As we reported, in just one day, LeVar Burton’s “Bring ‘Reading Rainbow’ Back” Kickstarter surpassed it’s $1 million goal on Wednesday — after just one day. Cameras were rolling as Burton watched the number change to $1 million. (NOTE:ย As of this writing, that number has more than doubled to over $2 million!) [via Death and […]
Rob Scallon covers classic metal tunes on such instruments as the ukulele, the banjo, the cello, and the 8-string guitar. His latest endeavor features a banjo (& spoons!) cover of Slayer’s hit “Raining Blood.” [via Metal Injection]
Voice actor H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Bob’s Burgers) stopped by “Late Night Basement,” a live comedy show based in Brooklyn, NY. While there, he obliged the audience by tacklingย the voice of the HAL-9000 from Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The result is so blatantly genius, I can’t believe this hasn’t happened before now. […]
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Courtesy of YAHOO!, this video is so full of Adorable, you won’t be able to contain yourself. [via Cinema Blend]
Next Sunday, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s episode of Cosmos will be entirely devoted to climate change. Sadly, this ought to be the most controversial episode of the show yet. Be sure to check it out! [National Geographic | Via IO9]
This beautiful plush octopus backpack was made by Tumblr blogger Jen, and unfortunately, it’s not for sale. If you want one, you’ll have to craft it yourself. [Pipedream Dragon | Via FG]
Take a look! It’s in a book! “Reading Rainbow”! Yes, he was Kunta Kinte in “Roots” and Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” but I’d be willing to bet most of my generation got introduced to actor LeVar Burton with the PBS show “Reading Rainbow.” And now it’s (almost) back! Burton has […]
Anime and animation convention Momocon happened last weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, and Nerd Reactor compiled this cleverly-edited montage of con goers groovin’ to the new Michael Jackson-Justin Timberlake song, “Love Never Felt So Good.” They even enlisted the help of a few special guests! (Who knew Rufio’s legs were made of rubber?!) [Nerd Reactor / […]
Michael Aranda from the Sci Show explains why people have different blood types, 8 to be exact: A, B, AB, and O, and each of these can be either positive or negative. Quick Questions explains why, when it comes right down to it, there are really only eight kinds of people in the world. [Sci […]