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Animated GIF art

Ahhhh, the animated GIF.  It was magical in those heady early days of the Internet.  "Wow!  A moving picture on my computer screen," we said in 1995. 

Well, we've evolved past those animated files, but we now can enjoy them as art.  Check out this list of eight animated GIF blogs.



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More optical illusions

One of the Internet's greatest accomplishments is its ability to disseminate wonderful optical illusions!  Here are nine good ones from Woman's Day.



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Amazing artist

Stephen Wiltshire is making the rounds on TV and the Web these days.  He is an artist with autism and creates detailed cityscapes purely from memory.  Check out his site with examples of his amazing work.

 



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Weird, wild plants!

The folks at WebEcoist have assembled a collection of 70 wild, exotic plants -- from the deadly to the therapeutic.

 



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Halloween with the morning crew

JibJab has another great add-yourself movie for Halloween.  So, please enjoy Bill Leslie, Kelcey Carlson, Elizabeth Gardner, Stacy Davis and me in this version of "Monster Mash."

When you're done with that, kill the rest of the afternoon by carving a pumpkin!



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