The Simpsons in HD

Not sure if this means we're going to have to buy a new TV... I hope not. Of course, it's starting to get annoying how much of our shows we're missing because of the new screen ratio (we miss the edges)... but the Simpsons just had their first episode in HD yesterday, and darn if it didn't look clearer than usual! The title sequence was totally redone as well, and had lots of new details, including this odd shot with God and Satan angrily confronting one another that you'd've missed if you didn't watch it frame-by-frame on your computer afterward (as I did).

Rockwell Rolls Over In His Grave:"Freedom From Want" Parodies

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and since you, the Toner Mishap audience, have enjoyed my Edward Hopper posts so much, I've decided to share with you a collection of parodies based on Norman Rockwell's painting, "Freedom From Want," from his "Four Freedoms" series. It's that famous Thanksgiving painting -- you know the one:



Here it is in its original poster form:

And here are a bunch I've been collecting for your viewing pleasure (feel free to click on any of them for a larger view).

MAD Magazine


Zombies


Muppets


The Simpsons #1


The Simpsons #2: Sideshow Bob


The Simpsons #3: Flanders


Sausage Party


Redneck Thanksgiving (with all due respect to rednecks)


Raw Bar


Pizza


The Bush White House


A Sketch from Tiny Toons


Lilo and Stitch


Justice Society of America


Skrulls! Flee! (Once DC did it, Marvel had to, right?)


More Jellyfish, Please


CNN


At An Airport


Island Feast


Hollywood


Family Photo #1


Family Photo #2


Dessert!

Simpsons and Fine Art:A Compendium

Poorly structured, but incredibly thorough -- a must-see for all fans of The Simpsons and/or art history. It shows SO MANY references in The Simpsons to fine art -- with little JPEGs of them all. Lots of work went into this site.

Click here.

UPDATE

To see a comparison of Simpsons scenes with famous movies, check this out.

Edward Hopper ParodiesStill Incredibly Popular(And We Continue ToRide Hopper's Coattails)

For some reason, a lot of people seem to be looking for parodies of Edward Hopper's famous painting, "Nighthawks." And somehow, we've become the go-to location of choice for such materials.

Once again, the original:




So as part of the great responsibility that comes with such power, I have five more parodies to share with you.

First, a little Lego (for you Legomaniacs out there):



This is from an issue of "Bongo's Futurama Comics," another Matt Groening endeavor:



Nighthawks in space? Why not? This is a piece created by a guy who goes by the handle "epicpics":



What collection of parodies of anything would be complete without the Simpsons? This is yet ANOTHER still from a Simpsons episode which parodied "Nighthawks"; in this case, the episode titled "Homer Versus the 18th Amendment":



Last, a photo showing a shot from Wim Wenders' film "The End of Violence," in which he recreated the famous painting:



Need more? Here's the first batch and the second batch.

Olympic Logo or Pornography?

Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.
Jean-Luc Godard, filmmaker




I found this on Diary of a Hope Fiend. I copied her entire post:

So, for those of you not in England, this is the new 2012 London Olympics logo, on which judgment has been passed by the British People.

That being, it looks like Lisa Simpson giving a BJ.