Way-Back Wednesday: Remembering Fraggle Rock

Muppet Wikia Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock first aired in 1983, introducing us to the show’s five main Fraggle characters โ€” Red, Gobo, Mokey, Boober, and Wembley โ€” and a large secondary cast that includes Doc, Uncle Traveling Matt, the Ancients, the Doozers, various Fraggle townspeople, the Cave Fraggles, the Gorgs, and Marjory the talking trash […]

Taxidermied Animals Cosplay as Harry Potter Characters [Pic]

Yep, you read that right, featured in the picture above are Ron Weasel-y, Ermine-y Granger, and Mad-Eye Toady, all taxidermied animals that Jenny Lawson (The Blogess) collects as a hobby. However, she’s still looking for Draco Mouse-foy, Severus Snake, and Hairy Otter, so if you can help her find these guys, I’m sure she’ll appreciate. […]



DOMO ARIGATO FOR THE MEMORIES: Hayao Miyazaki to Retire

At the Venice Film Festival on Sunday, Ghibli Studio president Koju Hoshino announced that legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki, 72, will retire “from feature-length films,” so his involvement on smaller projects cannot be entirely ruled out. Miyazaki’s 11th film, The Wind Rises (Kaze Tichinu)ย was released in Japan back in July and has been nominated at the […]

Featured Sci-Fi Short: Disarm [Video]

A fun sci-fi short film by writer/director Andrew Kelleher: Robotic prosthetic limbs have become more powerful and versatile than natural ones, granting their users incredible new skills and strength. A law is passed limiting the use of the dangerous technology, causing the leading distributor of the limbs to recall its products. An employee and a […]