Rodarte, the fashion brand by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, premiered five Star Wars-themed gowns last week during New York Fashion Week. “We couldn’t have done a collection like this and not included ‘Star Wars’,” Kate Mulleavy told the Los Angeles Times. “Those films represent for us a time when anything was possible.” Of all the […]
The man behind WebTV and OnLive says he’s created a mobile broadband technology that lets you get maximum speed regardless of how many other people are trying to connect. Steve Perlman’s claims have, to say the least, raised skepticism in the mobile industry. The technology, originally called DIDO, is now being launched under the name […]
The sound that Ryu make while doing his Hurricane kick = I use Garnier Fructis, I’d like a fruit cup, look at that fat kid, I’d like some high fructose corn syrup, attack the fruity kid. Think it’s hard being Ryu in the video game Street Fighter? Try understanding what he’s saying. [Pete Holmes]
DC Comics and NBC’s joint endeavor to bring the Hellblazer graphic novels to the small screen — and with a non-Keanu Constantine — is now hiring in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area! The Georgia Film Commission’s “Help Wanted Hotline” has posted ‘NBC Pilot Now Accepting Crew Positions’ and if you click on it, the information […]
I dunno. I mean, despite The Mary Sue claiming “the action figures are deliberate homages to the proportions and articulation of Kenner’s ubiquitous Star Wars line, right down to the packaging,” these just look…awful. Am I alone on this? [via The Mary Sue]
Yoda is a muppet, a dyslexic muppet. [Dorkly on Youtube]
A sad day for the gaming industry. Irrational Games, best known for the BioShock series, will be shutting its doors after 17 years. Co-founder Ken Levine has posted a message on the website saying he would be closing Irrational Games to “[starat] a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor at Take-Two (Interactive).” In time we will announce a […]
It’s finally here! Marvel debuts the Guardian’s of the Galaxy trailer on Jimmy Kimmel. Does anyone else notice a stark resemblance to FBI agent Burt Macklin and Starlord? It’s Uncanny! ;D [Jimmy Kimmel Live]
Apple has successfully applied for a patent on a set of headphones that combine fitness tools such as a pedometer and a heart rate monitor. The tech could replace existing fitness monitors based in watches, wristbands and training shoes. The patent filing actually dates back to 2008. suggesting it may have been something of a […]
Get ready for 90 minutes of bumping into stuff… and fighting against impossible odds to grab on to stuff. This is the best episode of “Honest Trailers” ever. [Screen Junkies]