How To Eat Chinese Takeout Like A Boss [Video]
Yes, that Chinese takeout box is indeed a Transformer! [Via Unique Daily]
Category Archives: Culture
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas: Geeky Jewelry
It’s February! Which means that there are two weeks until Valentine’s Day. If you’re still looking for the perfect gift for the geek in your life, stay tuned the next few days for gift guides with some ideas beyond the obvious flowers and candy. First up: geeky jewelry! Specifically of the handmade variety, since Etsy […]
Theatre tells audience to tweet for their seat
Many of us would argue that using a smartphone in a theatre would be a social faux pas, but one theatre is now offering free seats to anybody prepared to tweet during the performance. The Providence Performing Arts Center in Rhode Island has designated the back two rows as special “tweet seats.” Tickets for these […]
A Visual timeline of the One Ring [Picture]
This is a timeline of the events related to the One Ring created by Sauron in Second Age 1600. The years of the War of the Ring are described in more detail. [LOTR Project | Via NA]
What is The Most Dangerous Place on Earth?
Another great vsauce episode taking a look at some of the most dangerous places on Earth for us to live. [Vsauce]
Time Zones in Antarctica [Picture]
Kind of confusing, isn’t it? Antarctica sits on every line of longitude, due to the South Pole being situated near the middle of the continent. Theoretically Antarctica would be located in all time zones, however areas south of the Antarctic Circle experience extreme day-night cycles near the times of the June and December solstices, making […]
Win a Scholarship and Internship with Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment is looking for exceptional students graduating highschool with a passion for animation to apply for their REACH program. The scholarship is for $10,000, along with four full-time (and paid) internships over the summers while you are studying – that also involves being matched with an executive mentor! The money is paid directly […]
Are We All Just a Bit Hipster?
PBS Idea Channel seems to always come up with an interesting perspective on things. This one touches on that geek vs. hipster thing that seems a little wishy-washy in these days of hipsterdom and geekdom slowly becoming less niche and more mainstream. So there’s the hipster paradox – has the term evolved to mean something […]
The History Of Nachos
http://youtu.be/zOj8oTF54Vs The history of one of the universe’s greatest gifts to mankind: nachos. Om nom nom nom. There’s almost nothing that beats a large plate of Nachos served while playing a game of your favorite tabletop RPG with friends. I cast infinite Nachos. [Via The Presurfer]
New Book by “The Dude” Helps You Achieve Zen, Man
You may not be surprised to learn that actor Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski, TRON Legacy) has a Buddhism teacher, a man by the name of Bernie Glassman. Together, they have written a book called The Dude and the Zen Master, and it’s goal is just that: Zen, man. Zen. For more than a decade, […]