You guys, it’s Neil Patrick Harris’s (@ActuallyNPH) birthday. Let’s take a moment to discuss his continued awesomeness. We all know NPH as Doogie Howser, M.D., the tweenage physician with wicked awesome hair, but before that, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in Clara’s Heart with Whoopi Goldberg, and of course you […]
Acclaimed author Terry Pratchett has confirmed that he received consent forms recently from Dignitas, the Swiss assisted suicide clinic. The Discworld creator says he intends to sign them “imminently” but does not know for certain whether he will go through with euthanasia, stating he changes his mind “every two minutes.” If you’re a close follower […]
A brilliant mashup of Britney Spears’ “I Wanna Go” with Suzanne Collins’ awesome post-apocalyptic novel The Hunger Games. In a not-too-distant future, the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives […]
As usual, Neil deGrasse Tyson delivers a very concise and informative speech on why we need to train future generations in science and math, even though most of the people who are part of those generations will never become scientists.
Several times a year, a bunch of crazy looking people band up together and embark on an epic journey where they dress up in their favorite costumes and start competing against one another to win cash prizes and a golden gas pump. RCR isn’t technically a race. The team with the lowest odometer score and […]
A British local authority has been forced to admit it does not currently have plans to deal with a zombie invasion. The admission came after a man signing the letter as “Concerned Citizen” made a request to Leicester City Council under freedom of information laws. He asked ” Can you please let us know what […]
Biology was comparatively boring by the time I got there, but if you were in high school sometime in the 70s, maybe you’ve seen this. The only way I can even begin to explain this is with a conspiracy theory: Jim Morrison took a season off from touring with the Doors to teach Bio II. […]
These etched PBC Time Lord symbols were made by George Hadley, who was inspired by the Gallifreyan artwork used on the artifacts and relics in the show. The DIYer in me wants to take the afternoon off and make a set for my house; these are awesome. [Make] [image]
These Portal earrings by SVJewellery on Etsy are made of of laser-cut acrylic and win. [Via]
Sure, Weird Al had his chance to geek-up Lady Gaga’s “Born this Way,” but it seems Ryan of The Warp Zone one-upped him a bit. [source]