Old Star Wars Anti-Smoking PSA [Video]
An anti-smoking PSAs from the late 70s featuring R2-D2 ad C-3PO [Youtube]
Category Archives: Culture
Steampunk Minions by Joseph Drust [Gallery]
When it comes to customizing toys, this guy’s got the right idea: put as much awesomeness into one little vinyl character as possible. What does said awesomeness entail? Oh, an LCD monitor and working NES, and a Tesla plasma ball maybe. And steampunk, too, complete with soldered seams and weathered gold paint. There are several […]
Klingon for Dummies: Lesson #2 [Video]
You’ve seen Lesson 1 back in May, now, our friends from Star Trek: Infinite Space are back with lesson two. Check it out: Thanks Matthias!
Little Squink! Monsters are Creepy and Cute [Picture Gallery]
Chris Squink (Squink!) is a graphic designer and painter in Dronfield, UK. His custom sculpted toys are a nice blend of dark and lovable, combining elements like sad, laquered eyes with, oh I dunno, dead birds and stuff. Creepy! And adorable. These images are from his gallery and Facebook page and are all in private […]
Earth Guide for Aliens [Video]
Back in 1977, geek heroes Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan headed up the team that created the golden record — gold-plated copper disc that serves as a sort of time capsule for Earth, in the event that some alien species finds and explores the Voyager probe as it wanders out past Pluto’s orbit and into […]
When is an Apple store not an Apple store?
Without wishing to stereotype, it’s hardly unheard of for merchandise in the Far East to be unlicensed imitations of products featuring Western brands. But it appears a new benchmark has been set with an entirely fake Apple store in China. The store was found by a blogger living in Kunming, in the southwest of the […]
Batman as Illustrated by Charles Schulz [Pic]
This Batman illustration by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz can be found inside the house of DC Comics editor Carmine Infantino and was photograhed by author Marc Nobleman while he was doing research for a biography on Batman co-creator Bill Finger. [Via Bat-Blog]
Archie Comics Launches New Kevin Keller Spin-Off
Back in September 2010, Archie Comics introduced Kevin Keller–the first openly gay Riverdale student. The move was a smart one for the long-running series, resulting in an overwhelmingly positive reception and probably more than a few exasperated Finally! fan mails. Archie Comics is capitalizing on Kevin’s popularity by giving the character his own series. According […]
Kindle Textbook Rentals Mean Major Student Savings
Amazon has announced a new twist on its Kindle book sales business: textbook rental for students. The service will allow users to rent a book for between 30 and 360 days. Full pricing isn’t available but the cheapest option (presumably the 30 day rental) will start at around 20 percent of the printed edition. While […]
UBYKA Army: Cyborg Bugs at War
Early in the 21st century, DARPA entered the UBYKA project with a singular goal: arm insects with programmable micro-mechanical systems and micro-weapons platforms, then send them out to covertly and effectively infiltrate the strongholds of warring nations. These UBYKA cyborg animals were superior in strength and agility, enhanced with the latest technologies, and as War Terminators, they were good. […]