Above Average Productions decided to show what Hollywood might do to a script like E.T. were it pitched to the studio executives of today’s world. Rather amusing satire of the state of the movie business post 2000 no? [Via Geekosystem]
LA-based makeup artist Siryn has found a way to show her geek off to the world by creating some truly outrageous eye looks based on her favorite characters. It’s a growing trend in the makeup community, but Siryn has been has been plugging away every week with a new comic, sci-fi or anime themed look […]
A great infographic listing 10 of the most intelligent people who are still alive today. Who would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments section below! Source: SuperScholar.org
Lots of people are critical of the money spent on space exploration, especially the Curiosity’s mission to Mars. Just to put it in perspective: Of course, one could argue that the Olympics is worth spending money on because its philosophy is about uniting the world through sport instead of war, to foster peace and international […]
Here’s an interesting infographic listing 5 amazing feats of ancient engineering. As you can see with the Antikythera mechanism, gadgets have existed for thousands of years. Apart from this mechanism, what other cool “old” gadget would you throw in this list? Source: Engineering-Management.net
Ever since Black Milk Clothing took over the geek chic scene with their intergalactic tights and 8-bit swim suits (not to mention the incredibly cool R2D2 and C3PO designs) girls have rallied behind the fashion line. Yesterday, BMC released a long-anticipated fan favorite – Dr. Who Tardis mini dress and leggings. Girls stalked the internet […]
The term Viral Video has come to be known as many things, but the general term seems to suggest that the content became very popular very quickly. Here’s a short documentary from PBS explaining what the organization thinks is a viral video. My pet peeve has always been when marketing campaigns label their videos as […]
France is reportedly considering defunding the agency that enforced its controversial “three strikes” policy on illegal downloaders. But it appears the country’s new administration will not overturn the law itself. The country passed the law in May 2009. It created a new government agency, Hadopi, which would keep track of alleged copyright infringements. Those accused […]
Facebook Stories is a fairly recent innovation from Facebook. With the subtitle of “People using Facebook in extraordinary ways”, videos can be uploaded here to exhibit how Facebook can be used to change people’s lives. The first video for August tells a truly inspiring story of how Mayank Sharma lost 27 years of his life in […]
[…] our ability to awe was biologically selected for by evolution because it imbues our lives with sense of cosmic significance that has resulted in a species that works harder not just to survive but to flourish and thrive… [Jason Silva]