Josh Hamilton was destined to be an all-star baseball player, selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the #1 draft pick in the 1999 MLB draft. By 2002, though, he was a bust, beset by injuries, spending his days downing an entire bottle of Crown Royal and snorting cocaine.
posted to MetaFilter by dw at 4:47 PM on July 6, 2008 (39 comments)

Hentai sculpture sells for $15m (NSFW)
posted to MetaFilter by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 5:45 PM on May 15, 2008 (98 comments)

NYTimes Crossword Drawings. Emily Jo Cureton creates an illustration for every Times crossword, using a handful of clues to create odd little scenes. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by mediareport at 5:45 PM on May 6, 2008 (24 comments)

This is a story [audio] about how much I love you [audio].
posted to MetaFilter by Airhen at 12:25 PM on April 30, 2008 (2 comments)

It's the hat. The German ad agency serviceplan uses the iconic image of Der Führer to create an ad for selling hats. Thomas Weber of the Bonn hat retailer, Hut-weber, was "a bit reluctant at first, but won over fast by the rather cunning idea and the craftiness carrying the simple, straightforward message that 'hats make people'."
posted to MetaFilter by three blind mice at 10:50 AM on April 16, 2008 (61 comments)

Suggest a small, linux-compatible laptop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tylermoody at 10:02 AM on February 13, 2008 (27 comments)

Truck Bearing Kibble is an intricately illustrated web comic clearly inspired by Perry Bible Fellowship (previously), albeit with more pop culture references. I recommend it for fans of both PBF and Cyanide and Happiness.
posted to MetaFilter by spiderskull at 11:04 AM on February 9, 2008 (20 comments)