The BBC has released this teaser image for what appears to be a Christmas special to air in 2015, preceding a regular series in 2016. There’s no additional information provided, so whether the pair are in period dress for a party or have discovered time travel remains to be seen. This is actually the second […]
Reddit user Fryd found this letter from Lego in a box from the 1970s while visiting his parents’ house. Sure makes a change to today’s Lego marketing…
Another from the American Chemical Society’s informative videos, this one is perfectly timed for those of us who celebrate Thanksgiving…
There’s a whole lot of space and a whole lot of time, but as this t-shirt — dubbed “It Came Out Of Nowhere” — illustrates, anything can happen. Buy from Woot.com. $15. (Spotted by Geek Alerts)
Here’s the first trailer for the initial instalment of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series. It sounds like a similar concept to the Walking Dead series, based around a combination of point-and-click and conversation trees. It’ll be a six-part series, with choices you make in one instalment affecting the events of future instalments when you […]
A massive Doctor Who fan who posts at Tumblr under the name TheTraciWho recently took her car in for servicing. It’s covered in decals, lanyards and even a mini-figure celebrating the show, so the mechanic will have been able to spot her fandom. They left a note that made clear that appreciation is shared: (Spotted by: […]
If you’ve wondered what Batman’s female antagonists do for leisure, these two new shirts by Tom Kurzanski may have the answer. Available exclusively through Tee Fury, they show Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy as members of Roller Derby teams. [Spotted by: Fashionably Geek]
Designer Anthony Herrera has come up with seven Star Wars-themed templates for producing paper ‘snowflakes’ as decorations, including a Tie-Fighter attack (above) and Jabba The Hut (below.) Check out Anthony’s website for free PDF downloads. [Via: Laughing Squid]
As I’ve previously noted, 1981 saw the British release of the ZX81 and BBC Micro, two of the first mainstream home computers and both relatively small compared to business machines of the time. But as this kids’ television show from the same year shows, the mindset of the time was very much that bigger is […]
25 things you might not know about Harry Potter by our pals over at Mental Floss. Speaking of Mental Floss, did you know that the popular website is also a magazine? In fact, it’s one of the most interesting “geeky” magazines out there! Mental Floss magazine is an intelligent read, but not too intelligent. We’re […]