10 Best Opening Title Sequences of All Time
The opening titles were never meant to be just boring text! They can have a life of their own! What are your favorite opening title sequences? Let us know in the comments below! [CineFix]
Category Archives: Culture
One of the Best Sci-Fi Book of 2016: Star Nomad: Fallen Empire (Book 1) – $0.99 (90% Off)
Amazon has ranked “Star Nomad: Fallen Empire” by author Lindsay Buroker as one of the top 20 sci-fi/fantasy books of 2016, and at just $0.99 for the Kindle edition (90% off,) I figured quite a few of you might be interested in checking it out! The Alliance has toppled the tyrannical empire. It should be […]
A New History (And Calendar!) for Humanity [Video]
We need a new year 0 for humanity. But which one should we choose and why? It is time to reframe how we think about our past. [Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]
The R-rated Oregon Trail [Video]
Note: This is safe for work, the video talk about a true to history version of the Oregon Trail game. We all loved The Oregon Trail as kids — and the gameplay was pretty accurate. But there were a few things about pioneer life that weren’t fit for that precious hour in the computer room. […]
Top 10 Biggest Differences Between Marvel and DC
Since I was a comic collecting kid, there were always two schools of comic fandom. DC or Marvel (with the wisest and geekiest of us collecting both, and IMAGE, and more) but there was a clear line drawn in the sand between those two major companies, with Marvel coming out ahead sometimes (X-Men) and DC […]
The Story of How the Fahrenheit Temperature Scale Came to Be [Video]
The crazy story of the arbitrary temperature scale used in a tiny minority of countries. [Veritasium]
Final Fantasy: The Story of The Game That Saved Square [Video]
With the release of Final Fantasy XV, now is the perfect time to tell the story of Final Fantasy, the game that saved Square from a certain doom. A popular story is told about how the Final Fantasy series got its name. While working at Square, one employee, Hironobu Sakaguchi, decided on the name as […]
Virtual Reality Film Aims To Deter Drunk Drivers [360° Video]
An alcoholic drinks company has produced a virtual reality video that lets users experience a car crash from a 360 degree perspective. It’s designed to highlight the dangers of drunk driving. The video from Diageo is compatible with most of the major VR headsets on the market. It also works on the Facebook and YouTube […]
7 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Harry Potter
Watch as the folks from Cinefix list 7 things you probably did not know about the Harry Potter franchise, starting with the beds in the Gryffindor dorm room, which never grew in size as the kids became older (and bigger!) from one movie to the other. Alas, the hidden chambers of the wizarding world are […]
An American’s Guide to the Canadian Provinces
For any Americans considering visiting Canada, here is “An American’s Guide to the Canadian Provinces (and territories)“ by Jamie Shaw . We hope it will be very useful to you during your stay. Editor’s note: As a proud Canadian and resident of the province of Quebec, the description you’ll read of our province (below) is […]