Yeah, I know, you’ve probably all seen this, but if you haven’t, this is a piece of gaming history that you absolutely have to watch. Back in 2000, there was a game named Summoner, and during the game’s credits, if the player pressed (X), this hilarious cut scene started playing. And even today, 13 years […]
Amazon has overturned a decision to withdraw a book that used the term “space marine.” A games firm had complained about the book, claiming it violated a trademark. The book by MCA Hogarth is titled “Spots the Space Marine: Defense of the Fiddler” and is described in the blurb as “Pollyanna meets Starship Troopers.” The […]
A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography. 291 Paper Letters. 2,454 Photographs. 140 hours of work. Created by Ben Barrett-Forrest [Ben Barrett-Forrest | Via TA]
A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks 50 common misquotations and misattributions. In response to this video, I’ll just leave this here: [Mental Floss on Youtube]
The history of frozen food as explained by Minute Earth! [Minute Earth]
On a quiet Sunday morning, I had the chance to meet up with Baba Brinkman, the sole peer-reviewed rapper in the world. Between sips of one-sugared coffees we discussed his life, but mostly his work which he promotes as consciousness-raising, provocative and irreverent. In fact, irreverent is his favorite word, and it describes everything he […]
I listen to a lot of audiobooks, because it makes me feel better about the amount of time I spend in my car for my commute. And I give a lot of my business to Audible because it’s the only way I can afford a lot of audiobooks. But speaking of affordable, they’re currently having […]
The BBC has pleaded with Doctor Who fans who’ve seen this week’s series finale not to post spoilers online. Showrunner Stephen Moffat also promised to release exclusive content if they don’t spill the beans. The plea came after a blunder in the United States where a distribution error meant DVDs of the second half of […]
A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at common spelling and grammar errors such as “Stationery vs. Stationary,” “Good vs. Well” and “Loose vs. Lose.” [Mental Floss]
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