Link roundup

1. I want to thank my current sponsor the Media Design School. If you've been intrigued by the is it real or is it render game, you can read about it here. And if you happen to be in New Zealand next month, you're invited to the Sci-Fi Under the Stars movie night.

2. Abraham Lincoln vs. a giant octopus. And a maze made out of George Washington's hair. Both illustrations were part of a President's Day newspaper insert by McSweeney's.

3. Concept art from Blur's excellent test footage for The Goon.

Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln

Tone Branson imagines how Daniel Day-Lewis will look in Steven Spielberg's upcoming movie about Abraham Lincoln.

*Previously: Jon Hamm as Superman.

Link roundup

1. Paul Robertson posted some new animated gifs.

2. And speaking of games, try the new Adult Swim game, Hipster Kickball.

3. Silly comic about George Washington.

Happy President's Day

Giant presidential mascot heads via.

*Buy US President bobbleheads at eBay.

The true story of George Washington and the cherry tree

The Secret of the Cherry Tree by Ben Chen for Threadless. (Scoring on this one has ended. Hopefully it'll be printed.)

*Buy George Washington toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Nick Denton's latest advice to Gawker staff on pulling in a big audience.

2. Terrible story about an Air Force general forced to retire and stripped of his rank for supposedly ordering unauthorized airstrikes against North Vietnamese military targets. He actually acted by order of President Nixon. Via.

3. How conservatives bury liberal stories on Digg. Via.

Batman with a gun (link roundup)

Batman with a gun by Fernando Lucas. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Jon Stewart points out Obama's broken civil liberties promises, and that the last eight presidents have promised to move America towards an energy-independent future.

2. Gawker's guide to Kombucha, "a miracle hippie drink that cures all ailments."

3. "The key to wealth is that it doesn't matter. Once you've had it, you don't think anything of it; you can wear cheap watches." Via.

*Previously: Umbrella Academy pocket watch.

*Buy Swatches at eBay.