For those of you who haven’t started reading George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones series yet, here’s an awesome deal you won’t want to miss. Amazon currently has a boxed set of the first four books of the series for just $19.78. That amounts to about $4.95 per book. If that isn’t a [...]
Just imagine, one evening, as you’re walking around your neighborhood, you see this thing zipping past you in the sky: Now for only $295, you too can make your neighborhood’s kids think that superheroes actually exist! Specifications: The full scale RcSuperhero is 75 inches tall, weighs approximately 3 pounds, and has an “arm span” or [...]
Check out the new trailer for Terra Nova, the upcoming FOX TV series produced by Steven Spielberg. The show begins in the year 2149, a time when all life on planet Earth is threatened with extinction. In an effort to save the human race, scientists develop a portal allowing travel 85 million years back in [...]
My daughter isn’t quite alphabet-ready yet, but when she is, I’d much rather eschew the boring old “A is for Apple” schtick for something clever and geeky like Fabian Gonzalez‘ graphic Simpsons alphabet. OK, so maybe it’s not as practical as your standard preschool fare, but it’s so much more fun. I love the lowercase [...]
Ok, so who’s guilty here? :) [Via]
Here are some of the latest and greatest Twaggies cartoons. In case you missed our last post highlighting some of our favorites, that’s right over here. Enjoy!
So tasteful, even non-geeky people will tolerate having this lamp gracing their entryway! [Via Dorkly]
While it’s true that not every geek has more than a passing interest in comics, fans of art and history (and art history?) will definitely enjoy the How To Read Comics series on the Best Damn Creative Writing Blog. Rob Vollmar is some kind of comics genius with the gift of ‘splain. The first installment, [...]
Graphic designer Qais Sarhan made this animation for his graduation project on child labor at the University of Leeds, UK. [Via Neatorama]
Freddiew’s new protege tried his hand at being an action hero… and failed miserably.
Hey, looks like there’s grub in the pizza box! [Via Reddit]
A “children’s” book has become a bestseller at Amazon, apparently as a result of it becoming popular via piracy. But there are questions about how strong the connection is and whether it could apply to other books or media. The book, Go the F**k to Sleep attracted attention when it hit number one in the [...]
