Welcome to Thatz Not Okay, a regular column in which I school inquiring readers on what is and is not okay. Please send your questions to caity.weaver@gawker.com with the subject "Thatz Not Okay."
It's nice to have famous friends, especially when you're running for office.
"Home is where the heart is." "Bless this mess." "Sometimes I get emotional over fonts."
Invisible Children, the nonprofit behind the KONY 2012 campaign, has asked supporters to spend April 20 raising awareness of the crimes of Ugandan militia leader and horrible person Joseph Kony. But how can you raise awareness? How about with one of the many KONY 2012 knockoffs available on Cafepress, Etsy and deviantART? Here's a lovingly curated selection:
Dusty cavern of the perpetually knitting and crafting, Etsy is full of quirky potholders, dream catchers, homemade cat jewelery, and dick stuff. Yeah, dick stuff. Surprisingly (not that surprisingly), Etsy peddles a number of crocheted, Mod Podged, and beaded phallic goods.
LA-based pepper-spray fashion designer Abbie Heppe used felt, puffy paint, and her knowledge of memes to create this topically festive "UC Davis Police Officer John Pike Casually Feeds Baby Jesus" holiday sweater. Now we want one! We love police brutality wear.
Yarn and stitching artist Inge Jacobsen has painstakingly rendered two covers of Vogue using just yarn. Impressive! She better hope Vogue editrix Anna Wintour doesn't file suit for copyright infringement: After all, she couldn't like them too much given they're so arts and craftsy! But if I saw one of these on the side of a tote bag on Etsy, I'd so buy it. Click on the image above to expand. [via Today and Tomorrow]
Recently, Nick Offerman stopped by the Martha Stewart Show to talk about wood. Nothing sexual (perverts!) but about his beloved hobby of woodworking. Discovering how truly manly Offerman is in real life makes Ron Swanson that much more masculine.
The Strangers With Candy reunions keep coming on The Colbert Report! Amy Sedaris—or "the prettiest little Christmas elf," as Colbert called her—came on the Report to teach Stephen how to make simple crafts with household items.
Tonight, Martha Stewart made one of her always-entertaining talk show appearances when she visited Jimmy Fallon on Late Night. Stewart talked about her opulent Thanksgiving—white truffles!—before she and Fallon made insanely strong eggnog and crafted together. Highlights inside.
Bette Middler and Martha Stewart inadvertently broke off all the wrong fingers while making creepy blood-red ice hands for a Halloween punch today. Watch the mortified legend react to mistakenly flipping off the entire Martha Show audience inside.
"We're looking for a rapist...who masquerades as a fireman."
Because you're not doing any real work this week (we're certainly not — can you tell??), we're happy to present you all with the pattern to make your own Peter Braunstein doll. All you need is a Dixie cup, some paper, tape and scissors, all of which should be easy to find around your office. Simply click the image below to enlarge:
