Video: San Diego Zoo Jaguars Get a Bloody Valentine

Video: San Diego Zoo Jaguars Get a Bloody Valentine

Okay, animal lovers. This could be an "ewwww" or an "awwww" moment depending on how squeamish you are. The San Digeo Zoo released a video of their jaguars getting a treat for Valentine's Day Thursday, and the cats seemed to really enjoy it.

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Does watching voice actors change animation?

Does the experience of watching voice actors change animation?

This January, fans who braved pouring rain to travel to the Theatre Of Living Arts in Philadelphia to see Archer Live! were greeted by Sterling Archer, not H. Jon Benjamin, who famously looks nothing like the dashing super-spy he voices on FX’s animated comedy. Instead of Benjamin’s beer gut and thinning hair, the audience got a muscular, black-haired Adonis who roamed the floor of the TLA in a tight black turtleneck sweater. As Benjamin played the part of the man behind the curtain, “Archer” mouthed his lines, acting as a false hypeman for the crowd. The joke is that the diehard Archer fans who paid for the privilege of seeing a cartoon come to life know what Benjamin actually looks like. Everyone who’s followed his career from Dr. Katz through Home Movies through Jon Benjamin Has A Van is aware of the humor derived from the canyon ...

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Yarn Bombers Aim to Adorn Craft and Folk Art Museum

Yarn Bombers Aim to Adorn Craft and Folk Art Museum

Yarn Bombers Los Angeles, an arts collective well-represented by Westside L.A. artists, is seeking community support complete a public art project of epic proportions.
YBLA has collected more than 5,000 granny squares, a double-knit crochet pattern, which they will use to adorn the facade and roof of the Craft and Folk Art Museum on Wilshire Boulevard.
While the artists are well supplied with granny squares, they're still seeking funds to pay for contractors, insurance costs and additional funds.
The project, called CAFAM Granny Squared, has raised $5,465 for the project, but risks losing it all if they don't reach their $8,000 goal by Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 11:59 p.m.
From YBLA:

That’s where you come in. We are in need of funds to afford contractors, insurance, and any additional material costs associated with installation. Installation calls for hiring engineers to oversee the process, contractors to handle the mechanics, unexpected costs like fire retardant and liability insurance so that our project is building-safe. Additionally, we would like to publish a catalog and additional print materials to commemorate this groundbreaking project. We applied for some grants, but we also need to raise at least $8,000 to able to pay everyone who is involved in the installation and documentation - contractors, structural engineers, architects, photographers, cinematographers, graphic designers - for their time and labor. Additional funds raised will go toward completing the roof area of the building, which is right now not part of the installation plan.

Those who want to support the project can do so on the CAFAM Granny Squared USA Projects page.
Other supporters who want to help, but don't want to make a donation, can do so by attending YBLA's monthly 'Stitch n' Bitch' event, to be held at 5814 Wilshire Blvd. from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16.
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