You might assume that the animated TV series “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic” is for little girls, but Bronies would beg to differ. Bronies are adult men who sincerely LOVE the show, and aren’t afraid to admit it. Many people are baffled, even angered, by Brony culture. With their unabashed appreciation for “My Little […]
Six months in the making, I present my largest creation to date: a 1x1x1 foot model of M.C. Escher’s print “Relativity” reenacted in the Lego Star Wars theme. A far larger, cleaner, and more detailed rehashing of my 2010 version, this diorama is fully lit from the inside, presents the original Star Wars trilogy in […]
An animation by Evan Seitz which quizzes your movie knowledge. How many titles can you name? Thanks Evan!
A series of particularly horrific murders should normally spark fear, outrage, and a deadly serious response. But it turns out that when cannibalism is the theme, it’s an opportunity for tongue-in-cheek (so to speak) marketing and an unlikely official statement. In early May, a Miami man attacked a homeless man and ate an estimated two-thirds […]
If you’re down-under, get yourself to Melbourne at the end of June this year because there’s not one, but two awesome events you’re going to want to attend. First up is the Game Masters exhibition at ACMI (the Australian Centre for the Moving Image). With a venue renowned for awesome exhibitions, you can be sure […]
What’s the tallest thing we’ve ever built, and how tall will we EVER be able to build? Watch this episode of vsauce to find out! [VSauce]
I’m willing to bet that nearly everyone reading this either grew up with or is familiar with the show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” In the first of what PBS says will be a series of videos, PBS Digital Studios collaborated with Symphony of Science‘s John D. Boswell to create “Garden of Your Mind“, a mash-up and […]
So nerds and geeks that don eye-corrective accessories, what is it your spectacles indicate about your nature? Agree, disagree? Love, hate? [by Reading Glasses Shopper | via GraphJam]
On the way back from A-Kon in Dallas, TX my I came across this gem at a gas station in Tyler. Figures Hawkeye would be our big winner, my friend scored a whole $1.00. (Lindsey with her winning ticket).
Don’t you love it when the world just works? This guy works at a restaurant part-time while doing his degree. A semi-regular customer – who this guy had only talked to about 3-4 times about how the customer was doing an aeronautical engineering PhD – came in and left a package for him, telling him […]