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Wed., Aug. 5, 2009 7:42 AM PDT by Breanne L. Heldman

Apparently, no one is safe from Daniel Edwards' "art."

The same guy who immortalized Britney Spears in the midst of childbirth, Suri Cruise's (ahem) poop, Oprah Winfrey and her dogs, Paris Hilton's organs and the Octomom in pink has taken on a subject a bit less laughable: Angelina Jolie.

The result, however, is no less creepy.

The New York-based artist has created a sculpture of the megastar nursing her and Brad Pitt's twins, Vivienne and Knox. Indeed, the work—called Landmark for Breastfeeding—is completely naked and meant to rest on a park bench.

While the "football hold" for breast-feeding is meant to show Brangelina's twins, Edwards has depicted one of them to be of African descent as a nod to the couple's adoption efforts and humanitarian work. He was inspired by Jolie's cover of W magazine. It's very deep.

"Hopefully, my sculpture inspires an increase of wetnurses to assist women who have concerns about mastitis, or passing HIV to their infant," he says of the reasoning behind the creation of the creation. Yeah, right.

The monument is set to be unveiled near Pitt's birthplace in Oklahoma City on Sept. 11, before she goes on exhibit in London.

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Here are a whole bunch of pictures of Brangelina and their kids that are a lot less creepy.

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Octomom and the Fear She Inspires Immortalized in Pink Rubber

Fri., Mar. 20, 2009 2:19 PM PDT by Natalie Finn

Daniel Edwards

It's the stuff nightmares are made of, not fit for any nursery... But this collectible rubber toy can be yours for the bargain price of your immortal soul.

Daniel Edwards, the artist who brought us Suri's poop, Britney birthing, Paris' insides and Oprah's head-with-dogs, has brought his sculptor's sensibility to Octomom with his latest creation, String of Babies', holds a baby bottle upright.

The bright pink "toy" features octopuslike tentacles sprouting from a replica of Nadya Suleman's head and cradling eight little identical baby heads and a baby bottle.

No word on which of the eight doll-reminiscent heads are supposed to be Noah and Isaiah, the two Suleman infants who on Tuesday were the first of the eight to be released from Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Bellflower, Calif.

The press release touting the new addition to the creep-out canon deems String of Babies to be in the ironic, in-your-face style of American Gothic—Grant Wood's much-parodied painting of a pitchfork-wielding farmer and his equally severe-looking wife standing in front of their home.

Of course. We're sure countless cultural histories about String of Babies are forthcoming.

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Michelle Obama: Statuesque First Lady to Become Actual Statue

Wed., Jan. 28, 2009 7:50 PM PST by Erik Pedersen

Michelle Obama, you've finally made it.

And we're not talking about helping your husband become the president of the United States. Or of being a successful working mom with two lovely children.

No, the first lady is going to be honored with a wax likeness at the Washington, D.C. branch of Madame Tussauds. Honored, that is, if you like the idea of a wax dopplegänger of yourself sitting in a museum alongside representations of the Jonas Brothers, J. Lo and J. Edgar Hoover. (First children Sasha and Malia should be happy to check out at least one of those—or maybe even the one of their dad.)

The faux-bama figure is set to be unveiled in March. No word on whether it'll get its own security detail.

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Stephen King Fan Offers Killer Shining Tribute

Sat., Jan. 10, 2009 8:00 AM PST by Erik Pedersen

Warner Bros. Pictures

And by killer, we mean that literally.

Artist Phil Buehler, a self-described fan of Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick, has created his own take on the novel by Jack Torrance, the writer driven into madness and unsafe axe handling in The Shining.

As seen in the film version, the Torrance manuscript consists entirely of the words "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Attempts to edit the writer—played memorably by Jack Nicholson—don't end well for the other occupants of the Overlook Hotel, the haunted inn that inspires the work and related mayhem.

Until now, however, that repetitive tome had only made Torrance bonkers. Now, with Buehler's inspiration, the rest of us will get the chance to be driven insane.

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Eminem's Tough Outer Shell Hides Sweet Interior

Thu., Nov. 20, 2008 8:06 PM PST by Erik Pedersen

Ripley Entertainment Inc.

Believe it or not, Eminem has finally become a portrait in good taste.

The rapper has been unwrapped and immortalized in candy M&M's by artist Enrique Ramos, who transformed 8 pounds of candy (roughly a thousand sweet treats) into a portrait of Marshall Mathers. The Ripley's Believe It or Not! folks acquired the piece for one of their museums (or possibly one of their afternoon snacks).

What do you think? With this many calories, is it still fair to call him Slim Shady? Sound off with your art critiques in the comments. Just don't sugarcoat it, OK?