by Joao Fonte on sale at Threadless (newly announced today).

And of course, go here to see how to win a $100 Threadless credit.

*Buy plush kangaroos at eBay.

Boxing werewolf (link roundup)

Fire-breathing, boxing werewolf by Dave Crosland. Spotted at the latest Gallery 1998 show, "Beasts from the Bay."

And a few more links:

1. Memo advising Conde Naste employees that they have to clean up their own dishes and stop expecting the interns to do it.

2. Soldiers use pigs to practice battlefield medical treatment.

3. Another sign that history will be kind to George Bush - - Time examines his refusal to pardon Scooter Libby despite tremendous pressure from Dick Cheney.

*Previously: Crispin Porter + Bogusky intern auction.

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