Using the body of a 1983 Land Rover Defender 110, Peter Cooper built an actual HALO Warthog for the fan film he was directing, called “Operation Chastity.” And now he’s selling it. So far, he hasn’t named a price, simply saying “reasonable offers considered.” To see photos of the Warthog from start to finish, click […]
This shirt is available for TODAY ONLY on Shirt Woot! for only $12! If they ever create a LOTR theme park, do you think this is what the signs will be?? I sure hope so! Poor little hobbitses! [Via Shirt Woot!]
In case you weren’t obsessively perusing the nonfiction racks in 2012, here is a round-up of the year’s best nonfiction titles for geeks of all flavors.
I recently re-watched Alien and it never occurred to me that there was an actual man behind the xenomorph mask, so to speak. Much like Candyman or Jason or Freddy or Pinhead or even Predator, sometimes we forget — or at least I do — that even if you can’t see the actor’s face or […]
Rise of the Guardians hasn’t been doing well at the box office, despite favorable reviews. Maybe adding Batman to it will help?? Thanks to my buddy Jason for snapping this. He’s living the L.A. life, yo.
Any geek even casually acquainted with the Whedonverse would recognize the name Shawna Trpcic. Trpcic is responsible for much of Whedon’s character & costume design for Buffy, Firefly, and Cabin in the Woods. Trpcic has now begun posting her original sketches and costume concepts on eBay for fellow fans to bid on. When you compare […]
Simply saying they “make stuff with other people’s stuff”, the Auralnauts give us this “extended edition” video featuring all the Bane Dialogue That Was — before it was re-written. [Via Auralnauts]
Apple’s notorious iOS6 maps have turned from amusingly inaccurate to downright dangerous according to Australian police. They say a location blunder has left some motorists stranded in a national park. Stories of people blindly following mapping and GPS services and winding up in completely the wrong place have been commonplace, particularly when the technology took […]
Dino eggs, dead kings and hoarded coins: In case you weren’t obsessively poring over the details of this year’s archaeological news, here’s a year-end round-up.
What would your consoles say if they could talk? [TheWarpZone]