Things We Saw Today: This Sliced Up Bit O’ Kraken Is Actually a Cake

That looks… um… delicious? (Kraken autopsy cake by Miss Cakehead, via That’s Nerdalicious).

• Proof That Turn Of The Century Suffragettes Could Snark With The Best Of Them. (The Frisky)
• Carol Burnett was finally awarded the Mark Twin Prize for American Humor last night! (The Jane Dough)

Photos of new The Desolation of Smaug LEGO sets have popped up on eBay. Hi, minifig Beorn! See the rest at Nerd Approved.

• ComicsAlliance is running a new series of strips by webcomic artist (and The Mary Sue NYCC panelist) Kate Leth. The first comic: “Cosplay + Consent.” Check it out!
• Writer Matt Miner has organized an eBay auction to benefit writer Steve Niles, whose Austin home flooded last week. Among the items you can bid on: Original art from 30 Days of Night, a Phil Noto Black Widow illustration, comic book script reviews by Scott Snyder and Ron Marz, signed comics, and more. Take a look at the whole list here. (CBR)

BuzzFeed combines two great things in one quiz: Who Said It: The Log Lady From “Twin Peaks” Or Cecil From “Welcome to Night Vale”? How many did you get right?

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