The man who made a Barbie with “typical” human dimensions is trying to release his own range of dolls to give children more realistic influences. Last October we covered Nickolay Lamm’s work creating a Barbie that using the dimensions of an average 19-year-old American woman, who is shorter, thicker-waisted, shorter-necked and much less likely to topple […]
Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer Emma Newman has written a great personal piece about how science fiction was her escape route as a child. She explains that: I had no confidence, self-esteem lower than the depths of the Mariana Trench and I was the only person in the school who thought that time travel and space exploration were […]
Geeks Are Sexy is sending corespondent Meredith Placko to Austin, TX next week to cover the annual film, music and multi-media event. And we want to feature you! Austin is known for keeping it weird, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that cosplayers will strut their stuff during the event. If you want to […]
From Mental Floss: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week we have the incredibly knowledgeable Michael Stevens, from Vsauce, to look at some common inaccuracies found in scientific illustrations. [Mental Floss]
Nerdy crossover tee-shirts have become a staple of many fashionable geeks wardrobes. One meme I can’t get enough of is that silly doge, and today I came across a perfect combination of two of my favorite fandoms. I present to you Gryffindoge and Doge Potter shirts by designer Dark Hero on Etsy. [Dark Hero on […]
It was only a matter of time before someone mashed up Guardians of the Galaxy with Parks and Recreation. [Via AwesomenessX]
Pixar artist Josh Cooley has taken some iconic scenes from movies that are very much not for children and reimagined them as childrens’ book illustrations. You can buy the images as 8″ x 5″ or 11″ x 19″ prints from http://www.cooley.bigcartel.com/
You may have comes across German YouTube user “Ultrawipf” (aka Gigawipf) who has configured a fleet of floppy disk drives to move in time — and thus appear to sing — a range of songs from Smoke On The Water to the Inspector Gadget theme. Among his more popular uploads was the disk drive choir […]
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Yup! ReedPOP — PAX East, Star Wars Celebration — has partnered with Australia’s Oz Comic-Con. Said Rand Ratinac, director of DCA Enterprises: “Our partnership with ReedPOP elevates Oz Comic-Con within the competitive international market, truly putting Australia on the map for pop culture events and opening the door for remarkable opportunities that will carry on […]