Elliott Quince’s book and website, Plasticine Tattooine, are a “100% unofficial and completely made up collection of intergalactic nonsense featuring some of the more rubbish Star Wars characters sculpted lovingly from plasticine.” It’s an odd niche, to be sure, but one that seems perfect for developing a cult following. That is, if it’s any good. […]
Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures’ and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. In the successor to the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Johnny – still struggling with his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter – is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by […]
Every archaeological discovery made by Indiana Jones on one map? YES, PLEASE. This is so ridiculously awesome. Years in the making, there are 36 different archeological artifacts displayed with legend sections listing info on the items. The Key chart lets you decipher symbols for each artifact to see how the story was presented, be it […]
It was an embarrassing time for all Star Wars fans, to be sure, but the stars of George Lucas’ Star Wars Holiday Special may never live it down. In the following clip, Conan O’Brien asks Han Solo himself, “What’s that about?” [reddit]
Facebook fan Christie Ward pointed us to this Etsy seller who makes geektastic Original Series Star Trek quilts. The Alligator Bride‘s shop is full of these, but as with anything handcrafted, they’re of limited availability. So get to it, Geeks, if you want to snuggle up under Nurse Chapel. (Or Sulu. Ohh myyy.) Thanks, Christie! All images by […]
Dan Meth has a series of Pop Cultural Charts (all of which are worth checking out). This one was submitted to us by Facebook fan Lyonel Nichols (thanks!) and we think it’s too interesting not to share. About the chart, from Dan’s blog: No one really pays much attention to what year sci-fi movies take place. I thought […]
He’s Darth and Chad’s tech-savvy brother. [reddit] (Seriously, though–there’s no credit for this image to be found. Anyone know where it’s from?) This blue TRON Vader and the matching red version were both made by dracorubio, who has tons of other great stuff. Thanks!
Ever wonder why Marty McFly was friends with Doc Brown in Back to the Future? It’s a question that crossed the minds of _flossy folks Brett Savage and Jason English, which they posed to readers of mentalfloss. None other than Back to the Future co-creator Bob Gale caught wind of the post and replied in kind […]
If you happen to fall into the presumably small overlap between Star Wars geeks and San Francisco Giants fans, then mark September 4th on your calendars: AT&T is rolling out its first-ever Star Wars Day event then, and you’ll want to get a ticket. Events include a pregame costume party, a postgame screening of The […]
Admiral Ackbar says “It’s a ‘shop!” but we don’t care. This is way too awesome. [NCOTB via Retronaut]