Lego Builder Martin Raynsford Builds Flamethrower Guy From ‘Fury Road’

So I get an email last week from a guy named Martin Raynsford. Seems he saw my post about the flamethrower guy from Fury Road. That very post ended with me saying: someone please make an action figure of this,  stat! While Martin may not have had the means to do that, he came pretty […]



Celebrating Towel Day Aboard the International Space Station (ISS) [Video]

For those of you who weren’t aware of it, today is TOWEL DAY! Don’t panic! This is the story of a book, a book called The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a wholly remarkable book. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti reads from Douglas Adam’s “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for towel day from the European […]



9 Great Science Fiction Books For People Who Don’t Like Science Fiction

Although a great many of us geeks truly love science fiction and the science fiction genre, we sometimes need to remember it is not easily accessible by all. Some can find all the future and tech talk quite jarring and confusing. So are there still science fiction books out there that can appeal to a […]

Happy 35th Anniversary, Pac-Man!

On May 22, 1980, Midway and Namco released Pac-Man, the highest-grossing video game of all time. The insanely popular maze game was the first of its genre and blew reigning champs Space Invaders and Asteroids out of the arcade—350,000 arcade cabinets were sold in the game’s first 18 months. It also introduced the power-up and […]

Rick Baker’s “Joker” Design Is The Sickest (and Coolest) Thing Ever

The Joker is one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) fictional bad guy of all time. From his iconic looks to the many ways he has been represented on-screen and in comics, there is no one on this planet who does not know who the Joker is. And while many may be talking about […]

Beautiful Animation Illustrates Carl Sagan’s Iconic “Pale Blue Dot” Speech [Video]

Set to the words of Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot is an animation that situates human history against the tapestry of the cosmos. Using a eclectic combination of art styles woven seamlessly together through music and visuals, the animation seeks to remind us that regardless of our differences, we are one species living together on […]