Microsoft has changed its mind and decided it will issue a fix for a serious Internet Explorer bug for Windows XP users, despite officially ending support for the system last month. It was the first real test of Microsoft’s resolve to abandon XP, though it seemed inevitable it would face such a dilemma. At first […]
On Sunday, May 4, Fox will air a LEGO-Themed Simpsons episode, and here’s the full trailer! [ADHD]
There’s already a second trailer for the new TMNT movie! Check it out! The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the […]
The cast for the new Star Wars movie has finally been announced! The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie […]
Another year, another edition of the Chigago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). As with last year, we have a gallery of creative commons pictures featuring some cosplayers attending the event. Many thanks to Pat Loika for making his photos available via Creative Commons! [Pictures Credit: Pat Loika]
The blood of a woman who died aged 115 has lent support to a theory about why humans inevitably die. Analysis of blood cells from Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper suggests that the eventual death of even generally healthy people may be because stem cells have a limited capacity to replenish tissue. van Andel-Schipper was born in […]
In a galaxy Farr Farr away, right where Gary Busey grew up, lives a talented thirty-something artist who’s “obsessed with Pac-Man”, who “watches videos of cats fighting with lightsabers”, and who made a cameo in the first Transformers movie. His name is James Farr, and this massive dork (according to his wife and son) calls […]
Yesterday, I posted a gallery of pictures from Wondercon (Anaheim, CA) and later got approval from one last photographer (Davann Srey Photography) who gave me his permission for his photos to be included in our gallery, so I decided to add a part II to the first post. I also got a video of the […]
On Friday we looked back at psychics’ predictions made in the 1975 book The People’s Almanac, forecasting the rest of the 20th century. With New York still above water, cancer uncured, and solar energy pills yet to replace food, the results were somewhat off the mark. However, the authors of the book also asked scientists […]
Once again this year geeks from all around the U.S., and in certain cases even the world, flocked to Anaheim, CA, instead of celebrating Easter, to partake in the joys of Wondercon! I’ve scoured Flickr for some CC-licensed photography of the event, and as usual, there was plenty to choose from. Thanks to Chris Alcoran […]