This is some of the best cosplay we’ve seen in a long, long time. Akuriko’s Zelda is spot-on, and the location shots? Crazy. Akuriko has beautifully cosplayed as Zelda from the legendary Nintendo series of games. A hardcore cosplayer, Akuriko has even cosplayed as Saria and Rainbow Brite. [gameranx via fashionablygeek]
Not with each other, and not really. This is a series of artfully ‘shopped historical photos is from Indonesian artist and illustrator Agan Harahap. Check out his Flickr stream for lots more. Christian Bale’s Batman standing behind Fidel Castro is a little bit Spock Is Not Impressed, but I admit to almost being moved by V storming [...]
Yesterday we reported on the announcement of the Hugo Awards–the sci-fi Oscars, if you’ll forgive the sort of inaccurate comparison–and you may recall that the The Drink Tank‘s editor Chris J. Garcia won a Hugo for Best Fanzine. His acceptance speech is exactly what you’d expect from someone who won an award unexpectedly–surprise, gratitude, swearing. [...]
Is that what a Mercedes buggy looks like? Well, close: actually that’s the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Roadster concept car. It’s a hydrogen electric fuel-cell powered, joystick controlled, bicycle-wheeled buggy. [Source]
Okay, so Malcolm Reynolds never would have made it if his weapon were really papercraft. But this piece, designed by Leo Firebrand of Firebrand Creations, pays tribute to captain of the good ship Serenity and served the additional purpose of testing out some new craft skills: Up till now I have tried to find projects that [...]
When Rachel Walsh, a second year illustration student at Cardiff School of Art & Design, was given the school assignment of explaining “something modern/internet based to someone who lived and died before 1900,” she geekily rose to the task. This what she made: a clever books-within-book papercraft to explain the Amazon Kindle to Charles Dickens! [...]
Just last week’s post about the Radioactive Orchestra, this video illustrates the concept of atomic radiation through sensory switch techniques–by exchanging light waves for sound waves, we can hear hydrogen. Produced by Henry Reich, this short animation is part of a series of animations that quickly explain a physics concept. We featured “Something from Nothing” here a couple [...]
In 1959, twin brothers Greg and Tim Hildebrant began working as an illustrating duo, quickly earning the collective nickname “Brothers Hildebrandt”; the pair worked on documentary films and thousands of illustrations for text books, children’s books, calendars, book covers, posters, comic books, advertisements, movie posters, production design for films, collectables and trading card games. They [...]
If trying to solve the Rubik’s Cube has got you hungry, here’s the cake for you. Vicky of Stasty blog created this geeky version of Battenberg cake and generously shared the recipe: [Source | Via]
When things get out of control, just hit the big red Emergency Reboot Button from the NeatoShop. The fun little gadget will emit a siren and a robot voice saying “Reboot! Reboot!” Perfect for you cubicle-mates who always have computer problems! [$11.95 @ NeatoShop | More fun Cubicle Toys]
Forget Motel 6! Next time you go on a road trip to northwest Montana, stay at the Hobbit House instead. That’s right, it’s a cottage modeled after J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit dwelling. Joyce Wadler of The New York Times explores this unusual guesthouse, and the equally unusual proprietor who owns it: No need to bring slippers: [...]
No explanation necessary here, I think. [robotmutant via buzzfeed]
