Link roundup

1. The NY Daily News says, a woman won a settlement of $850 a month for life in alimony and "the couple's home by convincing a court three years ago that a 1997 car accident left her too injured to work." But her husband spotted photos she had posted about her daily belly dancing and turned them into the court. "Confronted with the damning evidence, [the woman] told the court she was prescribed belly dancing as treatment for her injuries - a statement her doctor contradicted on the stand."

2. The Awl imagines what the menu would be at Passover at Guy Fieri's House (for example, "Gefilte fish parmigiana jammers"). Via.

3. The Mortal Kombat 9 fatalities and Stage Fatalities stepped past amusingly violent and are more like short snuff films. But the babalities are very cute.

Martial arts mishap

Pek Pongpaet did the motion capture for Mortal Kombat and is currently participating in an interview at Reddit. Above is a staff demonstration that went awry (5:06).

Here he is pulling off a "720 tornado kick":



And here's the Mortal Kombat 9 trailer:



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Mortal Kombat fatalities on paper

Mortal Kombat fatalities on paper by Eric Power.

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Sub-Zero brand ice cream

Sub-Zero brand ice cream logo by Winter. It's currently up for vote at Split Reason.

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Mortal Kombat: The Live Tour tv appearance (link roundup)

Circa 1996, actors from the Mortal Kombat: Live Tour show off their moves and answer questions on an Los Angeles morning news show. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Here's video footage of "Case," the live performance of Neuromancer. (Not quite as exciting as I'd hoped.) Via.

2. The Tim Burton retrospective honors his Southern California roots:

We've attempted to accomplish this by organizing material under “Surviving Burbank” covering the years of Tim's upbringing in Burbank, CA; “Beautifying Burbank” on his years as a student at CalArts and an apprentice animator and concept artist with the Walt Disney Company, including his early collaborations with sculptor and artist Rick Heinrichs, animator Joe Ranft and effects artist Stephen Chiodo; to “Beyond Burbank” for the years since his first feature, "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (1985), to the present.

Read more about the show here.

3. Cruel nicknames for overweight vampires. For example: Taco Bela.

*Previously: Redesigned Mortal Kombat Characters.

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Mortal Kombat: The Live Tour tv appearance (link roundup)

Circa 1996, actors from the Mortal Kombat: Live Tour show off their moves and answer questions on an Los Angeles morning news show. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Here's video footage of "Case," the live performance of Neuromancer. (Not quite as exciting as I'd hoped.) Via.

2. The Tim Burton retrospective honors his Southern California roots:

We've attempted to accomplish this by organizing material under “Surviving Burbank” covering the years of Tim's upbringing in Burbank, CA; “Beautifying Burbank” on his years as a student at CalArts and an apprentice animator and concept artist with the Walt Disney Company, including his early collaborations with sculptor and artist Rick Heinrichs, animator Joe Ranft and effects artist Stephen Chiodo; to “Beyond Burbank” for the years since his first feature, "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (1985), to the present.

Read more about the show here.

3. Cruel nicknames for overweight vampires. For example: Taco Bela.

*Previously: Redesigned Mortal Kombat Characters.

*Buy Mortal Kombat action figures at eBay.

Redesigned Mortal Kombat Characters (and more)

Vincent Proce's redesigned versions of Kano and Raiden. See also: Sonya and Scorpion.

At his personal site, you'll find more art including storyboards for games including Mortal Kombat vs. DC:






*Previously: Care Bears/Mortal Kombat mashup.

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