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Lakshmi: Now A Normal Girl, Still a Goddess
We have always had kind of an obsession with Lakshmi, the Indian girl born with a parasitic twin that gave her four arms and four legs. Well, Lakshmi and her family (who, you might recall, rightly refused to sell her to a circus) are the subjects of a National Geographic documentary this weekend and a 20/20 story tonight. After the surgery, her family had to move away from the town they lived in to avoid people that were angry at the surgery and thought they profited from it (they didn't), but Lakshmi's attending a school for disabled children and her parents still consider her a goddess. [ABC News]
Duck Tales
Here's some Friday cuteness: animal control officers in Garden Grove, CA made a rare rescue mission to save a group of 14 ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain. The article comes with a video, complete with peeps and worried quacks from the mother duck who was "frantically pacing around the drain opening" when the rescuers arrived. The officers scooped up the babes into a cardboard box and then walked them (with the mother duck following closely behind) to a nearby pond where the family was reunited. [LA Times]
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Kitten Born With A Birthmark Love Note
A kitten was born in California this week with fur markings that look like they say "I <3 ." or "I Love Dot." What makes that such a big deal? The kitten's mom is named Dottie. Too cute! (Also, hearts on baby animals seem to be a trend: First there was the chihuahua from Japan with a heart-shaped spot on its fur, then the piglet born just this past February with a similar birthmark.) Clip above.
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The Gothic & Lolita Bible: Japanese Girls Are Living Dolls
In Japan, the Gothic Lolita trend is pretty huge. In fact, they have a magazine dedicated to the darkly cute (or is it cutely dark?) fashion fad, called Gothic & Lolita. This special issue, the Gothic & Lolita Bible, has everything you need to perfect your look — freaky contact lenses, skirts with stiff crinolines, babydoll shoes and parasols. Step into a world where dark meets light and women are playthings, after the jump. More »
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Hasbro's My Little Pony brand is twenty-five years old, and celebrating all year long: The company started a program called "The My Little Pony Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years," which invites celebs, fashion designers, artists and kids to design a collection of 25-one-of-a-kind ponies. What is it about MLP? The hair, the twinkle in the eye, the sparkle on the ass? Fucking adorable. Ponies FTW. [Marketing Daily]
Hasbro's My Little Pony brand is twenty-five years old, and celebrating all year long: The company started a program called "The My Little Pony Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years," which invites celebs, fashion designers, artists and kids to design a collection of 25-one-of-a-kind ponies. What is it about MLP? The hair, the twinkle in the eye, the sparkle on the ass? Fucking adorable. Ponies FTW. [Marketing Daily]
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A dear reader named Babylonia sent this video of Flocke, the German polar bear, looking into a mirror and consequentially, heads exploded in the Jezebel virtual HQ from "teh cute." Thanks alot, Babylonia. [BBC News]
A dear reader named Babylonia sent this video of Flocke, the German polar bear, looking into a mirror and consequentially, heads exploded in the Jezebel virtual HQ from "teh cute." Thanks alot, Babylonia. [BBC News]
Cute email from a dude! From a tipster named "Josh": "Not sure if you've seen this photograph from the Economist of pandas eating." [Economist]
Someone has created a podcast of cats purring; it's kind of like Cute Overload: The Audio Version. [BoingBoing]
Jeez, the Japanese can make anything cute, even S&M! Check out these Bondage Kewpie Doll cellphone charms, which feature a nekkid little doll tied — with its hands behind its back — in your choice of red, pink, purple, blue or black string. Baby's been bad! [InventorSpot]
Lakshmi Update!
Two-year-old Lakshmi Tatma, who survived the surgery conducted to separate her from the headless body of her absorbed twin, made her first public appearance today! She was carried into a conference holding a cookie, which she definitely deserves. [CNN]
Two-year-old Lakshmi Tatma, who survived the surgery conducted to separate her from the headless body of her absorbed twin, made her first public appearance today! She was carried into a conference holding a cookie, which she definitely deserves. [CNN] 
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Lakshmi Update!
Because we continue to be spellbound by her adorableness and her condition, we bring you the happy news that our favorite reincarnated Indian deity has woken up from her surgery! She wiggled her toes! She smiled at her parents! And the doctors released CTs and X-rays to help us all understand, which we provide for you after the jump. More »
While we could have chosen a photo of Lakshmi all two-legged and wrapped in bandages with a breathing tube off her doctors' computer screen, our hormones just wouldn't let us not publish this photo. Lakshmi, who we cooed over yesterday, survived her 24 hour and $625,000 pro-bono surgery yesterday! She may have to have surgery for club feet and whatever, but she's got two legs, may likely walk, lead a relatively normal childhood from this point on, Zahara may have some competition in the cute department and, oh shit, I'm going to have to drink bourbon or something to get my cynicism back for the day. [Yahoo News]
Lakshmi was born with 4 arms and 4 legs, having absorbed her own parasitic twin in utero (is it totally wrong to make a Kuato reference here?). Doctors report that they have to remove the extra limbs and organs, and that they expect her to survive but that she might not ever be able to walk. The real question, though, is: how does she manage to both kind of freak us out and look so darn cute at the same time? [Boston.com]
Jen to Anna: "Valentino and I are, like, the same person! Look at this quote he gave in an interview: 'I'm too much of a dreamer. I would love in my mind to see everything around me pink. I hate dealing with war. And I am a great protector of animals.'" Anna to Jen: "Uh, doesn't he use fur in his designs?" [Time]