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Famous Artists Photographed With Their Cats

By Alison Nastasi on

Tracey Emin’s recent interview with the Daily Mail revealed that the divisive artist is currently working on sculptures of her cat — and that’s not a euphemism. “He’s a good little soul to have around. He stops me from feeling alone,” she said of her beloved pet, Docket. Artists have often looked to their feline friends for inspiration throughout history. The mewing muses were the gods of their own religion in ancient Egypt, and not much has changed since then. Everyone knows cats own the Internet (sorry, dogs). Click through to meet the kitten companions that have melted the hearts of famous… Read More

Photography

Adorable Photos Documenting the Friendship Between a Girl and Her Cat

By Alison Nastasi on

Meet Katherine and her adorable British Shorthair cat named LiLu Blue Royal Lada. Andy Prokh, Katherine’s father, has been documenting his daughter’s friendship with the family pet for several years (she’s now 4, and LiLu is six). “They’ve lived their whole lives together,” he told My Modern Met. “I like to take photos of them, because I love them both, and I’ve always believed a photographer must love what he shoots.” The narrative, black-and-white portraits are a beautiful reminder of the love pets provide for us and the unique relationships we form with them. … Read More

Art

An Art Therapist Analyzes George W. Bush’s New Paintings

By Chloe Pantazi on

Gawker recently published another six paintings by George W. Bush. Among the politician-turned-painter’s images are new subjects; after a slew of dogs, we were delighted to find cats(!), shells, a crucifix, and, erm, more dogs. Reactions to the new artwork have been fairly mixed. Some felt that Bush’s paintings were “sort of sweet.” “Guys. Stop making me feel sorry for George W. Bush,” urged another commenter. A less sympathetic viewer denounced the “dull drab emptiness” of the paintings, while others pondered the resemblance of one of the cats and its painter. Someone else considered the suggestive connotations of Bush’s shells. Overwhelmed by all the symbolism, we took the 43rd President to art therapy – well, not really, but we did speak to the art therapist Rachel Brandoff in an effort to clarify his paintings. Here’s what she had to say. … Read More

Pop Culture

Adorable Cats That Look Like Pinup Girls

By Alison Nastasi on

Artist Vlad Quigley turned us on to our new favorite single-serving Tumblr: Cats That Look like Pinup Girls. It’s exactly what it sounds like, and it’s great. The blog comes from Australian retro shop Hurly-Burly — a clothing, costumes, and kustom kulture company that specializes in pinup-style duds and sponsors Miss Pinup Australia. See some adorable kitties get languid and sassy past the break, because you aren’t doing anything else right now that deserves your attention more. … Read More

Web

What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on

Today at Flavorpill, we celebrated Movember with these celebrity mustache mash-ups. We explored the thirteen best vagina/food metaphors of song. We vowed to play the 100 best video games of all time. We became obsessed with skydiving cats. We watched one man read Fifty Shades… Read More

Photography

Intensely Creepy Cat Portraits from the 1900s

By Emily Temple on

In case you haven’t noticed, the Internet is all about cats. But people were obsessed with our tiny feline friends long before computers — in fact, Harry Whittier Frees, the photographer who shot these terrifyingly adorable cat portraits in the early 1900s, is considered to be one of the early fathers of lolcats, thanks to the droll captions that sometimes accompanied his shots. Even so, the shots, which we first noticed over at Design You Trust, make us shiver just a tad. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with kitties dressed up in cute outfits and playing games with dolls — but somehow there really, really is. Click through to check out the series, and let us know if you think they’re super adorable or unbearably creepy in the comments. … Read More

Film

Watch the ‘Seven Psychopaths’ Trailer Reenacted by Cats

By Judy Berman on

If the Internet knows one thing for sure, it’s that everything is better with cats. This goes double for the trailers for Martin McDonagh’s much-anticipated forthcoming heist comedy, Seven Psychopaths. Directed by Jim Tozzi, of Wonder Showzen and Xavier: Renegade Angel fame, the parody videos take audio from the actual trailers and re-cast the scenes with adorable and ridiculous cats. While it’s a treat to hear all of the A-list cast members’ (Colin Farrell, Tom Waits, Woody Harrelson, Gabourey Sidibe) voices come out of felines dressed like their characters, the Christopher Walken cat is obviously our favorite. Click through to watch one Seven PsychoCATS trailer, and check out the Red Band version here. … Read More

Television

Watch Last Week’s Episode of ‘Revenge’ Re-Enacted By Cats

By Emily Temple on

The season opener of ABC’s Revenge aired last Sunday, and we’re gearing up for a new episode tonight. If you want to catch up without watching the premiere proper — or in case this week’s been brutal and you just want a refresher — we’ve stumbled across this silly but effective recap of the show as re-enacted by cats. Ludicrous? Of course. Exactly what the Internet is for? Also yes. Click through to watch the video, and let us know if you’re psyched for tonight’s episode or totally over it in the comments. Meow. … Read More

Web

Never Mind Rich Kids of Instagram, Here’s Rich Cats of Instagram

By Judy Berman on

For some, Tumblr sensation Rich Kids of Instagram was a hilarious peek into the Champagne-swilling lives of wealthy teenagers. Others — such as those of us who actually had to spend our adolescent years around precisely these sorts of people —just found it depressing. But leave it to the Internet to transform the phenomenon into something everyone can enjoy: Rich Cats of Instagram, a Tumblr that replaces debauched teens with felines surrounded by pill bottles, ensconced in posh mini-dwellings, and dripping with jewelry. See some of our favorite photos from the blog below — because you’ve made it through the week and you deserve it. … Read More

Web

What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on

Today at Flavorpill, we discovered what our favorite cereal tells potential one night stands about us. We learned that Gary Vaynerchuk is a brony. We watched President Obama, Pope John Paul II, and Kim Jong-Il face-off in rock, paper, scissors. We remembered toys we only played with at the… Read More