Wow… just wow. I’m totally speechless. Here’s the press release: The Walt Disney Studios announced today that production began Wednesday, June 13th, on “Maleficent,” starring Academy Award®–winning actress Angelina Jolie. Directed by two-time Oscar®-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (“Avatar,” “Alice in Wonderland”), in his directorial debut, and produced by Joe Roth, “Maleficent” is written by […]
Historical fiction nerd, science fiction author and self-professed swordfighting geek Neal Stephenson has decided it’s time to end the trigger-based foolery that we have come to accept in our sword games. His CLANG kickstarter seeks to use modern gaming technology to revolutionise the way we swing our virtual swords. Initially, his PC based game will […]
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 […]
Media outlets are reporting that author Ray Bradbury has passed away. The illustrious author, known for penning Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles and many other stories, died in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 91. I had the honor of interviewing Bradbury years ago. He was an amazing man, […]
Eduard Khil, better known as the Trololo guy on the Intertubes, has died this morning at a St. Petersburg hospital a few weeks after suffering from a stroke, which had made irreversible damage to his heart and brain. Rest in peace Eduard, I expect your legacy will live on for many, many years, thanks to […]
[GAS] reader Bill Hinsee (From Bill Hinsee Photography) was at FanimeCon 2012 last weekend and sent me a bunch of pictures of cosplayers attending the event. We picked some of our favorite from Bill’s shots in the picture gallery below. Please note that all these photos were released under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Thanks […]
Math teacher and pancakes artist extraordinaire Nathan Shields really knows his stuff when it comes to craft fantastic creatures with pancake batter. Check out a few of his creations in the gallery below. [Source: Saipancakes]
Another month, another Comic Con! The latest one took place in Phoenix, Arizona, and as usual, there was no shortage of nice pictures to find on Flickr. As always, all these pics were licensed under a CC license by the photographers, which are all listed at the bottom of this post. If you’re one of […]
That’s it, I’m hooked. This is now my new very favorite song in all the universe… until a another one comes to replace it! :) I mean, there’s no possible way someone could go wrong by having a music video featuring bacon, a dancing and singing robot, and a narwhal. Plus, I was feeling kind […]
Last Sunday during Bay Area Maker Faire, my pal Brian Boyko, who used to write for Geeks are Sexy, caught Adam Savage on tape rocking out inside a faraday cage to ArcAttack’s massive musical tesla coils. Needless to say, Adam and ArcAttack’s act completely electrified the audience. Check it out! Thanks Brian! Edit: And here’s […]