Samurai Monkey by David Lanham who not only has all his images available for purchase in print form but also provides them for free as high resolution wallpaper in widescreen and full screen ratios.

Samurai Monkey [Artist’s Site] : who killed bambi?

Robert DOISNEAU, Les Animaux Superieurs, 1954 [vintagephoto]

With thanks to the man upstairs for extending his impregnating genius protuberance and drilling it through my forehead, thus inspiring me to Google up the term “Moustache Monkey.” And if that’s not good enough for you, here is a fine accompanying poem: “Monkey Moustache, Monkey Beard” by Danger Rick. The first Byronesque stanza:

Monkey mustache,
Monkey beard,
Guess you think We both look weird.

The lovely Amy Crehore has painted two pictures inspired by Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita for the Literartistry group show. When I first caught wind of this project, I was worried that Amy might not be able to cram any monkeys into the painting, since the source material — for all its genius — is deplorably primate free. But, duh, I needn’t have worried… Amy found a way. All is right in the world.

Lo and Behold: Amy Crehore’s “Literartistry” Paintings [Amy Crehore]

One of the most haintingly animated, oneiric and magical music videos I’ve seen recently. A description by the director, designer and animator, Yannick Puig, charming and magical in its pidgin cadence:

In “I lived on the moon”, a father speaks to his son. He explains how was his life on the moon.

A place filled with flying snakes, fireflies and three tailed monkeys

A beautiful place, safe and far away from the human culture. A place for imagination, a place in which you’ll find the entrance only if you open your mind.

Here are the lovely lyrics. “Your dreams will be your only shell. Your secrets, your hiding place, my son. Don’t let them try to crush your brain. Let you go far… my son.”

I Lived On The Moon [Yanim.net] : Fabulist

10 Zen Monkeys has posted a fascinating article answering once and for all the age old question “Who would win a fight to death? A dog? Or a monkey with a stick?” Along the way, Todd Carbon has taken the time to document the equally fascinating deathmatch that has gone on between the editors of the Monkey-baiting Wikipedia article.

Who would win, you ask? Like there was ever any doubt.

In 1799, a quite unusual fight between two animals was staged in Worcester. The wager stood at three guineas, according to which the dog would kill the monkey in at most six minutes. The dog’s owner agreed that the monkey would be allowed to defend itself with a stick about a foot long…

The monkey’s owner took a stick, about twelve inches long, from his coat pocket, tossed it to the monkey and said: “Now Jack, pay attention, defend yourself against the dog!”…

He let the dog go and it sprang at the monkey like a tiger. The monkey was amazingly nimble, jumped about three feet high in the air and when it came down landed directly on the dog’s back, bit firmly in the dog’s neck, grabbed his opponent’s left ear with his hand thereby preventing the dog from turning his head to bite him. In this totally surprising situation the monkey now began to work over the dog’s head with his club and he pounded so forcefully and relentlessly on the dog’s skull that the poor creature cried out loudly. In short, the skull was soon cracked and the dead dog was carried from the ring. Yet, the monkey was only of medium size.

Monkey v. Dog v. Wikipedia [10 Zen Monkeys]

This Trained Monkey Spends Most Of His Time In His Master’s Workshop [Modern Mechanix]