Destruction and chaos in Diablo 3’s “Whimsyshire”
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The Diablo video game series is known for many things, but none of them are unicorns.
Until now.
Diablo 3, the newest in the adventure, has revealed a secret level entitled “Whimsyshire”. The above video shows the transition from a typically dark and bleak level to this magical land of happy clouds and rainbows.
But don’t fret, hardcore Diablo fans - the violence follows the characters into this land of cotton candy quirkiness!
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An essay on unicorns in history - juxtaposed with rockin’ unicorn and narwhal Etsy swag!
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We confess: We skipped over Cate Fitt’s thought-provoking essay on unicorns and rainbows to check out the pics of what to add to our Etsy wish list. The items above are some of our favorites, but there are plenty more to be found at the link above!
As for Cate’s essay, we beg to differ with both her professor and the conclusion. Here is our rebuttal:
Unicorns, by their nature, defy cliche. Those who do not should resign their role as these majestic creatures and step into the unemployment line reserved for tired jokes and caricatures: Ally McBeal’s dancing baby, the pseudo-phrase “Wazzzzzuuuupppp?”, Michael Jackson circa 1994. Unicorns will remain as real as their work, creating wonderment and whimsy throughout the galaxy. As long as imagination and possibility are alive, so will be the unicorn.
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Peace, Love, and Unicorns: A geometric unicorn mural
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Artist Zéh Palito shows us that unicorn art has come a long way since The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries.
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Tie-Dyed Cookies are Edible Rainbows
Recipe: Tie-dye cookies
Adapted from Diamonds for Dessert
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp vanilla extractCream the butter and the two sugars together with a mixer or a large wooden spoon. Mix in vanilla extract. Spit what you have so far into four different bowls. Add a little food colouring (seriously, you don’t even need 1/4 tsp, these dyes are so powerful) to each bowl (see gif image above) and mix until batter is bright and colourful.
Add an equal amount of the remaining flour to each bowl. It will work out to be 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp of flour if you have four different bowls of batter. Mix just until a dough forms and no flour streaks remain.
Press the dough, one colour at a time, into a small, wax-paper lined loaf pan. You should be forming coloured “layers” with the different bowls of batter. The picture of The Cooking Photographer blog (see link above) best illustrates this.
Refrigerate dough in pan for at least one hour. Once the dough is firm, remove from the refrigerator. Slice 1/4″ thick slices from the dough rectangle. Slice the piece in half and place the cookies onto the baking sheets. This is what my dough looked like when I took it out of the fridge.
Cook on parchment paper lined baking sheets at 325°F for about 12 minutes, or until cookies are no longer oily looking on top.
Makes two dozen.
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The cookies above are not moldy, regardless of what their unnatural array of colors might indicate.
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A New Form of Child Enhancement: Unicornize Them!
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While this horn-to-head addition may seem like a brutal augmentation procedure, it sure is adorable! And we certainly love the color coordination of the little boy’s horn with both his shirt and eyes.
By the way, rock candy is made from unicorn mucus, so keep that in mind when you dive into the sweet treats surrounding the cake.
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Rainbow Unicorn Store!
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Etsy store owner Craftzillaconquers offers a really amazing array of unicorn novelty at this store, entitled “Rainbows and Unicorns, Together at Last”. Interestingly, you can’t buy a rainbow from this rainbow/unicorn store, but you can buy Boba Fett riding a unicorn and some kind of print featuring a keytar. Click the pic above for the whole selection!
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Rainbow Art, Courtesy of Your Trash Can
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Artist Liz Jones is making some fabulous art out of found objects - usually found in the trash can. Her “Rubbish Rainbows” are all the rage!
Tough luck for all the black Bic lighters out there. Your 15 minutes of fame will come…
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