So Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk and Noel Gallagher walk into the Mos Eisley Cantina…
It’s not the opening line of a joke, but the line up of an awesome cameo’s for the clever advertisement campaign for Adidas’ Originals Star Wars 2010 shoe collection.
Category Archives: Culture
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: The Lingo of Social Media and the New York Times
The New York Times—or more specifically their standards editor Phil Corbett—has decreed that the use of the word “tweet” is no longer welcome in the pages of the famed newspaper. His reasoning? Some social-media fans may disagree, but outside of ornithological contexts, “tweet” has not yet achieved the status of standard English. And standard English […]
Ever Gotten a Date Online? [Infographic]
We use the Internet for a lot of things…paying the bills, reading the news, keeping in touch with old friends, but a growing trend if finding your mate online. More people than ever are utilizing dating services and many are finding success. You have seen the commercials, now it’s time to read the stats on […]
Christopher “moot” Poole: The Case for Anonymity Online
In the following video, the founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet “memes” it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precision hack of a mainstream media website. The talk raises questions about the power — and price — of anonymity.
World Cup Forecasting the Analysts Way
The FIFA football World Cup begins this Friday: but don’t worry soccer-haters, this isn’t an article about the game itself. Instead, we’ll be taking a look at attempts to predict the outcome using facts and figures. Most people, let’s be honest, predict the results through a combination of guesswork and gut instinct. While there’s a […]
Adam Savage – Gollum Will Survive
Watch as Adam Savage from Mythbusters performs “I Will Survive” as Gollum at w00tstock 2.2 in Chicago on 6/6/2010.
Darth Vader Diagnosed: Borderline Personality Disorder
Following a long tradition of providing vaguely pointless diagnosis to fictional characters, a group of French psychologists have determined that Anakin Skywalker may have suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder – which is, according to the DSM, “a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image and affects, as well as marked impulsivity, beginning by early […]
The Secret Powers of Time [Video]
In the following video, American psychologist Philip Zimbardo explains how our individual perspectives of time can affect our work, health and well-being. If you’ve got 10 minutes of free time, I highly recommend that you watch this video, and if not, come back later to do so. This is probably one of the most enlightening […]
I WANT: Smaug The Magnificent Stein
Ladies and Gentlegeeks, let me present you with one of the most awesome and epic stein I’ve ever seen: The Smaug The Magnificent Stein. This +5 tankard of beer holding (not sure if this is actually possible, I haven’t played D&D in ages!) comes in two versions: The Epic Collection and the Legendary Collection editions, […]
Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man
Whitestone Motion Pictures presents Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man, a short movie based on the backstory of The Wizard of Oz. Featuring magnificent visuals and outstanding storytelling, Heartless is truly one the best short films I’ve ever seen online. If you’ve got a bit of free time today, make sure you watch every […]