Today, I am not standing in line anywhere for an iPhone. It’s expected to be close to 100F here in North Carolina, and even though I’m sans child, I have no inclination to do such a thing, nor do I harbor feelings of jealousy against the people who have ordered and can afford these new […]
The Green Hornet is an upcoming 2011 superhero action film directed by Michel Gondry. Gondry replaced Stephen Chow, who had previously planned to direct the film as a comedy. The film is scheduled to be released on January 14, 2011. It is an adaptation of the radio and television character The Green Hornet. [Wikipedia]
This amazing animation was created to promote Waiting for Superman, an award-winning documentary which takes a look at how America’s education system is flawed and explores new approaches to help it grow strong again.
[Source: TheOatmeal]
For many of us geeks, cartoons defined a large part of our childhoods. If you grew up any time between the 1960s and the 1990s, you probably wax romantic about the plethora of amazing shows that played on Saturday mornings. For me, much of my entertainment came from the Disney Afternoon. Those particular shows just […]
Online freedoms appear to be under threat across the world — with the exception of Australia where a national Internet filter has been shelved. The European Parliament has voted to approve a call for search engines to keep records of all online activity (in the same way as internet service providers), a move billed as […]
Titled after one of Carl Sagan’s famous speeches, The Pale Blue Dot (if you’ve never heard it, I strongly suggest that you check it out), the following time-lapse video was produced by motion graphics artist Michael Marantz to pay homage not only to our planet, but to the resilience of the human spirit. Truly a […]
A few months ago I wrote a post about things you should never say to your DM during a D&D—or any RPG–campaign. And while the DM wields the most power, you can’t underestimate the importance of good group rapport. Over the last two years I’ve absolutely lucked out with a fantastic group of players. We […]
In the history of video game characters, it could be argued that none are quite as iconic as Mario and his brother Luigi from the ubiquious Mario Bros. franchise. You would be hard pressed to find a single person under the age of forty who has never played at least one of the countless variations […]
A few weeks back, when we did the big neatorama giveaway contest, one of our grand prize winner chose to have a picture drawn of herself courtesy of the neatoshop. The only reason I noticed this is because the artist who drew the portrait linked to us after being done with the job. After seeing […]