After using the phrase “axis of awesome” to headline a piece on Doctor Who in Rio earlier today, I remembered where I’d heard it before. It’s a good a reason as any to remind folks of the Australian band of that name showing why four chords in particular may sound familiar.
What’s cooler than Doctor Who and Clara? Doctor Who and Clara in Rio. And what’s cooler than Doctor Who and Clara in Rio? Doctor Who and Clara in Rio filmed on a drone cam. Watch out for the special surprise guest!
If you’ve ever wondered what Pokemon characters would look like if they were alpacas (which admittedly may be unlikely), artist Lopaki has you covered. Here’s a taster of the full collection, available to view at Deviantart.
Security researchers say a widely-used airport security scanner can be fooled fairly simply. Although the model in question was dropped from airports last year, it’s still used in prisons and courthouses. The model in question is the Rapiscan Secure 1000, which the TSA dropped after controversy over the way it produced what effectively appeared to […]
At Bar Brutus in Montreal, which opens soon, you’ll never be asked “do you want bacon with that?” because everything is bacon. For example, the “HOT PIG,” a bacon meat sausage with bacon garnish. The bacon donut. And,naturally, the bacon poutine with Jagermeister sauce. A “Waffledog.” Check out the Bar Brutus Facebook page for more […]
Courtesy of training firm Robust IT. (Clue: there’s an element of inconsistency in the answer.) Scroll for the answer: – – – – – – – – – – – – – Answer: The cashier deciphered the message as “I owe nothing for I ate nothing.”
First came a million people playing Pokemon together by issuing commands in a chatroom. Then came a goldfish playing Pokemon by issuing commands by moving to different areas of his bowl. Now comes two goldfish doing battle in Street Fighter, again with their movements being tracked and turned into controller button presses. Watch live video […]
Here’s the trailer for a documentary to be released tomorrow looking at the life of Star Trek’s George Takei. Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei boldly journeyed from a WWII internment camp, to the helm of the starship Enterprise, to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his […]
Specifically Pierce Brosnan, who appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. It seems that back in the day, one of these men played the game more than the other…
Slickly-produced as this clip by The Verge is, it’s definitely more a brief overview than anything in depth. But if your knowledge doesn’t go much beyond “funny-shaped dice” you might learn something, and it puts the recently-released fifth edition into context. For a different take on the culture of D&D players, I can highly recommend […]